Adrena lee
Female
Saint Louis, MO
United States
Profile Information:
- How did you find us?
- Search engine (Google)
- If you found us through a search engine, what search words were you using?
- best pvc pipe size for aquaponics
- If you found us through a referral or a newsletter, which was it?
- neither
- Are you an aquaponic gardener already?
- No
- How old is your system?
- Just started
- What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)
- Tilapia
- How big is your fish tank?
- 4' wide by 8' long by 21/2 or 3' high
- Please tell us something else about yourself.
- I am already doing earth gardening, and green house gardening. I have everything for aquaponics except, the rocks are on there way and I will buy pvc pipe tomorrow.
Chris Carr
Thanks for the reply. I don't see anything wrong with the tank you built if its functional and especially affordable. I am not a fan of over spending for aesthetic reasons. I noticed you have plumbing through the side wall. How did you seal that? I am curious because this might be a viable option if I cannot find IBC totes after the move. Also why do you say the barrels are such a pain? Looking back now, would it have been easier to have put them directly side-by-side? Why did you space them? Thanks again for sharing!
Apr 26, 2012
Chris Carr
I would be afraid of screwing up the holes in the tank and ripping it. I guess that's a perfect job for a duct tape repair job though :) Logs under the barrels is smart. No need to cut anything extra. If you had to do it again with barrels, check the "The Barrel-Ponics® Manual" Doing something similar for framing the barrels but extending it beyond the 2 barrels should work well and will be very cheap if you can use mostly scrap material.
Apr 26, 2012
Aqua Botanical
Hello fellow St. Louis member! I like your set up you have so far! It's good to see other people doing aquaponics so close to us. We are almost done with our prototype. Check out our website http://aquabotanical.org/
Sep 1, 2012