My Aquaponic Experience So Far This Year

[Barrex]

You dont have fishes that you eat?

 

[TomKat]

You dont have fishes that you eat?

Just goldies until I have a more permanent setup with a greenhouse unless I can get my hands on some cheap catfish.

 

[Barrex]

Ok. I get it.
-Dont eat me I will grant you 3 wishes.
-Nah. I am hungry now.


Keep us updated.

 

[loveshiscountry]

Just goldies until I have a more permanent setup with a greenhouse unless I can get my hands on some cheap catfish.

Isn't all catfish cheap? Not going for barramundi or tilapia?

 

[TomKat]

Isn't all catfish cheap? Not going for barramundi or tilapia?

Catfish seems to be the cheapest and if I could catch some it would be even cheaper. I thought about tilapia and barramundi but I need to make a greenhouse first so I can grow all winter.

 

[TomKat]

Got the swirl filter fixed. I tried over a dozen different ways to correct this and this seems to be the best way so far.

F.y.i. The old filter with the supply at the bottom of the bucket would drain the contents back into the tank via venturi effect whenever the pump lost power. Another good reason to ditch that design because you would lose all of the fish poop and good bacteria back into the tank.

 

[TomKat]

Another update. The tomatoes have started to flower, the strawberries are trimmed up and the lettuce is doing great. The tank is still clear and the fish are loving the tank. The updated filter has been working great and a tree frog has made it its home.

 

[jtap]

I am interested in this. Good stuff!

 

[TomKat]

I am interested in this. Good stuff!

If you try it, let me know how you do.

 

[Scot]

Did u ever find out what killed your little gold fish? I noticed u had 2 copper fittings going into growbed. Copper is toxic to fish. Maybe toxic levels built up over time.