Aquaponics again

[LandyAndy]

Hi Guys
Ive asked our dump manager to save me an above ground pool and pump in his recycle shed,$30,as new.Its 3.6x2.4x.75 from memory.
Have been waiting for old water tanks to come in but no such luck yet.
Anybody know if yabbies are likely to chew thru a pool liner???
My plan is to run fish and crawlies and grow most of my vegies in hydroponics filtering the water.Hoping to cut down on water used to grow vegies in the dirt(will harvest shed roof water),back pain from weeding and get fresh fish and crawlies.
Thinking of a limestone block style retaining wall,or any ideas please,as it will no doubt need a mesh cover rather than pool fence.
Im going to Perth this week so hope to visit the Aquaponic gurus for more info.Any help from those out there with Aquaponic systems appreciated.
Andrew

[beefy]

andrew

my wife, has a book on it, shes going to dig it out.

cheers
keith

[LandyAndy]

Hi Kieth
Have you visited the guys out Jandacott way???
They have great displays at gardening shows,great people to talk to.
They say you should get a harvest of trout and barramundi every 12 months,trout in winter,barra in summer:cool::cool::cool::cool:
Andrew

[Ranga]

Hi mate - great to see another person keen on aquaponics!

I've had my setup for almost a year now, and think it's wonderful (and addictive!).

Perhaps the best place for advice is here Backyard Aquaponics • Index page (http://backyardaquaponics.com/forum/index.php). The forum is run by Joel, owner of Backyard Aquaponics (http://backyardaquaponics.com/), which has a store on the corner of Jandakot Rd and Berrigan Drive in Jandakot. Probably the one you plan to visit.

If your interested, my system can be seen here Backyard Aquaponics • View topic - Ryan's system (http://backyardaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4099&st=0&sk=t&sd=a). Bit of a long read, but eventually you'll see my system setup.

Go the aquaponics!!

[beefy]

Andrew,

it may be josh burns place.

regards
keith

[Chucaro]

Andrew if you like to make some " dough" on the side why not breed Plecostomus?
The are all ways wanted and you can get very good money from them apart of keeping the tank nice and clean.
You cannot have them with other species because they eat their eggs :(
Theere are some infor about them and how much are selling HERE (http://www.livefish.com.au/index.php'main_page=product_info&products_id=446)

and you can get excellent info in Perth HERE (http://www.perthcichlid.com.au/forum/index.php'showtopic=818)

Sorry to "throw a spanner in the works" :D
Just a thought
Cheers

[isuzurover]

Hi Andy - who are these "experts" in Perth???

We have a small "duckaponics" system... Works well... About to replant for next year.

I knew someone in brisbane who had yabbies and shrimp in an above ground pool. Never had liner issues...

[cartm58]

In Melbourne when we were kids we used to let the above ground pool stand for about month after summer with no added pool chemicals go to the Trout farm and buy 50 fingerling trout and release into pool and let them grow over winter being fed on fish pellets and by summer time they were 500 grams plus size and edible.
Pool your standard clarks 24 long 15 wide 4 deep above ground

[Bigbjorn]

Is there somewhere over there that auctions "Police Seized Goods"? The Public Trustee in Brisbane does this, and regularly auctions quantities of hydroponic farming equipment.

Note that the police visit the auctions and record the name and address of persons who buy the stuff so the police can pay them a visit in a few months time. The auctioneers require ID to issue a bidder's number.

I wonder how many times some of this stuff has been through the system?

[richard4u2]

when you go to visit that mob in jandakot dont be to disapointed but what they have there is a lot of crap . when you walk around taste the junk veges they are growing and you would not feed it to the pigs , to get a hydo set up will take a lot of study with the ag department and a good knowelage of plants and thier nutrient needs . if this is your first setup dont spend any more the $20 till you get the hang of things . that mob at jandakot will take you for at least $3000

[LandyAndy]

Hi Richard
Ive been waiting and looking to source free/cheap inputs.
The pool and pump for $30 is a starter,will sort the other stuff needed in the same maner:cool::cool::cool:
Andrew

[richard4u2]

what you are up against is fish waste is only about 1/3 of a plants needs and you cant add the other 2/3 to the fish tank as it will possiable kill them , there have been a few people on tv that have come up with some wonderfull setups but they are now scrapheaps
there have been a few people that have tried farming marron etc out side of farm dams and they have failed the biggest cause of thier fail is the hygiene of the fish (marron) etc but the fisherys dept do have some good reading on this
if you are going to go into hydo plants you cant have any thing metal that includes metal in the pump

[isuzurover]

Hi Richard. Any sources to back that up???

There are plenty of people on the backyard aquaponics site who have setups which work well.

Our own "duckaponics" setup has been working well - apart from some issues with excess sediment from the ducks impeding flow in the system - which is easy to solve. Everything tastes fantastic.

We don't have any metal in our system, but I cannot see what effect it would have???

[Ranga]

Hi Richard. Any sources to back that up???

There are plenty of people on the backyard aquaponics site who have setups which work well.

Including mine. All I add to my system is fish food, some Seasol (couple of capfulls per week) and occasional water top-up.

Mines been going for almost 12 months now, and grows stuff fine. BTW, the herbs and veges also taste fine IMHO. All visitors who have tasted also agree.

Not sure where you're getting your info from richard4u2, but might need to review it. ;)

A quick read of the backyardaquaponics.com forum will show plenty of systems, big and small, that are very successful.

[blitz]

one of the best yabbies to grow and eat is Redclaw (Cherax quadricarinatus) they are fast growing high yeld ratio of meat to body(waste) and are a pretty yabbie to boot

[richard4u2]

Hi Richard. Any sources to back that up???

There are plenty of people on the backyard aquaponics site who have setups which work well.

Our own "duckaponics" setup has been working well - apart from some issues with excess sediment from the ducks impeding flow in the system - which is easy to solve. Everything tastes fantastic.

We don't have any metal in our system, but I cannot see what effect it would have???
i will be back up in perth late sep would like to have a look at your set up but remember andy asked if he could have fish as the sorce of fertilizer for his veges , i can understand duck waste working ok just by what they eat as opposed as to what fish eat