What is Aquaponics & How Does it Work? 🐟 🌱🍅
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- Hi Folks. This video runs through the nitty-gritty of what is aquaponics is & also how a basic aquaponic system works.
I've also included my take on a few of the Pros & Cons of growing with aquaponics for those wanting a bit more information before jumping in fin first.
Aquaponics is a fantastic way to combine aquaculture with hydroponic veggie production to grow your own fish for the BBQ or Wok.
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Cheers all. 🐟 🌱🍅
Rob
Hope you enjoyed this look at what aquaponics is & how it works.
Cheers all & happy growing folks. 🐟 🌱🍅
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Great to see you posting more aquaponics. Learned alot from you last year and had a very successful growing season. Cheers from canada mate 👍🏻
Thanks DIY Nation. Hope next season is a cracker for you as well once you thaw out up there.
Cheers mate.
I've been researching aquaponics for more than a decade and ice been following you for years. I have to say this is one of the most comprehensive and easily understood explanations I've ever heard. Thank you Sir for your time.
Thanks Ryefry. 👍 Do you currently have a system on the go?
@@RobsAquaponics I do not, but I'm house hunting for this summer and I plan to get a few IBCs going when I get to my next place, it'll be warmer than here.
@@ryefry Happy hunting mate. We'll be doing the same soon hopefully.
It’s brilliant, I built my own aqua ponies system from a clam pool over 20 years ago 👍👍
Nice one. 👍
Water horsies?!
@@_the_bomb lol, yeh I used seahorses instead of fish 😅
Great vid Mate . Thanks for the inspiration .
Glad you enjoyed it Jon.
Cheers mate. 🍻🍻
Great job Rob. I love your passion, it still sustains all these years later.
Cheers Chuck. 😁👍
Well explained. Not too long, not too short. Gives me something to show to people rather than stumbling over the explanation when they ask what is that thing (aquaponics) Well done 👍
Thanks Mr Owen. 😁👍
Wow... Long time no see. So nice to see your video coming over my feed. How are you Rob?
All's fair to average thanks mate. 😉😁 How are you &b yours?
@@RobsAquaponics Always well mate. Keep well
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hey mate i am really looking into doing fish and yano aquaponics in my back yard, do you have drawing and set up i could buy off you?
i have two ICB and a blue drum, i am a beginner.
@@JNLSPARKS Sorry I missed this mate. Did you get something sorted out?
Nice job.
Cheers Brian. 👍😁
Another great video thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it mate. Cheers. 😁
Comprehensive video! Alway good information. Cheers
Thanks Jennifer. 😁👍
Thanks for sharing yr expertise 👍
No problem Kate. 😁
Depending on your choice of accelerant, you might not have any chemical trace in the residue in your flamethrower. You might not even melt your plastic
I just started watching your videos.
Big thumbs up.
Have you used a aquaponic type system with dirt gardens?
Yes I have Kelly & you can see my trials so far in this playlist,
studio.ruclips.net/user/playlistPLBcWprMIwYYi-MVW2U-0Hzn8QZOeK5wor/edit
The new system will have a dual root zone as well as a flow through wicking bed integrated in it.
I will be working on the new system this week & hope to have a progress video coming this weekend.
Flashback to many years a go, oh the fashion crime.
🤣 I actually think it's the same shirt. 😉
Cheers Pierre.
Thank you for this!!
No problem 😊
Demoro muito pra traduzir! más vale! pois os conteúdos do Rob são excelentes e de grande aprendizado, satisfeito em ser escrito neste canal! simplesmente um ótimo trabalho parabéns mágico Rob.🙏🇧🇷❤️🐟🌱🚚💨🚌💨
Se você entrar na configuração de legendas, poderá traduzir as legendas para o português Lucélio.👍👍
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If you go into the subtitle setting you should be able to translate the captions into Portuguese Lucélio.👍👍
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thanks.
Hi Rob, thanks for the awesome videos. I have not started my system yet, just getting a list of things to buy first. I have subscribed and become a member and bought the "Backyard Aquaponics for beginners" but I can't seem to find it! I am a geriatric so maybe that's the problem...
I'm really sorry I missed this Maurice. Did we get your access sorted out ?
I've just taken interest into this type of farming. I've enjoyed the MANY videos you've produced. I haven't noticed an answer to my question however. Is this just for freshwater type or can I use saltwater fish? And do you have information for that?
Pretty much fresh water for most plants. Some will stand brackish water but not many Justin.
Hope that helps mate.
Great video Rob. What other nutrients do u need to dose in your system every month? I notice aquaponics mostly lack of potassium, mqgnesium and iron.
Hey Justin. Pretty much the same as you with calcium as well. 👍
I found that seaweed/kelp additive tend to look after the micro nutrients but in saying that, it's hard to find a complete test that you can do for them.
Hii..best farm
Cheers. 😁👍
I’m hooked!
