Good to hear from you! Been awhile

SSLFamilyDad I don’t miss a video. I should comment more often. 😁

Al's Homestead I’m sure he painted the tanks to keep algae growth down. Don’t you think?

@@GavinFish Probably

@@GavinFish Also helps to draw attention to what's inside the tank, and not behind it.

I'm mainly interested in aquaponics for the tilapia.. So what happened to his system?

The fish looks disproportionately small for the tank. Hopefully it grows quickly.

depends on what you want to grow, lettuce is fine as long as you get at least 4-5 five hours of direct light. If it something that need flowering, it's going to be harder

Depends on the size of the system, and where you live. Right now in Australia we are going through yet another drought. The closed loop system I use, allows me to still grow my crops without having to rely on rain water, or be forced to abide by the current water restrictions. In areas where soil quality is poor, or growing seasons are limited, aquaponics is a good alternative.

@@mathewpoole3589 you make some good points for having a system. Where I live water has never been a big issue but out west I can see were it is an issue and might help some people grow their veggies.

@@chevy6299 A suitably sized system could recoup its initial outlay in as little as 2-4 years. This isn't always the case for smaller systems though. There are some fairly decent small scale systems available, that while being incapable of producing relative yields, can cost as much or even less than what it would cost to setup an above ground planter in a titled courtyard. But you are right. If the aim is to grow only a few heads of lettuce a year, than aquaponics will cost far more than its worth.

I have an aquaponics of this scale and I have say (in my case) this statement is true. I have mine for 2 years now and I've used various media, water flow rates, number of fish and water supply methods. Up to this point ive found that hydroton(expanded clay pebbles) works best along with an auto syphon. I am struggling to grow plants by directly placing seeds in the grow bed, i must germinate them first in a sealed wet paper towel or soil and THEN plant them into my growbed. Ive tried various plants as well, Bassil dies almost instantly or it will grow very slowly, parsley seems to do ok and mint literally thrives in it. My uncle, who lives nearby, has a large system with a 1000L fish tank and a growbed area of around 8-10m2 with normal gravel instead of hydroton as the grow media and his system flourishes in almost total shade. So I do believe that bigger system works easier that micro systems and also, all the tips and instructions on large scale aquaponics forums does not seem to completely work with micro system. My plan is start a bigger system with a growbed area of atleast 1m2....

​ Saartjie_69 for how much fish you have, what's your feed rate and the ratio of the feed rate to growing area? IIRC, it's 100g of feed per square meter of growing area. You might not be feeding the right amount to produce the correct amount of ammonia to be processed by the amount of growbed you have in such a small system. Have you tested your ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite levels?

I just threw in one of the fish from our other tank. I think we will be getting a couple little fish for this setup

the best results that i've ever had was by following the Keiths Ponics Site (just google it) without a doubt the most useful info that I've followed

He’s got a 1:1 ratio of media to water volume, and with how porous the clay and rock is, it’s plenty of surface area. Depending on feeding/water changes/source water quality, he could probably support two mollies or similar sized fish.

@@TheRealConMan98 Sure the filtration will work but it is still a small volume of water compared to the fish. Fish keepers would say even a betta would need at minimum 5 gallons of space. That poor fish doesn't get 2 gallons of space.

@@cryptocorner2253 As an actual professional aquarist and water quality lab manager, that’s not true. Fish can thrive in smaller volumes with proper enrichment, life support systems, and maintenance. Is the average person getting a betta at petco going to provide those? Probably not, but if you know what you’re doing, you can maintain a ratio of 1 inch of body length per gallon of water, especially in an aquaponics system. Environmental quality is way more important than space when it comes to quality of life.

height of the pvc pipe within the clay media should be 2 inches below the top. so: height of pipe = total height - 2 inches. why 2 inch? 1 inch for splash guard (dont want a wet floor!) 1 inch for dry media/clay u will dump on top to keep the wet media from getting algae or mouldy or fungus or whatever. hope this helps!

Depends on the species and what decor/scaping you are using. Personally I wouldn't recommend anything below 5 gallons for the fish tank for a system this size, with and addition 10 gallons in total for a sump tank, plus grow bed.

@@mathewpoole3589 looks like a fancy gold fish here, gold fish in general need atleast 10 gallon holding tank + their aquaponics system.

@@BillTheTractorMan Can't say I know much about goldies. Bettas are more my thing. The shape and footprint of the tank matters more than the capacity size. A tall cylinder 10 gallon tank is just as bad as using a tank smaller than 2.5. While a shallow 5 gallon that holds only 6-8 inches of water is a far more suitable sized tank due to its width and depth, not so much its height. So with that said, if he is using a gold fish, depending on its size/age he will need to get a larger tank a some point. Otherwise, he'll be better using the same sized system with tetras or maybe even shrimp or something.

The fish probably died from stress of living in this shoebox

I second that!

For real that fish belongs in a 30 gallon, fuck this guy amirite

Pro tip : watch series at Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.

but in the larger tank the fish could not poo enough to get the level of nutriant the plants need

The grow bed filters the water and "cleans" it for the fish. I would say every 4-6 months I will clean out the grow bed

he did

The items are listed in the description. You would have to put one together and write instructions down from the video. I never wrote out a step by step on this project unfortunately

I would highly recommend not teaching animal cruelty to your classes. Might as well look into hydroponics if you aren't going to give the upmost care to the fish as well. They fish die, the system fails. Goldfish require quite a bit of space and can live for 15+ years if properly cared for. Killing them off slowly like this... It's unnecessary.

@ce collie chosing not to properly research the proper care for a living creature that depends on you... is that person's obvious lack of care for said living creature. It's not melodramatic to be factual.

@@lookgoodfeelgoodmagick4173 The video author said he put a fish from his other (probably larger) tank in this tank as example of how it works. This fish was not a permanent resident of this tank. I saw this as more of a proof of concept than an actual plan on how to make a mini aquaponics system. If a person does the research on what species can happily live in a small tank and how to care for that creature, there isn't anything wrong with this method. Obviously one shouldn't try to keep a goldfish in such a tank, but -pond- bladder snails or ghost shrimp would likely thrive.

What does painting black do?

Becky Pelishek light in the grow bed combined with water will grow algae. It’s not good for the plants and can also kill the fish and mess with your water. Pairing it black will keep the light from entering the area submerged in water.

Correct

Soak them for a few days with something on top to weight them down

Thank You

I wanted to add a bell siphon but you need a sump tank in order to do that otherwise the fish tank would drain to half full while the grow bed was filling and then raise to full when it drained. Not ideal for this size system.

@@SSLFamilyDad I just left a comment of my own advising the same thing. My only concern would be root rot if there are any stagnant pockets of water. Your design isn't too far removed from the concept I use for my terrariums.

They were all glued as well

SSLFamilyDad - In the video, you assembled it with purple primer only.

@@kekistanipatriot1644 He used clear glue! Watch the video CLOSELY!

no he was cooked soon after filming this.

he doesnt want algae. the big fish was only for demonstration purpose. he will put tiny fish in there later.

blind people can't build it anyway, whats the point explaining

Sounds like a fun project pal .👍

Too late! 😂😂😂

You mean people who have basic decency to not torture animals to death? I'm not insulted.

@ce collie No. I meant what I said.

@ce collie by not researching their pets needs before getting it, they are intending to neglect it in one way or another.

sushi is both: fish and stomach abuse

@@gringo77345 Why are you responding to a 1 yr old comment, also sorry if you didn't see my pfp, but my user is named after my pet fish that is in my pfp. ://

relax it's just a youtube video. its not the reality.