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My converted Hydroponic system into Aquaponics.

This is my first system and my growbeds are these converted Hydroponic cup things. I avoided the use of a timer by letting the out-flow siphon.

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Comment by Irvin Carrero on November 19, 2012 at 5:47am

I will add more photos maybe a video but this is not my design. I just took what I had laying around the house. I made these for a hydroponic system I never finished a few years ago and modified it to work with my aquaponics system. I would rather get into floating raft or larger flood and drain but my circumstances forced me to innovate with what I had at hand. Thank you for your interest and questions are always welcomed.

Comment by Irvin Carrero on November 19, 2012 at 5:39am

Yes roots clogging the system, “good one”, the only thing I should grow in these things are plants that will not compromise the fragile structure of the unit. Fast growing light weight plants might be my only option such as lettuce (I don’t know you tell me). Anyway lettuce could be cultivated nearly every month which would intern require me to remove the entire plant with roots and all. My suspicion is that lettuce roots can be shaved off the exterior walls of the plastic cup if they look like they might extend toward the plumbing. Now that you mention this valid concern I believe that I can add mosquito mesh to stop thicker roots from getting into the plumbing. Awesome question guys I had not thought of that problem yet. This is my first system and crop; and it’s only a week old. The roots on these plants are now coming out of the stems so we shall see what happens. You guys think of everything and I’m happy to be here!

Comment by Rochelle Hopkins on November 18, 2012 at 12:04pm
Good point how do you keep roots from clogging the plumbing? Do you have another photographic prospective. Cant see much.
Comment by Bob Campbell on November 18, 2012 at 9:54am

Won't the roots clog the plumbing?

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