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Comment by randy proctor on March 3, 2012 at 6:10am

yes there is alot of information on the internet but you have to search for it.  I got my information from Murray Hallum videos after I had already started the aquaponics.  I didn't know anything about Sylvia's book or the website aquaponic gardening.  I did however go to the internet for the information to start my aquaponic systems.  An even in Murray Hallums video did not show you certain things, had to learn them on our own. with alot of trial and error and believe me...when I say money, I wished I had known about aquaponic gardening, and sylvias book...if it is that informative, I would have bought it.  All the information you get off the internet, alot of times these little sites do not tell you everything you need to know.  And you will go thru alot of money by trial and error.  Be smart, buy the book if you do not know anything about aquaponics.

Comment by rnbowarrior on March 3, 2012 at 2:34am

I sy why waste paper on a book if aquaponics when there is a big amount of information available online. Just my 2 cents.

Comment by Rob Nash on March 2, 2012 at 6:19pm

you need Sylvia'sbook if you are an aquapon.

Comment by Michael Welber on March 2, 2012 at 5:34pm

I strongly recommend getting Sylvia Bernstein's book Aquaponic Gardening. It really is a step by step explanation. I read it, underlined it heavily and followed all her advice. And it works! After two months I have a very successful garden with cukes, tomatoes, lettuce and herbs all going crazy. 

Comment by Holly Curtis on March 2, 2012 at 5:29pm

Found some help in this cool animation: http://www.ecofilms.com.au/2010/06/19/how-an-aquaponics-system-work...

Comment by Holly Curtis on March 2, 2012 at 5:03pm

Hi Everyone!  I live in the greater metropolitan of Phoenix AZ.  Today I read every post in the general discussion of this group.  That has been MOST helpful.  Especially helpful was the discussion the bacteria and chemistry of cycling and the diagram and graph. 

I have been hanging out in the AZ group, but today realized there were some very basic principals I am missing that have to do with design. What are some of the most useful web sources that you have found as you consider small system designs?

Also, someone brought up the idea today of a siphon and another person a sump pump.  I think the ideas combined are to have the siphon in the fish tank which is up in the air...but I am not sure.  I looked for siphon info on the site, but mostly found info on the Bell Siphon which seems to be for draining the grow bed, not for getting the water from the fish tank to the grow bed without emptying the fish tank  if the pump returning the water to the tank fails. 

So...if you can point me to some basic resources on this subject, I think that is just what I need...or if you just want to tell me what you learned, even better. 

Any help will be appreciated!

Oh, my plan is to use a 55 gal fish tank and a 10 foot length of rain gutter filled with hydroton for my grow bed.  The issue is whether to put the grow bed uncomfortably high in the air to keep it above the tank or at a comfortable level and have a pump return the water to the tank.

Oh, and maybe have a sump pump...if I can figure that out ...like why I want one.

Comment by TCLynx on March 1, 2012 at 11:15am

The gravel guard is supposed to keep the drain and siphon area accessible, if you can't get the bell out without taking the gravel guard out, I would say you need a bigger gravel guard.

Comment by Michael Welber on March 1, 2012 at 7:46am

Here's a good one. I pulled the cap off one of my bell siphons to clean it and the entire media guard came up. I am having a great deal of difficulty getting it back on. Other than keeping media out of my sump tank, is the media guard critical to the functioning of the siphon? It seems to be working OK. I think.

Comment by Sheri Schmeckpeper on February 28, 2012 at 12:21pm

Totally true!

We're running 70 tilapia in a 300g tank, but about 40 are nearing full size and the rest are much smaller. That's pretty packed, but they're doing well, and we'll be harvesting some soon. Our mistake was not having enough growbed to balance, which we're working to rectify. If you don't have enough growbed, be prepared to change water a lot. I will say, though, our soil garden has been enjoying the fruit of our mistake!

Comment by TCLynx on February 27, 2012 at 8:53pm

Vlad is right, stock according to the filtration.  See a 300 gallon fish tank might be able to support quite a lot of fish but if you only have 12 cubic feet of grow bed, you should only start out with about 12 fish.

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