How to build a wooden Deep Water Culture Bed for Aquaponics!
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- #aquaponics #deepwaterculture #DIYaquaponics
Deep water culture is one of the main methods of growing plants in aquaponics. Here is how you can build your own wooden deep water culture bed right in your back yard! Different sizes as well..
Materials for a 4x8 Bed:
- 1 Sheet of Plywood (5/8" or 3/4")
- 2 12' 2x4's (for studs, will have 3-4' extra, use these for supports)
- 1 16' 2x4 (for 8' long sides of frame wall)
- 1 8' 2x4 (for 4' long sides of frame wall)
- 1 16' 2x12
- 1 8' 2x12
- 1x2 strips for fastening down liner
- At least 14' of 2x4 for wall supports
- liner - Фільми й анімація
you sir, are a champion
I like how detail and simple he make it look , thank you !
Thank you! This was very helpful.
Thank you for sharing your table build for your deep culture bed . Is a great Step-by-step Illustration
No problem
Thank you for the thorough demonstration!
Thanks for watching
Excellent video. Building a smaller version of this soon.
For the drain, if youtake a small piece of plywood with the hole for the drain cut in it and secure it to the bottom side of the bed with a larger hole cut in the floor of the bed the bulhead will be recessed allowing for more complete drainage.
Thank for showing
Very good instructions
Parabéns pelo conteúdo 👏👏👏🇧🇷
Great job mate!
Awesome.
aquaponic gem
Thank you very much
Good outline man… I like it!
Thanks for watching
Started my aquaponics journey 8 months ago, I've successfully harvest bok choy and spinach with a 10 gallon aquarium with guppies.
This is the content I've been looking for. Subscribed
Awesome, thank you. What else would you like to see?
@@NewAgrarian I'd love a deep dive into mineralization/secondary treatment. Also, recommendations of fertilizers that are fish safe. I just added Kelp Meal to my aquarium (1tbsp) and it nearly killed all my fish :(
Nice video, thanks for taking the time and effort to make the video. Idea: add links to where you get your materials, how much they cost YOU, and last but not least, Make more videos. lol Subbed today when I found you and liked the 3? videos I have watched so far.
Thank you, more videos coming
I am a new follower of your channel Greetings from Sweden
Greetings 🫡
salute
hello sir, do you use geomembrane HDPE tarpaulin for your floating raft system
Hello great video I love your content! I was wondering if there was any chance you could vertically integrate this system and add another one on top with lights for the bottom one? Thank you
You definitely could. I talk about this in my online course
What's the thickness of the liner your using, looks pretty thick. I have been using a Black LDPE pond lining 1000g
Oops I see I'm not the first to ask this question! Thank you for your amazing generous videos You have a new subscriber today!! I'm bridging over from hydroponics to Aquaponics so your videos are educating the hell out of me. What kind of liner is that? Is it just a pond liner? If so How thick is yours and where can I get one?
Pondliner.com
May i know what type of material youve used to that liner?
thank you so much
awesome video. where did u buy the roll liner?
Pondliner.com
Where did you get your liner how thick is it
Can I ask how big fish tank or how many litres of fish tank for this size of bed you have made? Do we fill up water in fish tank first or bed first?
Great video!! What liner material are you using?
Pondliner.com
I would be curious to know what mill liner you used and what it is made out of.
He sure went out of his way not mention it in the video nor describe it in the video description. I guess its an ancient Chinese secret.
Very beneficial video, subbed.
I wanted to get Your advice on this, I got into fish keeping as a hobby and now I want to pursue a career in Agribusiness, what's Your thoughts?
what kind of material did you use plantaion tank ( i mean about polythen material)
For every 8' section, what was your total board length?
Shoutout the guy on the right at 6:22
Great video!! May I know what type of screws are you using? and how many inches should it be?
I think they were 2.5” deck screws
Hi there before I ask my question let me say a BIG THANKS tou for your videos. I am new in aquaponics and your videos as therrow as they are have filed most of the gaps i had on the subject.
What I am strugling with is the subject of the grow bed liner. Figered out it should be something like pond liner but it raises a questions like is it a special food grade or not. Chemical reaktivity on amonia ,nitrites and nitrates or with the suplements for the plant deffiscienses. Also thicknes and durabilyty and shel life. as wel as if you have any experience growing shrimps or crabs on the bottom of the beds as additional cleaners can they damage the liner mechanicly.
Al and al it raises alot of questions.
So can you make a video on the topic or at least point me in the right direction please. There is realy verry litle information on the net about it so please share your cnoledge.
pondliner.com
How many tilapia does it hold?
What do you think about the idea of using marine varnish or some kind of paint to seal these? I worry about holes in pond liner.
