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New system: Need design help

Started this discussion. Last reply by Daniel Dec 11, 2012. 1 Reply

Hello all.  I am seeking a bit of help in designing an aquaponics  system to work with what I have already set up in my backyard.  I have a 1500 gallon fish pond that is established and all of its…Continue

 

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Search engine (Google)
If you found us through a search engine, what search words were you using?
aquaponics tilapia
Are you an aquaponic gardener already?
Yes
If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)
flood and drain media, raft, combination
How old is your system?
6 mos - 1 yr
What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)
Catfish, Other
How big is your fish tank?
2500 gal
Name a part of a fish (spam blocking question)
gill
Please tell us something else about yourself.
6-1-15 Received 30'x96' gothic high-tower to begin construction.
2-1-15 Moved into new 4 acre property to start our business.
I have finally completed my backyard aquaponics system. It is a combination of a F&D and raft. I built a 12'x28' hoophouse with a rocket thermal mass heater. I set up this small system as an experiment to grow from. It is my intention to relocate my residence from the subdivision that I live in and purchase a 10 acre farm. I want to build a total of about an acre 100'x100' of greenhouse and grow food an ornamental shrubbery. I plan on making this my livelihood for my retirement.

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New start up

Posted on March 29, 2015 at 10:30am 3 Comments

My wife and I are taking the commercial plunge. After running a successful backyard hybrid system for a year, we purchased 4 acres and moved. We have 3 quotes for high tunnels 30x100'. There is 2 steel barns on the property located in growing zone 6a. We plan to use half of one of the barns for a fish house and build a double skinned high tunnel behind the barn east to west.

I was reading that if I expand the size to 130' it will only cost me an extra $1500 initially, but with the…

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At 8:46am on December 30, 2011, Sylvia Bernstein said…

Welcome Tom,

Thanks for joining the Aquaponic Gardening community!  I hope you find it a fun place to explore aquaponics.  There is a real blend of experienced and new aquapons in this community, so please don’t hesitate to join in.  Always thrilled to have experienced growers join us – please post some photos of your system!

A great place to start is to read the “How to Use This Site” link on the upper right corner, “Start Here” section of the Home page.

Please add a profile image, participate and check in with us every day!  We are constantly posting news about aquaponics and the good food movement.

Thanks again for joining us, and I look forward to getting to know you.

Sylvia

 
 
 

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