Hope the build goes well for you Justin. 👍😁
Hi Rob i am planning to start a small scale farm and eventually commercialize
After you cycle the system should i put in mature fish or fingerling will do ?
Hey Kirby. I would start with fingerlings to start off with to slowly build up the bacteria load. You would also need to plant out according to the nutrient load that hey will be generating as well so don't over plant the beds straight up. 👍
Hope that helps some.
hello Rob do you have any advice on the bed media .. because it is expensive for leca.. looking cheaper option
Scoria/lava rock & expanded shale are a slightly cheaper option that might be available to you depending on where you live. River rock & road base are commonly used here in Australia. Just make sure there's no carbonates in the rock or it could cause issues down the line with water4 chemistry.
This link will take you to section in a video that explains how to test for carbonates,
ruclips.net/video/1q_MN4kZRlY/видео.html
Cheers.
Hi rob ,I’m completely new to aquaponics and in gardening in general . I’m trying to find information on whether or not it’s possible to have a completely self sustaining aquaponics system that is completely power free, e.g using gravity or no electricity . I think I seen a video on it but without explanation of how it worked, I only have a small garden but I really need some advice. Are there any good forums or chat groups where I could get help on ideas I have ??
Hi Nay. You will always need power of some sort to move water & provide air for the fish. My suggestion would be to look at a small solar panel & battery set up to run the system. 👍
There are loads of solar setup videos on youtube that may help with the power side of things. 👍
You could look at the Backyard Aquaponics forum as I know that a few of members there were running their systems on solar a few years back.
I live in Las Vegas where the summers can get pretty brutal. Temperatures can swell up to 110 degrees and stay that way for months at a time.
Is it Aquaponics feasible for this climate?
You can use aquaponics in very hot climates. It's actually very popular in the desserts of the middle east. Just need to select the right fish species, try & mitigate the extreme heat with proper system placement & using shade cloth.
Cheers & hope the build goes well when the time comes.
Been watching your videos for a long time. Question: Is using regular PVC safe ? Do you use regular PVC or CPVC or UPVC? I'm in the US and at first glance it seems difficult to find anything besides regular PVC
The pressure rated PVC is used in plumbing drinking water here in OZ. I know you folks have a version that's safe for potable water as well. Best to ask a plumbing supply store what they would recommend as I don't want to lead you up the garden path Michael.
I’m hooked
Cheers mate. I have this beginners playlist if it helps any,
ruclips.net/p/PLBcWprMIwYYj8zCdbSzPJOR3HRXpxuBwf
& my online guide as well,
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@@RobsAquaponics I just need to stop the possums now 🙄 they ate my strawberries
@@downunderdandiving3357 If it wasn't them it was the native rats here....
@@RobsAquaponics we have too joys of living in the blue mountains
Hi Rob, this is amazing information! I'm a high school teacher and my school is getting me an 8 foot x12 foot greenhouse for my course. I'd like to do a dual IBC tote system, but am concerned about having enough space in the greenhouse to grow the plants. What are your thoughts about burying the ibc totes in the ground and then using planks to cover them so they can be walked on. My thinking is it would leave more vertical height and space for media tables to grow the plants. Are there cons to burying the totes that you could see?
That should work fine Kale. Just ensure that the side walls of the holes are reinforced as the side walls of IBCs are very flimsy. I would also ensure that you have decent access to the fish tanks for maintenance & harvesting the fish.
I hope that helps a little.
Hi Rob, i have followed your channel for some years and i am in SEQ as well, i am considering adding a black soldier fly box into my backyard setup to collect some snack for the fish, wondering how you find BSF doing over the cooler months in SEQ? Thanks!
Hi Yan He. I know folks with larger BSFL farms that have larvae all through the cooler months. Mine have all been small haphazard builds that all stopped through the cold months.
If you could pop them in a position that got a fair amount of sun (north side facing position) they may keep producing well for you.
Hope that helps a little.
Can pumice be used as replacement of river rock or clay pellets?
I have seen folks use washed pumice Gail & it works just fine. 👍
Hey Rob ! I was motivated by watching your videos and started my own small scale aquaponic system at my place. Its been 3 weeks and my system is still cycling (Fishless) i am getting a high nitrite and nitrate spike on test levels !! could you please guide me what can i do to reduce nitrite levels..as my ammonia levels decrease very fasst .. but nitrite is at peak same with nitrate
Hi Again. this is a copy & paste from the same post you made under another video
"All it will take is time now Tanay. As long as you're continuing to feed the system with ammonia the bacteria will do their job.
Cheer & have a top one. 👍👍"
Cheers.
Hi Rob thank you so much!!
Great videos, thank you very much!! I do have a question though, does the addition of the bio filter (like mbbr or media beds) change the ratio of fish to growbed? If it does, can you tell me how much change and the reason why are you using mbbrs??
The biofilters do add extra biofiltration & can increase the amount of fish you can keep, I would still not overload the fish tank just because of the extra filtration. I use it mainly due to the "split flow" configuration of my system & want treated water to go back to the fish.