I would avoid. Just be careful with liner, never had one pop
@@NewAgrarian I recently checked on toxicity- sources say once dry these finishes are food safe.
epoxy is pretty expensive and you would need a thick coat
Hi, I would like to ask what type of wood you used. Can we use pressure treated wood? How about termite protection? Thanks
You can use pressure treated yes. I just used Douglas fir because it was cheapest. I’ve had some of these boards in use for 5 years, I’ll probably replace them next year. Pressure treated wood could leach into the water but if it’s covered completed I don’t see the risk
@@NewAgrarian thanks for the info
Did you seam the liner or order it to fit? If you ordered it to fit, do you have a specific company you use?
What kind of liner did you use and do you mind sharing a good source to buy it or at leat what kind of stores sell it. Thank you.
Pondliner.com
6:35 where did you buy such a big BulkHead? I look in stores, but everywhere small size, maximum 2".
2” is biggest in this system
what kind a Liner did you use and where did you buy it ?
Pondliner.com
What tipe of a liner are you using for the water beds
EPDM pond liner
New to this kind of farming, having issues with finding the liner 😢
Pondliner.com
Part 2 to built it.
The sides are 2x4... what's that in metric?
Awesome video, Great info but Crikey Mate, for a hard working bloke you sure have nice hands. 5:35. 😂😉
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Where is a good place to get the rafts?
Local hardware store
Where can we find that type of liner? Is that a plastic or rubber liner?
Pondliner.com - rubber
I'm pretty keen on using this design but it would need to be elevated at least 3 foot as my sump isn't buried.
What’s the sump look like? You could use DWC beds as sump
@@NewAgrarian its a cut down IBC, prob about 800ltrs so it wouldnt be big enough.
Hi. How do u auto control ph and ec?
I test it weekly
DO YOU CHANGE THE WATER OUT COMPLETELY AFTER EACH HARVEST ?
No
Deep water frame
Where do you buy your liner from?
Pond liner.com
How are you plumbing the table
Check out my system overview video
How much air is pummped in. what do u yuse to trasport the air what kind of air pump. How small are your hotels and how far apart ar holes how far are your air feader lines apart. ? Sorry to meny questions
Air Pump: ua-cam.com/video/SbB8uDZ_R-Y/v-deo.html
Transported by 3/4” pvc to 3/8” tubes
Lines are probably 3’ apartish
@@NewAgrarian thank you sir. That lnk was healpfull. Thanks again
Why did you attach two 2x4s for the frame instead of just getting a 4x4?
Probably money and because he had tons of 4×2
where you buy liner link please
Pondliner.com
May I ask, are styrofoam rafts safe for DWC?
Sure just be prepared for little pieces to get in the water
Having used liners extensively for ~8 years, I can't recommend them.
Fiberglass is WAY more repairable and user friendly. If your liner rips (and it WILL rip), that's it, it's done. You can try to patch it, but because of the biological activity in your system, the patch is VERY unlikely to hold.
Fiberglass can simply be repaired. It's much easier and lasts MUCH longer.
6:20 what kind of insert? What is it called?
Pond liner
Got any other alternative for Styrofoam panels? Due to my local environmental policies they are sort of banned..
For raft beds?
@@NewAgrarian yes for floating rafts
Whats the biggest bed u can make?
Skies the limit. Pressure on the side walls doesn’t really increase with width, just height. Just need adequate support under the bed and you can go pretty big
@@NewAgrarian thanks..
How much does it cost ?
Materials have gone up even more.. would have to check your hardware store
Hey is there a way to make contact with you?
Email ebb.and.grow.ag@gmail.com
Can i have the link for the styrofoam raft pls
I got it from local hardware store
@@NewAgrarian wow they have it for agriculture projects? i didnt know that since Ive been to couple hardware stores like home depot, lowes, ace hardware and I couldnt find it
your channel is cool btw, subscribed
It would be helpful if you tell us the suppliers that sell liners. I would guess these would be commercial roof suppliers, but who are they?
How about a spray on solution like these; Krylon K02758007 Fusion All-In-One Spray Paint,
Performix 11203 Plasti Dip Black Multi-Purpose Rubber Coating Aerosol,
Drylok 27512 Latex Water Proofer
Pondliner.com
Why would you use all that lumber to rise it from ground when you could just use your concrete floor and only build walls?
Business did not allow us to alter the ground
Drainage
I can see some pipe running inside the deep culture bed please talk small about that
Now do PVC board
Liners are too expensive
this is painful to watch. do you not know what 16 on center means? mean, on center, not on the left, or the right. on center. if you were building a house, you already failed inspection. also, a little tip, mark the 16 on center marks on boards from both sides at the same time. this make it uniform on both sides. mess up on measurement on one, it automatically transfers to the other. luckily you did it to all of them, so they all are the same distance. but i am certain you came into a lot of problems with construction on this but didnt show it.
Zero problems
Luckily he’s building a fucking Dwc bed. Calm down Karen
That's fine the problem is how he joined the frame that is not how you do it but hey not everyone knows how to frame if it works it works I guess, also that's probably $1000 worth of pvc liner there are cheaper and easier ways to do that