Learn about Aquaponics 🐟 🍓🍅 with my "Backyard Aquaponics for Beginners" Guide for only US$19.95. There's a discount code for 5 people mentioned in the video if you'd like a few $bob$ off. 😉 You can see the guide in action on my website, ► www.bitsouttheback.com/aquaponics-guide Or, buy directly here, ► bit.ly/AquaponicsBeginnersGuide Don't forget to click the subscribe button if you enjoyed the video, bit.ly/Subscribe2Rob & share the clip around if you think it may help others too.👍 Cheers all & have a top one. 🐟 🌱🍅 Rob
Hey Rob, Parfix 300g Window And Glass Silicone from bunnings is the cheapest here in Oz. 10.40 shhhhhh dont let anyone know so there is a rush on it and the price goes up hahaha
I had all those problems. My strategy was to find a field I really grabbed my attention. Oddly enough, that was taxes. Since I began working in that field, I've had a ton of fun working.
Circulation and exchanges are key. Both for air and water then things can't REALLY get out of control and if it does it will be so slow that you can notice and correct before it negatively impacts or very minimally.
I would definitely recommend you pay attention to ventilation growing indoors. A number of folks I know with largeish systems run dehumidifiers as well in the basements.
Hey Rob great video again I see you've made a more of a wicking pot then a regular dual root zone. Normally you do not want the water wicking up into the soil. That's a cool adaptation of the dual root zone method.
I know it's not strictly a DRZ as @PotentPonics makes them but they preform the same function, access to different sources of nutrients that is. I'm still waiting for Steve to tell me to stop calling them DRZ. 🤣
@RobsAquaponics if you want to go to the expense of setting up overhead misters then his way works but in our heat I think your way works better or just as well.. but still drz.. or triple as my pots on water also grow roots out of the net cup in the raft space..as well into the DWC bed..
Hey Tony. Did you check out the other videos on the DRZ playlist? ruclips.net/p/PLBcWprMIwYYi-MVW2U-0Hzn8QZOeK5wor There might be a few gems of info in there as well. Cheers mate.
Another Great Video ROB. Would love to send you videos of my set up, But you know why, at next place will be all go. My DRZ Tomatoes and cucumbers now dying back, never had so may tiny tim tomatoes, they are every where lol, Just this weekend i have quarter cut rip Tomatoes into seeding pots for round 2, peppers went ok but not good, Soil was 50/50 coco with compost, NOT THE RIGHT BLEND. We talked about building a proper organic soil with all the amendments but if im leaving the system behind, again not at this place, Keep up the good Videos.
Thanks for your video's, I am wondering if fish waste provides all the nutrients that plants need and if there are any deficiencies and you have to add fertilizers how does it affect the fish?
That I might seriously try, my worms are working TON in very humid conditions of the loosely closed off bin. So I bet in metered flow rates, this would works like a dream!
@@rickytorres9089 I put the worm farm above the sump with misters on a timer to keep it moist. Geofabric on the bottom keeps the worms in but the excess liquid comes out as leachate and dilutes into the sump!
Very cool. So are you saying that plants are able to send their roots through the water saturated sand and also through the fabric pots into the clay medium? Is that why you call them "dual root zone"? I would have thought the fabric pots would prevent roots from growing out of the bottom? Also, does the sand at the bottom prevent the "perched water table" effect of the potting soil in addition to wicking the water upwards? Or does the potting soil portion at the bottom of the pot stay saturated with water?
I have issues with these pouches sending roots through to the soil when I leave them on the ground. Only one or two make it through but once they do the roots fan out. The potato roots I showed in this video partially blocked the drain which caused the water to rise. That in turn grew algae on the surface of the clay which you can see in the video. I probably should have mentioned that but didn't trying to keep the video short. The pouches wick just like the Larry Hall style rain gutter grow system only with aquaponics water. The only difference is that I let the LH style trays of pouches dry out once a week where the base sand layer of these aquaponics ones are wet all the time as you pointed out. I find that the sand its very wet but the base layer of the soil is only moist. I did have issues through very wet spell with the soil being saturated when we had a few weeks of fairly constant rain.
@@RobsAquaponics If you go gentler on the fabric pots' I bet this would works well. Usually they are 300 grams of fabric or so. So if you go lighter you might have better results I would think?
I'm just curious why you're using sand? Steve from Potent Ponics said to use rocks or clay balls. He seems to be having success. I'm not telling you what to do or anything like that. I'm just curious and want to learn. I want to see some different fruits and vegetables and cannabis growing in the dual route zone successfully. I don't know where to find any pics or videos. Maybe you could help me.
