@KenngeNOR the pump kicked on 4 times a day, nothing over night the tank was NOT big enough for the system but did allow the towers to fill up about 3/4 of the way completely dunking the net pots. yes i only used fish nutrients which worked ok.... i needed more fish and more water for the system. i did need to keep everything light tight, algae will grow REAL fast in a aquaponic system. indoors would be a great idea for this system BUT remember more water, fish, turtles a must
@KenngeNOR the snap peas produced loads of pods which i never got a video of. the tomatoes struggled until the system was toppled by a storm and i lost them. the root system on the peas were completely matted up in the pipes... id say there was 10 lbs of root....oh,. i did let a little sunlight in for the fish
Hi, there is a group for those who use bluegill. I have been using bluegill, but my system is still cycling. So very unstable at the moment. Nice clean setup i am looking forward to this being my first year of growing with aquaponics.
Oh.. forgot something.
4. Do you keep water constantly running 24 hrs?
Up to the point where it touches the bottom of the pots or...?
KenngeNOR 8 months ago
@KenngeNOR the pump kicked on 4 times a day, nothing over night the tank was NOT big enough for the system but did allow the towers to fill up about 3/4 of the way completely dunking the net pots. yes i only used fish nutrients which worked ok.... i needed more fish and more water for the system. i did need to keep everything light tight, algae will grow REAL fast in a aquaponic system. indoors would be a great idea for this system BUT remember more water, fish, turtles a must
dwiggs77 8 months ago
@KenngeNOR the snap peas produced loads of pods which i never got a video of. the tomatoes struggled until the system was toppled by a storm and i lost them. the root system on the peas were completely matted up in the pipes... id say there was 10 lbs of root....oh,. i did let a little sunlight in for the fish
dwiggs77 8 months ago
I have a few questions i hope you could find the time to answer..?
1. Do you only use fish for nutrients?
2. I heard that the watercontainer and hoses should be light tight, cause of algae. Isnt this a problem when using fish? (guessing they need light)
3. Is this setup usable indoors, as i live in colder parts of the world..
Thankful for answers :)
KenngeNOR 8 months ago
I think you dont have large enough bases to support those plants. You need bigger root balls.
TheBuilderguy1 1 year ago
UPDATE!!?? :D
bestestmama 1 year ago
Where are you located? If its too hot in the summer, maybe you could use a shade cloth.
Mike
TheSuburbanGardener 1 year ago
@TheSuburbanGardener thanks for the suggestion but i live in south florida and the air temp would still be too hot,over 90 F
dwiggs77 1 year ago
Hi, there is a group for those who use bluegill. I have been using bluegill, but my system is still cycling. So very unstable at the moment. Nice clean setup i am looking forward to this being my first year of growing with aquaponics.
marthale7 1 year ago
would the south facing plants preform better than the north facing?
happygameshow 1 year ago
@happygameshow typically yes but the north plants still get plenty of sun. i can always rotate the tower every month or so
dwiggs77 1 year ago
@dwiggs77 Really like this system I think ill try to set something like this up for spring. thanks for the info.
happygameshow 1 year ago