System Plans

[Vagabundo]

Hey everyone here, I am new to this forum and aquaponics.

I am wondering if anyone can direct me to multiple plans for aquaponics systems. I have been researching this style of growing religiously, but still am not confident enough in my abilities to design my own system, however I feel that if I build a couple of systems, I will then be able to design my own.

I am in Zone 7 of the USA and plan to have the fish and plants under the cover of a greenhouse.

Thanks all for your help! :)

[GaryD]

Hi Vagabundo,

I don't know of any plan sets as such, but I see know reason why we shouldn't use this thread to get a discussion going about what you want from your system.......and what Zone 7 means (given that most of us live outside of the US).

Once you give us that information, we'll start to kick it around for you.


Gary

[Vagabundo]

Thanks for your reply Gary!

I am looking for either plans or specific guidelines for a system that would fit in a 10x12 or roughly that size greenhouse.

I need to know things such as

-size of fish tank to size of media
-what drains will work for grow beds
-what kind of system works best for this layout (flood and drain v constant flow)

Basically, I am not familiar with plumbing patterns, such as what size pipe, how often to place drains and inlet points.

If there are no plans out there, what is the best resource for gathering the information I need to build a successful system?