Do you mean as demonstration videos? If so, I have a chop & flip one already (link below) but haven't started on the larger build as of yet. Life keeps getting in the way & I need at least a solid week where I can make/film it as I'm a one man show. ruclips.net/video/jS9uAmfWVpE/видео.html
@@RobsAquaponics Hey Rob, I was referring to the larger build. I get it with finding time! Love your videos and have been thinking I wanted to go for a 3 IBC system. Keep up the great work!!
Okay, this a conflict of interest 100%. The Ponics dude hates everything that has anything to do with sand. He’s actually a bully and a jerk about it, he sounds so smart while he’s talking about the subject, but he’s being paid by clients to build systems and he won’t touch sand because it’s other people’s research and turf. He will harass people to no end. He’s clearly wrong, yet he will continue to bully over the internet, and then you have Owen the sand dude in the same video? You know, Owen looks like he has a pretty good setup? I made one sand bed to use my fish waste for, and if anything, it’s a free bed. It’s no extra feed for the fish, and it produces better than my other beds. In my opinion, the guy talks a good talk, but at the end of the day Ponic’s is a salesman on his own setups, and a ruthless jerk on other setups that he’s not selling.
I don't see it as a conflict of interest at all. I have been hounded & abused by sand folks & still think it's a viable system. I'm interested in the technology & how it can help us as a whole, not the egos & personalities of the folks pushing their agendas. Cheers & happy growing.
Learn about Aquaponics 🐟 🍓🍅 with my "Backyard Aquaponics for Beginners" Guide for only US$19.95.
There's a discount code for 5 people mentioned in the video if you'd like a few $bob$ off. 😉
You can see the guide in action on my website,
► www.bitsouttheback.com/aquaponics-guide
Or, buy directly here,
► bit.ly/AquaponicsBeginnersGuide
Don't forget to click the subscribe button if you enjoyed the video,
bit.ly/Subscribe2Rob
& share the clip around if you think it may help others too.👍
Cheers all & have a top one. 🐟 🌱🍅
Rob
Love seeing all the different ways to grow food. I never miss a video.
Cheers Lance. 👍
I agree!! Such a simple setup or similar could be done even indoors and regardless they can be set up very cheaply for what they have to offer.
"Jewel root zone". Now you can't unhear it.
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Son of a diddly!
Hey Rob, Parfix 300g Window And Glass Silicone from bunnings is the cheapest here in Oz. 10.40 shhhhhh dont let anyone know so there is a rush on it and the price goes up hahaha
😆 Cheers NB. 👍👍
I had all those problems. My strategy was to find a field I really grabbed my attention. Oddly enough, that was taxes. Since I began working in that field, I've had a ton of fun working.
Appreciate the video Rob!
Cheers Jim.
Hop all's well with you mate. 👍
Onya Rob thanks mate...Always a takeaway for me after watching your videos. Cheers from North Brisbane ;)
stevie
Nice one Stevie.
Cheers & have a top one. 👍
Must try this. Mold seems like a concern in a basement grow though.
Circulation and exchanges are key. Both for air and water then things can't REALLY get out of control and if it does it will be so slow that you can notice and correct before it negatively impacts or very minimally.
I would definitely recommend you pay attention to ventilation growing indoors. A number of folks I know with largeish systems run dehumidifiers as well in the basements.
Hey Rob great video again
I see you've made a more of a wicking pot then a regular dual root zone.
Normally you do not want the water wicking up into the soil.
That's a cool adaptation of the dual root zone method.
I know it's not strictly a DRZ as @PotentPonics makes them but they preform the same function, access to different sources of nutrients that is. I'm still waiting for Steve to tell me to stop calling them DRZ. 🤣
I'm still waiting for folks to point out that the radial flow settlers I make technically aren't as they done have a radial collection weir.
@RobsAquaponics if you want to go to the expense of setting up overhead misters then his way works but in our heat I think your way works better or just as well.. but still drz.. or triple as my pots on water also grow roots out of the net cup in the raft space..as well into the DWC bed..
I've been waiting for this since your interview with Stephen at Potent Ponics!
Hey Tony. Did you check out the other videos on the DRZ playlist?
ruclips.net/p/PLBcWprMIwYYi-MVW2U-0Hzn8QZOeK5wor
There might be a few gems of info in there as well.
Cheers mate.
@@RobsAquaponics didn't even know you had one! Thanks!
GRATITUDE 💥🐟💥
Looks great Mr Rob. Good day
Cheers Matthew. Hope you have a fantastic week mate.
Another Great Video ROB. Would love to send you videos of my set up, But you know why, at next place will be all go. My DRZ Tomatoes and cucumbers now dying back, never had so may tiny tim tomatoes, they are every where lol, Just this weekend i have quarter cut rip Tomatoes into seeding pots for round 2, peppers went ok but not good, Soil was 50/50 coco with compost, NOT THE RIGHT BLEND. We talked about building a proper organic soil with all the amendments but if im leaving the system behind, again not at this place, Keep up the good Videos.
