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Comment by Jovan Johnson on August 5, 2011 at 2:05am

:D :D :D :D 
thanks man!!!!!!
even though this doesnt tell me exactly what to do this will help me ALOT
im not totally lost now
ill keep u posted

Comment by Chris Smith on August 5, 2011 at 1:49am

Yes, go to:http://www.friendlyaquaponics.com/do-it-myself-systems/micro-system/

It is a down loadable PDF file that you print out your self or use off the computer.

Comment by Jovan Johnson on August 5, 2011 at 1:42am

thanks Chris
u know where i can get that manual?
Im in all the way over in Jamaica :(

Comment by Chris Smith on August 5, 2011 at 1:40am

Jovan, I learned from Friendly Aquaponics. Their Micro System Manual is the best and most complete manual on small trough systems. To go larger you can multiply the dimensions and proportions by a factor of what ever size you wish.

Comment by Jovan Johnson on August 5, 2011 at 1:17am

Hi Chris
could u tell me where u got the plans for these grow troughs or could u describe to me how u constructed those please?
in interested in building a micro version first

Yours truly 
Jovan 

Comment by Chris Smith on September 26, 2010 at 10:53pm

Hey Rich, thank you for your compliment. The troughs are around 12" deep and have 2" of foam on top, so the roots have around 10" of water to grow down into. The water stays at a constant level. There is about 4 gallons a minute running into the troughs. I am in the process of adding media beds with worms as a filter before the rafts. I will post some new pics soon.
Aloha
Chris

Comment by Rich Milliron on September 26, 2010 at 9:17pm

This lettuce is beautiful Chris. I have a successful (very small) media based grow bed system, but I'm not at all familiar with these floating rafts. For your lettuce here, how many inches of water are the roots in, and are they always floating in water, or is there a cycle when the water is drained? Thanks!