Aquaponics, any one else doing it ?

Micro

Our aquaponics system is growing our garden veg as quickly as I've ever seen stuff grow. You see very little of aquaponics in the uk and I just wonder why. Anyone else doing it ?

tim_n

I've thought about it and it's a great idea in urban settings, but less so in a backyard garden - I guess it's an economy of scale, to have the turn over of fish and veg etc you need a polytunnel, greenhouse or grow lights, otherwise the tanks are likely to freeze over the winter.

I thought about converting an IBC into a small scale system to raise Tilapia but came at a loss as where to put it or where to get the fish from locally. It's an interesting project and if I find myself in spare IBCs I'll think about it. There's a project in North London, not sure if it's still going though - I emailed the owner but haven't heard back

alanobrien

Been doing it every summer for some years now. i made up a container that i suspend above the pond and direct water to it from the waterfall. (similar to a flood and drain system) The result is rapidly growing veg and the pond nitrogen levels drop very nicely keeping the koi happy.

Micro

Thought that I'd show you this years system. Its only been growing for 4 weeks !! (sorry I cant rotate this to its proper view)

cjb02

I have done hydroponics before but reading wikipedia aquaponics is slightly different. I do have a half whisky barrel set up as a pond (which means not very big) but no pump in it so I dont think I will be trying aquaponics any time soon. I dont think your piccies worked Micro. Would love to see your set up though.

Micro

If you have the barrel all you need is a £10 pump and you're away (hopefully my pic is now up ?)

cjb02

sadly, still cant see any piccies, can any one else?

Micro

why doesnt my pic show ? Do I need to 'save' it somewhere rather than copy it from 'My Computer' ?

alanobrien

Micro wrote: »

why doesnt my pic show ? Do I need to 'save' it somewhere rather than copy it from 'My Computer' ?

This is the URL of the image you posted
http://baqa.freeforums.org/download/file.php?id=37

it returns "You are not authorised to download this attachment"

You may have better luck using http://photobucket.com and linking the picture from there.

Micro

Yes that us where ive put it originally. Will use the link you suggest