@teomeimf Lol dark? I doubt it. When the sun goes down, I guess. Lets not get carried away. Besides sticking a human in a barrel against his will is illegal. I don't advocate illegal acts.
@teomeimf Because fish don't live in deep water in a natural habitat, these fish are getting more light in that barrel than they would in their natural state. Please quit placing human emotion on fish, so stupid.
To fix your flow problem, you should get rid of the dual outflow. Make a gravity system where one barrel overflows into the other. Place one barrel higher than the other and place the outflow from the fish into that higher barrel. Make a drain for overflow into the other lower barrel. The lower barrel then drains into the fish.
other ways to keep barrel from spreading in the middle: drill a small hole on either side and A)straighten a coat hanger, some bailing wire or B) use a piece of all thread with fender washers and nuts
We will be teaching a 2 week aquaponics course in TX. Cost is $300 per student and covers the price to build the farm. The course will cover all aspects of aquaponics and will be a build from the ground up. biotechturetraining com we are a not for profit sustainable living group. We want everyone in the world to grow their own food. Spread the word.
Great Video, looking forward to the one on making the Ball Anti Siphon valve. I am using my old Jacuzzi as my fish tank. Only have gold fish in it now.
I have twelve Frontier Hydroponic 3.5 gallon buckets with Net Pot baskets fed by the Frontier Ebb and Flow Controller brain. The whole thing sits on 1/2 of the foam insulated cover. I have a pump in the fish tank which fills my Controller bucket. It in turn pushes the nutrient water from the fish tank into the Grow buckets.
Nice setup and good info Thank you! Im a pioneer with an open source sustainable community project called OneCommunityRanch (a .org) and we are getting ready to set up an organic farm using Aquaponics and are hoping to find some members educated in this system of growing to live sustainably building eco homes for potential ownership and share all plans openly with the world. Thank You for the video!!
I have an idea to fix your side problems get some banding straps like the use in recycling plants for paper and plastic bundles. these straps are up to 10 feet long and have a buckle type deal on the end. if 4 of them cane hold a 2 ton bail of paper then they can hold a couple hundred pounds as well
Could you please give a brief explanation in the video description of what a barrelponics system is for the complete lamen like myslef? I just happened upon this video after looking up wicking beds.
@piedpiperz80 This barrel aquaponics system uses fish that produce waste into the water which in turn is pumped into the grow beds where a bacteria converts the ammonia (fish waste) into nitrates. These nitrates are absorbed by the plants as fertilizers and the plants clean the water that is now being returned to the fish. The whole system is a closed loop and very awesome to grow things in.
@btljuice2850 Hey, thanks for the question. I'm putting together a video just for you on the subject. Hopefully I can explain it in detail because the system is working perfectly right now. Stay tuned!!
Very interesting. Could you please explain the mechanics behind the bell valve drain you constructed? How does it work? Hod did you make it?
Thanks much,
Chris.
boerboel313 3 weeks ago
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THAT is cruel to the Gold Fish.. Someone should stick you in a dark barrel to live your life!
teomeimf 4 weeks ago
@teomeimf Lol dark? I doubt it. When the sun goes down, I guess. Lets not get carried away. Besides sticking a human in a barrel against his will is illegal. I don't advocate illegal acts.
edpozek 4 weeks ago 2
@teomeimf You are a loser.
thedavidwilson 1 week ago
@teomeimf Because fish don't live in deep water in a natural habitat, these fish are getting more light in that barrel than they would in their natural state. Please quit placing human emotion on fish, so stupid.
JSErwine 1 week ago
To fix your flow problem, you should get rid of the dual outflow. Make a gravity system where one barrel overflows into the other. Place one barrel higher than the other and place the outflow from the fish into that higher barrel. Make a drain for overflow into the other lower barrel. The lower barrel then drains into the fish.
athatcher85 1 month ago
other ways to keep barrel from spreading in the middle: drill a small hole on either side and A)straighten a coat hanger, some bailing wire or B) use a piece of all thread with fender washers and nuts
amishjim 1 month ago
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We will be teaching a 2 week aquaponics course in TX. Cost is $300 per student and covers the price to build the farm. The course will cover all aspects of aquaponics and will be a build from the ground up. biotechturetraining com we are a not for profit sustainable living group. We want everyone in the world to grow their own food. Spread the word.
Biotechture 1 month ago
Great Video, looking forward to the one on making the Ball Anti Siphon valve. I am using my old Jacuzzi as my fish tank. Only have gold fish in it now.
I have twelve Frontier Hydroponic 3.5 gallon buckets with Net Pot baskets fed by the Frontier Ebb and Flow Controller brain. The whole thing sits on 1/2 of the foam insulated cover. I have a pump in the fish tank which fills my Controller bucket. It in turn pushes the nutrient water from the fish tank into the Grow buckets.
joeshittheragman42 1 month ago
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Nice setup and good info Thank you! Im a pioneer with an open source sustainable community project called OneCommunityRanch (a .org) and we are getting ready to set up an organic farm using Aquaponics and are hoping to find some members educated in this system of growing to live sustainably building eco homes for potential ownership and share all plans openly with the world. Thank You for the video!!
peaceinstead 1 month ago
to fix ur side problem, u just need to drill a small hole on each and tie it up with a strong string.
jerlynchan 5 months ago 2
I have an idea to fix your side problems get some banding straps like the use in recycling plants for paper and plastic bundles. these straps are up to 10 feet long and have a buckle type deal on the end. if 4 of them cane hold a 2 ton bail of paper then they can hold a couple hundred pounds as well
widdal43701 5 months ago
ola amigo moro no brasil e estou implantando este sistema maravilhoso no meu quintal como voce fez este sifao automatico ?????
leanddrin 7 months ago
@leanddrin Isso é ótimo. Espero para ver o seu sistema quando terminar de construí-la :)
edpozek 7 months ago
Could you please give a brief explanation in the video description of what a barrelponics system is for the complete lamen like myslef? I just happened upon this video after looking up wicking beds.
piedpiperz80 8 months ago
@piedpiperz80 This barrel aquaponics system uses fish that produce waste into the water which in turn is pumped into the grow beds where a bacteria converts the ammonia (fish waste) into nitrates. These nitrates are absorbed by the plants as fertilizers and the plants clean the water that is now being returned to the fish. The whole system is a closed loop and very awesome to grow things in.
edpozek 8 months ago
This is a great instructional video of many. Too many on youtube are very poor quality.
brad238899 10 months ago
dude? there is no pump? cool!
exclamation3mark 11 months ago
how do i make the valve i googled it researched it but i just cant figure out how to diy... :)
btljuice2850 11 months ago
@btljuice2850 Hey, thanks for the question. I'm putting together a video just for you on the subject. Hopefully I can explain it in detail because the system is working perfectly right now. Stay tuned!!
edpozek 11 months ago