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My Research Aquaponics Fish Farm -

70% complete so far (Sept 18th. 2010). Next is adding NFT grow pipes, vertical Zip Grow Towers by Nate, Agro Tower Grow Pots, grow-beds for tomatoes, cucumbers,beans & strawberries, hanging baskets plus semi DWC growbeds for water-cress. Oh! also need to finish covers, sprayers,rain water collection/ filtration system, update electric and install solar...Boy! So much to do :-)

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Comment by Affnan on September 20, 2010 at 6:31am: Looks good, your wife and son is wise.. I would try out first too.

Comment by Scott Woodman on September 19, 2010 at 11:05pm: Looking great!Excellent organization. I like that you're researching several techniques at once. Looking forward to seeing it in full production!

In regards to Solar- I've installed a few Home Systems. There's a bit of math to do here.Do you already have your Solar Cells or Panel ? Are they 12v,24v, or 48v? Do you have the corresponding Solar Power Regulator for the system? You may already know that your solar battery bank will have to support your 110v pumps, so therefore you need a Power Inverter that can handle the total wattage of all your pumps etc.
The Solar Battery Bank should consist of Deep Cycle AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) Batteries. The AGM Batteries handle the charging and draining cycles better than other Deep Cycle batteries. I would recommend Optima or Werker brand Batteries.

Comment by Sahib Punjabi on September 19, 2010 at 6:55pm: Ha ha ha...feed an army? Now that's an idea :-)

I have this inkling to go commercial but both my wife and son requested that I show them that I can produce one full season of quality food before I venture into such. So here is the start of "My Research Aquaponic Fish Farm". You Zip Grow Towers are certainly going to be a part of the research...if you see the 4x4 frame at the back right of the photo, that's where they will be suspended along with some towers that I plan to design. Boy! Just inkling to get those Zip Grow Towers started with Strawberries...only handicap at present is the fact that I sustained an Achilles tendon rupture a couple of weeks ago (ouch!), so the project is kinda delayed somewhat (:

Comment by Nate Storey on September 19, 2010 at 3:45pm: Awesom Sahib! That's looking like a great setup. You planning on feeding an army?

Comment by Sahib Punjabi on September 19, 2010 at 2:29pm: You are welcome :-)

Comment by TCLynx on September 19, 2010 at 1:17pm: Wow, I need to have a look at that set up some day. Ya want to host a stop on the next Florida Tour (whenever that might be?)

Looks really cool

Comment by Sahib Punjabi on September 19, 2010 at 9:39am: Thank you. Yes, I know it will never be over...but that is the fun part. I will share as and when I complete a particular project as well as growth stage of plants / fish :-)

As regards Solar, I am still doing research. Any suggestions?

Comment by dano on September 19, 2010 at 8:27am: Beautiful system! What kind of batteries are you going to use with your solar?

Comment by Jon Ezrine on September 18, 2010 at 9:27pm: Wow, I like your system. Look forward to seeing you get it completed.

Jon

Comment by Rich Milliron on September 18, 2010 at 9:05pm: Very cool, and very exciting - Look forward to your continued coverage of this great project.