This is part one of an instructional video showing how to install one of our aquaponics kit systems.
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25 Responses to Backyard Aquaponics Intall video Part 1 of 3
@akhenatn You don’t have to use expanded clay, you can use many different
types of rock media including things like river gravel, pea gravel, crushed
basalt or blue metal.
backyardaquaponics
January 12, 2014 at 1:04 pm Reply
I was just wondering could Permaculture and Aquaponics be in anyway
compatible.
would it be okay when first starting instead of the clay to use small
stones they are much less expensive and easier to come by? thank you for
your attention to this
Yep, no problem at all, my systems at home all have gravel filled beds,
check our website called ibcofaquaponics here you will find a whole section
on different things you can use for media in growbeds.
backyardaquaponics
January 12, 2014 at 3:41 pm Reply
Why do you have the irrigation pipe around the perimeter of the growbed? If
you just had a pipe filling the growbed at any single point, wouldn’t the
water fill the entire bed evenly? It just seems like the extra pipe in the
growbed is a unnecessary. Am I overlooking something?
Tetrahydrocannabinol TheHerbalCure
January 12, 2014 at 3:54 pm Reply
@TodayWithSam I watched a video last night and the guy was saying that the
rain water messes with the nutrients and he was going to cover his.. It
rained for a week on his system and the plants started dying, he took the
video a week later and the plants were starting to come back to life….
@TheMontanahouse The irrigation pipe allows solid matter to be spread
around the perimeter of the bed. all solids being pumped into the one spot
can cause build up.
backyardaquaponics
January 12, 2014 at 5:25 pm Reply
This appears to be some kind of kit – is this true? If so where do I get
one?
Rain will affect the PH the same as it does if you have a garden pond and
correcting it is the same as you do for a pond that said rain shouldn’t
cause too many probs accept raising the water levels in the tank
I’ve been watching a lot of videos on aquaponics and my only concern is how
does rain effect the system. (debating if I need to construct a roof for my
garden)
7:05 can you explain to me the output of the expanded clay tank? Is one
pipe inside of another, but the water comer over the larger pipe? I saw
another video of aquaponics using auto siphon, but yours seems to be
different. Also, what pipe cutter are you using in this series? Very
interesting videos, I’m trying to find similar tanks here in Brazil to
start my aquaponics with Tilapia! Thanks!
did she have the drill on reverse at first lol
brad cunliffe
January 12, 2014 at 10:40 am
There’s nowhere to really use uniseals in this system anywhere…
Joel Malcolm
January 12, 2014 at 11:40 am
uni seals!
joecactus91
January 12, 2014 at 11:59 am
what kind of water pump do you recomend for a system with an IBC for fish
and 4 growing beds?
hvgrajeda
January 12, 2014 at 12:22 pm
@akhenatn You don’t have to use expanded clay, you can use many different
types of rock media including things like river gravel, pea gravel, crushed
basalt or blue metal.
backyardaquaponics
January 12, 2014 at 1:04 pm
I was just wondering could Permaculture and Aquaponics be in anyway
compatible.
Swagstika
January 12, 2014 at 1:36 pm
uhm you miss spelled install
HPaillet
January 12, 2014 at 2:11 pm
Nice Boots!!!!!!!
twistedfocus100
January 12, 2014 at 2:38 pm
would it be okay when first starting instead of the clay to use small
stones they are much less expensive and easier to come by? thank you for
your attention to this
telocke21
January 12, 2014 at 3:17 pm
Yep, no problem at all, my systems at home all have gravel filled beds,
check our website called ibcofaquaponics here you will find a whole section
on different things you can use for media in growbeds.
backyardaquaponics
January 12, 2014 at 3:41 pm
Why do you have the irrigation pipe around the perimeter of the growbed? If
you just had a pipe filling the growbed at any single point, wouldn’t the
water fill the entire bed evenly? It just seems like the extra pipe in the
growbed is a unnecessary. Am I overlooking something?
TheMontanahouse
January 12, 2014 at 3:43 pm
she says Ensure At least 100 times
Tetrahydrocannabinol TheHerbalCure
January 12, 2014 at 3:54 pm
@TodayWithSam I watched a video last night and the guy was saying that the
rain water messes with the nutrients and he was going to cover his.. It
rained for a week on his system and the plants started dying, he took the
video a week later and the plants were starting to come back to life….
jim mc
January 12, 2014 at 4:52 pm
@TheMontanahouse The irrigation pipe allows solid matter to be spread
around the perimeter of the bed. all solids being pumped into the one spot
can cause build up.
backyardaquaponics
January 12, 2014 at 5:25 pm
This appears to be some kind of kit – is this true? If so where do I get
one?
Gerg424
January 12, 2014 at 5:45 pm
do the fish breed in the tanks?
Jordan Arcos
January 12, 2014 at 6:32 pm
where’d you get those beds?
cordlox
January 12, 2014 at 6:57 pm
Rain will affect the PH the same as it does if you have a garden pond and
correcting it is the same as you do for a pond that said rain shouldn’t
cause too many probs accept raising the water levels in the tank
PepperGardenUK
January 12, 2014 at 7:16 pm
@backyardaquaponics I am also interested in your grow beds. Where did you
get them and what are they called?
bjnewton2
January 12, 2014 at 8:05 pm
That’s good. Can I ask a question because I can’t catch some of your words.
What is kind of thing you put in the sink? brown stones? Thank you.
free6006
January 12, 2014 at 8:36 pm
these guys are real ripoffs for a single bed system your looking at about
$1300. goto website below check out there forums for lots of cheap options
bigbumnutsucker
January 12, 2014 at 9:28 pm
I’ve been watching a lot of videos on aquaponics and my only concern is how
does rain effect the system. (debating if I need to construct a roof for my
garden)
TodayWithSam
January 12, 2014 at 9:57 pm
7:05 can you explain to me the output of the expanded clay tank? Is one
pipe inside of another, but the water comer over the larger pipe? I saw
another video of aquaponics using auto siphon, but yours seems to be
different. Also, what pipe cutter are you using in this series? Very
interesting videos, I’m trying to find similar tanks here in Brazil to
start my aquaponics with Tilapia! Thanks!
hirocaster
January 12, 2014 at 10:44 pm
can we have sadder music, pleeeeeze ?
808quake
January 12, 2014 at 11:27 pm
u should wash the clay pebbles in the bags first before putting them in
hopeitshappy
January 12, 2014 at 11:50 pm