All I'm saying is that if you make the sump bigger, you can put the fish in the sump and forget the separate fish tank and fingerling tank. The only difference is that the fish tank does not maintain a constant level. Saves $$$ on a beginner system. You can always expand it. Nice thing about these systems is that they are pretty modular.

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I got the idea of gravity fed beds here:

http://www.aquaponics.net.au/Chops.html

Basically using that setup except with loop syphons and no fingerling tank. Thank you for the time you took to post though, I am open to any and all suggestions, and since I haven't even purchased anything yet, I figured this is as good of a time to alter a half-cocked plan as any. I'm going to try and nail down more of the specifics of what I want to accomplish and then try and develop a strategy from there. I'll post back when I have more useful information.