Tennessee Aquaponics Garden Chop 2 Design - Week 1

[Hamish121212]

Do you have 2 sump tanks?

[bayoufilter]

This all worked well I imagine... except did you find that the MINT started to take over the world?

My back yard setup will be 2 years old this spring. Still have everything in one 300-gallon stock tank (the one on top of my car in the picture) and it has amazed me and everyone else who has come by...

[powerstrokegro]

Apparently something went wrong!

[Highlander2056]

Awesome system! We are building our first IBC system this very day, very similar to yours :) We would love to see an update to see how your plants are going. Please post another vid with your progress. PRETTY PLEASE!

[ph03nix82]

are you using an indexing valve to fill the grow beds at different times? if so what kind

[snarky75]

Your system looks really good. Would love to see an update video.

[beavisthelizard]

Hey man, Great stuff... Anychance of a an update video? ;) Keep us informed hope its doing well for you! Rock on!

[valdezorbust]

Nice. Make updates at least a few times a year please.

[jkejr]

Get some cheap gold fish from Wal-mart.

[ray93556]

@jkejr The idea behind the fish is you eat them. I am not suggesting that you cant eat carp :)

[ABCTilapiaFarms]

GREAT THANK FOR YOUR VIDEO

CAN YOU TELL ME THE SIZE OF THE PUMP

THAT YOU HAVE THERE IN THE SUMP???????

[Ni7suj]

@ABCTilapiaFarms 600 GPH pump but I will need a higher GPH limit when I expand it.

[bajanmon]

waiting on an update

[Aridab1]

I am also in Tn. Where did you find the IBC?

[eviedechant]

I have been thinking about building a system like this for about a year... now you have me inspired to get started on it, I am looking forward to your updates and hoping to learn something about this before I get started.

[eggnogfrog]

How about using 50 small feeder goldfish (about $5) in the fish tank? 

[ray93556]

@eggnogfrog The idea behind the fish is you eat them. I am not suggesting that you cant eat carp :)

[dguru469]

I envy your setup ...

I would like to get some tote tanks and build a system similar to yours.

One thing though when you add fish will you need additional filtration cause the water in your fish tank looks dirty besides if I do something like this my Boy's will want to see the fish.

OUTSTANDING Project ....... Very Informative

Keep up the good work

[Ni7suj]

@dguru469 thanks! No need to add filtration for this setup. The reason it looks dirty here is because the gravel had just been added a few days before this. The gravel sediment eventually settles back into the grow beds. Now you can see the fish fine. I will make another video soon to show. Thanks.