It will also come in handy when we move the system. It will allow me to run the system as a straight aquaculture one while the beds are broken down & moved to their new location.
Sorry for taking so long to respond mate.
@@RobsAquaponics Thank you so much for your reply.
And Rob, UVI said using biofilter can raise fish feed ratio, Is that true??
So If I use biofilter, I have to use more fish feed???
@@GreenPond_aquaponics You don't have to but it gives you the capacity too. 👍👍
@@RobsAquaponics Thank you so much.
Have a nice day
Is it possible to use one sump tank for two fish tanks?
I have with no issues. 👍
Do you ever have to do water changes due to too many nutrients (e.g. nitrate) in the system?
No water changes are required if the system has been "cycled" correctly Ervin. 👍
Fish waste can be a good source of nitrogen, but what about other nutrients that plants need? Do they need to be added externally? How does that make aquaponics organic???
Other nutrients present in the fish feed also make it through the fish & into the water.
Most folks tend to buy "organic certified" additives if any are needed.
This video may also help you with this question Atul.
ruclips.net/video/n5mZettNMrY/видео.html
Hi Rob, could I use Biochar as media for the tanks?
Not as a grow media as I think it would break down over time. It would also have to be really well washed straight up or the water quality may be too gritty for the fish.
@@RobsAquaponics Thank you, though as far as I know char takes almost 100 years to decompose?
@@aventurasenelsalvador1750 Sitting undisturbed in soil it would last for a long time. I'm talking about it being broken down as folks work with it when planting crops & removing roots.
@@RobsAquaponics I get it thanks a lot, yes it would become dust lol
Let's go 🚚🚚🚚🇦🇺. Ohhh and 🐿️🍅💰. Now get down or up or whatever direction it is to the capital
We didn't go but have a number of mate that did.
How big is you fish tank vs grow beds?
That system had a 1000L/265gal grow bed & 4m²/43ft² of growing space with 1200L/42.3³ft of grow media/biofilter.
Thank you so much for you videos you have been such a help with my systems I have two ibc chop and flips with constant flow grow beds I am now about to build RFS for each an additional 200 gal grow beds per tank and a Venturi on each I’ve learned so much from you thanks again God bless
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Hey Rahila. 😊🌺😊
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Hi Rob , where can I get bulk expanded clay beads from ?
Hydroponic stores are your best bet.
Sorry it took a while to respond. Hope you found some.
Hi Rob! Thank you for your nice videos
Can I ask you some question??
How do you add phosphorous to your system??
when I add phosphorous to my system, calcium deficiency has occured. because of the reaction between phosphate and calcium...
please help..
And What is the ppm level of potassium, calcium in your system?
my system potassium level is 40 and calcium is 60 and I grow lettuce.
And I'm worried about chloride levels.
the chloride level of my system is 35ppm.
is it okay to grow lettuce??
I run my aquaponics farm in Korea. and there's no experts in here...Please help..😂😂
I think I may have answered a similar question from you before. Sorry I'm it much help but we've never had an issue with a phos deficiency.
I don't run my calcium to any specific level either.
I think a better person to ask would be someone like Hoocho over on his channel. He's hydro based but delves more into the nutrient levels that I do with aquaponics.
Can i use aquaphonics to my crayfish
You can but you can fit more fish in the same given space & hey produce more waste than the crays.
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Cheers Ramone. 😁🍻
Hey mate. Any way I can direct message you? I'd like to know if I can buy your time with a set up I'm doing.
Sorry I missed your comment. I haven't been advertising the consultation side of things due to trying to finish off extra material for my online guide but am still doing the odd one here & there.
Once I get the bulk of that information added to the guide I'll be launching the consultation page on my website.
The consultation sessions are for those who are looking to build their first backyard aquaponics systems or are needing a few pointers for their existing system.
The consultations are held via the Zoom app & I've found the best way to run them is for people to email their questions to me after making a booking.
That way we're ready to go as soon as we start the meeting & can make the most of the time. 👍
You can email me on rb@bitsouttheback.net if you're interested & we can take it from there.
Cheers.
What is the name of your fish 🐠 brother
Aussie Native Jade perch (Scortum Barcoo) Christian. 👍👍
I just just read that Australia is confiscating unauthorized gardens and animals?
Any chance you can share a link with me here? I did hear one state is trying to restrict gardens but not sure what type or why
Why not get ants to kill the aphids?
@@capturedflame ooh
Ladybugs are for that purpose
As @Daniel Davies suggested above, some aphids are farmed by ants. The black onion ones from this video aren't though as I think there "honeydew" would have too much sulphur in it from the onions. I haven't seen many ladybugs eat them either & I think that may be due to the same reason.
@@RobsAquaponics what do you think about house centipedes? They are some hungry predators
@@shawlork We don't have them in our system here but if they'll control pests, go for it I say. 👍