MY BACKYARD SYSTEM

[krfoerster]

Hello. New to the site and this is my first post. Here is a low down of my current aquaponics system. I have come along way since the 10 gallon 4 goldfish tank I started with. Did that for awhile then barrel and kiddy pool and now a large tank and grow bed. Had to clean out the media bed a month ago. It had locked up from massive summer growth. Had 5 foot tall Basil trees and massive Roma tomoatoes. Now running with lettuce and Broc. Tilapia are doing great and had a female release 50-75 fry last week. Check out the pics and my attempt at a DIY egg tumbler which is working. Check out my You Tube site (krfoerster) to see how I have grown to where I am today. Getting ready for winter and getting a semilarge greenhouse in 3weeks to really get serious and grow some amazing food. Anyways check it out and give me some feedback. I love it and learn mostly from failing a few times.
Rockon
Kenny

[krfoerster]

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[stucco]

Nice setup! Are you running one pump? Are you doing a flood and drain? Where are you located? What kind of soda bottle has a teal lid? Thanks for posting and welcome!!!

[badflash]

Cool looking system, but please update your info to tell us your location. If you are half way around the world things are different...

[krfoerster]

Located in Central Oklahoma south of Norman. I think the bottle I used for the egg tumbler is from a water flavored drink and WalMart. I use one pump and a flood a drain. System works great. The green box thing under the bed is for 2 air pump attached to air stones. I have about 50 tilapia, 3 coy, 7 Comet goldfish, and 2 yellow persch I caught fishing. All are doing great and the perch have grown to almost a pound. Hava had great success with Basil, romaine lettuce, and Roma tomatoes. 3 tomato plants yielded 39 large tomatoes. Basil tree was easy 5 ft tall. All this locked up the bed where I had to clean it out and start over. Greenhouse coming soon. Plans for additional 3 grow beds and a raft bed to come. The next upgrade after greenhouse will have a solar water heater and will be a modifed Chop system. Total setup should be running for under 50 watts. Looking forward to the winter challenge.
Kenny

[davidstcldfl]

Hi Krfoerster....welcome to the forum....

Very nice set up....Looks like you put alot of thought and design into your system. I like the egg tumbler too.

I love your avatar.....it reminds me of a 'certain administrator', when he's kickin' bottoms of spammer's.......

[JCO]

Welcome to the show....pull up an easy chair, relax and stay awhile. New voices are always a welcome addition to our family..! Whatever questions you have on you mind, this is the place to get the answers.

Watch it David, I'm not that fat however that is a good cape .

[davidstcldfl]

And I thought you'd like the 'tights' too......

[JCO]

David...David...David...when pigs fly....Oh Yes, I forgot, they do in your neck of the woods

[davidstcldfl]

Hi krfoerster....'sorry' for taking over your thread, just trying to have a little fun, much needed in this crazy world !

JCO....OK, OK...no tights. But the big black boots, look like they'd be great for 'stompping' on spamers !