Is all good mate, I can wait. Any idea on when you'll be moving?
@RobsAquaponics looking now.. just started though.. will shift current system if I can..
Thanks for your video's, I am wondering if fish waste provides all the nutrients that plants need and if there are any deficiencies and you have to add fertilizers how does it affect the fish?
I do this but with worms in it instead of fish works amazing
Vermiponics :) I did that with my sandponics system, worked great
That I might seriously try, my worms are working TON in very humid conditions of the loosely closed off bin. So I bet in metered flow rates, this would works like a dream!
@@rickytorres9089 I put the worm farm above the sump with misters on a timer to keep it moist. Geofabric on the bottom keeps the worms in but the excess liquid comes out as leachate and dilutes into the sump!
@@iAVs-Sandponics Ah neat very interesting setup indeed. :)
I noticed bigger peppers with worms vs fish . With fish or fish only my peppers would look like tiny berry's and now I get monster peppers
Very cool. So are you saying that plants are able to send their roots through the water saturated sand and also through the fabric pots into the clay medium? Is that why you call them "dual root zone"? I would have thought the fabric pots would prevent roots from growing out of the bottom?
Also, does the sand at the bottom prevent the "perched water table" effect of the potting soil in addition to wicking the water upwards? Or does the potting soil portion at the bottom of the pot stay saturated with water?
I have issues with these pouches sending roots through to the soil when I leave them on the ground. Only one or two make it through but once they do the roots fan out. The potato roots I showed in this video partially blocked the drain which caused the water to rise. That in turn grew algae on the surface of the clay which you can see in the video. I probably should have mentioned that but didn't trying to keep the video short.
The pouches wick just like the Larry Hall style rain gutter grow system only with aquaponics water. The only difference is that I let the LH style trays of pouches dry out once a week where the base sand layer of these aquaponics ones are wet all the time as you pointed out. I find that the sand its very wet but the base layer of the soil is only moist.
I did have issues through very wet spell with the soil being saturated when we had a few weeks of fairly constant rain.
@@RobsAquaponics If you go gentler on the fabric pots' I bet this would works well. Usually they are 300 grams of fabric or so. So if you go lighter you might have better results I would think?
@@rickytorres9089 True but they only last one or two seasons so it's just more money down the drain and more crap in the landfills :(
@@iAVs-Sandponics Gotcha make senses. Thank so much for sharing that with me. :)
If anyone in Australia is wondering, burlap(American)=hessian (commonwealth)
I remember being threatened with burlap clothes as a kid as I kept ripping knees out of my jeans. I so took it that other Aussies knew as well. 🤣
I'm just curious why you're using sand? Steve from Potent Ponics said to use rocks or clay balls. He seems to be having success. I'm not telling you what to do or anything like that. I'm just curious and want to learn. I want to see some different fruits and vegetables and cannabis growing in the dual route zone successfully. I don't know where to find any pics or videos. Maybe you could help me.
Can catfish survive on RAS system?
Loads of folks around the world use many different types of catfish in their aquaponics systems. 👍
In other words it can survive 😅 thanks for the reply I appreciate it..
Are you still doing the 3 IBC chop and flip system?
Do you mean as demonstration videos?
If so, I have a chop & flip one already (link below) but haven't started on the larger build as of yet. Life keeps getting in the way & I need at least a solid week where I can make/film it as I'm a one man show.
ruclips.net/video/jS9uAmfWVpE/видео.html
@@RobsAquaponics Hey Rob, I was referring to the larger build. I get it with finding time! Love your videos and have been thinking I wanted to go for a 3 IBC system. Keep up the great work!!
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Cheers Ramone. 👍👍
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would this work for marijuana?
Loads of folks in the US use aquaponics to grow. Check out @PotentPonics channel here on YT. 👍
Okay, this a conflict of interest 100%. The Ponics dude hates everything that has anything to do with sand. He’s actually a bully and a jerk about it, he sounds so smart while he’s talking about the subject, but he’s being paid by clients to build systems and he won’t touch sand because it’s other people’s research and turf. He will harass people to no end. He’s clearly wrong, yet he will continue to bully over the internet, and then you have Owen the sand dude in the same video? You know, Owen looks like he has a pretty good setup? I made one sand bed to use my fish waste for, and if anything, it’s a free bed. It’s no extra feed for the fish, and it produces better than my other beds. In my opinion, the guy talks a good talk, but at the end of the day Ponic’s is a salesman on his own setups, and a ruthless jerk on other setups that he’s not selling.
I don't see it as a conflict of interest at all. I have been hounded & abused by sand folks & still think it's a viable system. I'm interested in the technology & how it can help us as a whole, not the egos & personalities of the folks pushing their agendas.
Cheers & happy growing.
Conflict of interest was a bad term, maybe super ironic, or unintentional contradiction of examples.