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    rfeiller's-outdoor garden construction

    This is an experiment in combining aquaponics with vermiponics.

    The new outdoor garden will have for the AP portion (three) 4'x4'x1' 100 gal grow beds, (two) 2'x8'x1' 120 gal grow beds. The in-ground vat measures 2' Wide x 16' Long x 2-1/2' deep, about 600 gals. The bio-filter is made up of a 2"PVC loop with holes along it entire length, the pipe is burried in 8" of red lava. the water from the vat is pumped by a non submersiable pump of about 3000gph it circulates and supplies the GBs. the vat contains 150-2" goldfish.

    (29) 5-gal buckets containing red wrigglers, castings, and feed for the worms makes up the vermiponics portion of the system. Each bucket is watered every morning, the excess runs off back into the vat to be pumped to the grow beds. Eventually this will be regulated by a controller.


    100 gal Grow Bed showing straight 1" standpipe with wire cage

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    this shows a GB filled with lava and the 3" bell siphons in place, so far i have washed 2-1/2 cu yds of red lova for the GBs and vat bio-filter.

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    this shows two of the GBs with the water supply loop and plumbing installed. so far the three 100gal GBs are all plumbed like this and running.

    it is important to have each GB seperately plumbed to insure the ability to control flow and balance of the system.

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    tomorrow I will put up more photos of the plumbing distribution. and the first pictures of construction of the two 2'x8'x1' plywood and EDPN liners. (i had enough of the liner left over from another project).

    two of the GBs are planted, all of the buckets are planted and i will post photos of those.

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    painting all of the pieces of plywood for the two 2x8x1' GBs note the tote in the background, that is for another project.

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    note painted boards for two 2x8x1 GBs resting on tote. the plywood is 1-1/8" tongue and groove structural plywood. it use to be called 2-4-1 ply. (2 outer skins, 4 structural skins and 1 filler ply)
    this photo shows the tongue that was cut off is glued into the groove.

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    Lady and Pinto standing on top of the KOI pond waterfall looking out for the feds

    the focus isn't good for some reason, but Lady the German Shepherd is always showing Pinto the American Bulldog how to get in trouble.

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    photo 1 of bucket plumbing a total of (29) five gallon buckets for vermiculture

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    another view of the buckets and plumbing for vermiponics

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