Froggos Aquaponics

[froggo]

Hi everyone,

I have been working on my first system over winter trying to be ready for spring planting.

Like most good plans I've run over time and budget.

This picture shows where I'm up to.
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There are 5x180litre tubs down the right side. The centre bed is 3000mm x1500mm x300mm deep.

The fish tank holds 5000litres and runs at a constant height. The sump is 1000litres with a 10,000l/p/h sub pump.

My system is housed in a shade house that will become a hot house for winter.

I need to finish the shadehouse while the system fed with seasol and some old chook poo get to work in the gravel. I need to get a water test kit from Murray to keep an eye on it's progress.

God bless froggo.

[Jason Palenske]

Looking good Froggo! Look like your well on your way to addicted. Only thing I can suggest is keep up the good work.

[Murray]

Very neat set up.

[froggo]

Hi Jason Palenske,

I've been very keen on the aquaponics idea for some time.

About three years ago I built a large pond in the backyard to learn a bit more about water ecosystems that were self supporting. I had intended to use the pond as the water/nutrient supply for a creek style growbed system.

I changed my mind, now the pond is home for about 100 breeding goldfish, frogs, shrimp and other critters that have just turned up or put there by me.

It is a great pass-time and I'm looking forward to the development of my system as I move away from soil veg production.

Hi Murray,

I will contact you shortly to order a test kit and some other stuff,

God bless froggo.

[Hamish]

Nice looking setup - well done!

[Dufflight]

Good to see you around Froggo. Nice system.

[fishfood]

Hi froggo will be in shepp around 20 nov any hope for a visit

[froggo]

Hi fishfood,

you are quite welcome to drop in. I will send you a pm with some details.

God bless froggo.

[fishfood]

Thanks thats 2 you and alexmac any more in the area will be up as far as albury

[froggo]

Hi everyone,

I've started cycling my system with some seasol and a chook poo teabag and about 6 goldfish to take care of the mossies.

I'm running my chift pist system each hour from 7am to 8pm on a timer. The sump pump takes 8min to pump out about 800litres of water into the fish tank.

The growbeds then flood and kick in the auto syphons. The whole process takes 21 minutes for the water to get back to the sump.

I have planted some lettuce, spring onions, wombok, toms, beans, silverbeet and basil.

I've ordered my water test kit from Murray and should get that next week, I'm keen to see what's happening to the water in my system now it's running.

God bless froggo.