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installing First quarantine system So you have an Aquaponics System Running, you already have fish in it and things are going well. What if you want to add more fish? What if the new fish bring a disease or parasite with them? This is why it is highly recommended to Quarantine new fish . . . → Read More: How it all Started 9, Quarantine 1 Now the ever changing Big Aquaponics system expands again, this time doubling the filtration capacity all in one bed. I will call it the Monster Grow Bed. Ground preped for Monster bed This grow bed will be about 32 inches wide by 28-30 feet long and at least 12 inches deep. It sits . . . → Read More: How it all Started 8, Monster Grow Bed Originally posted by TCLynx on AGC, June 18, 2010 Now I feel a little out of order here since I realize that I probably haven’t done a very good job of describing my main system or any of my other systems on this site. (The main system’s story is a bit long and I don’t . . . → Read More: TCLynx 300 gallon systemBuilding a completely new system with experience In Search of an Aquaponics fish feeder Demand Feeders Game feeder This starts my saga in search of an Aquaponics fish feeder solution. Having looked in catalogs for feeders that are used at fish farms, I decided most of them were way to $$ so I thought to search for cheaper solutions. . . . → Read More: How it all Started 7, Fish feeders 1 They say a picture is worth 1000 words, so how bout 2000? mulch coated Fish spray and measure dead fish This is my second fish death. First fishaside or jumper. Now who says catfish don’t jump? Likely exit point landing location And the space the fish managed . . . → Read More: How it all Started 6, The Importance of Tank Covers Another Aquaponics disaster strikes when on April 19, 2008 the pump quit working. Now this was an old above ground pool pump that the Cook’s (The cook is my other half and we call him the cook because he is a great one) parents gave us when they quit bothering to fix their above ground . . . → Read More: How it all Started, 5 Pump choices Well the Big Aquaponics System design could not stay the same for long. Time for an expansion with a waterfall tank. The other half picked up this rectangular Galvanized tank at the flea market. I’ll have to line it since galvanized metal is not safe for fish but I can manage that. Galvanized-Tank . . . → Read More: How it all Started 4, expansion, Waterfall When doing Aquaponics, everyone must occasionally kill a fish. My first fish Fatality. The smallest little catfish got sucked up against the pump intake. First fish Fatality due to pump I had a mesh bag around the suction bottom drain but it was tipped slightly up at and angle enough that the small . . . → Read More: How it all started 3 First fatality For my second installment of How it all Started, I will take a little step back and show off gravel washing and getting the grow beds up online. The previous blog post left off with a picture of the system basically up and running with a fish tank, 4 grow beds and a shade structure. . . . → Read More: How it all Started, Finish Initial Build and get fish. This is to be the first in a series of posts about the early stages and progression of My Big Aquaponics System. This system has grown/changed much over the years and my mistakes with it have taught me so much. Barrel Ponics System I discovered Aquaponics back in late 2007, I had heard . . . → Read More: TCLynx’s Big Aquaponics System how it all started |
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