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Thanks Mariam. I have 3 or 4 serial haters that pop on & thumb the clips down within an hour of them being posted. Not sure what I've done to them but such is. 😁 Cheers & have a top one.
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Rob Bob's Backyard Farm & Aquaponics thanks Rob for all your handy tips,love your videos you explain things so well👍 l will be setting up my aquaponic system soon ,cheers.
Thanks for a concise and very understandable presentation, Rob. I've never considered aquaponics to be doable for my ranchette for a number of reasons, but now I'm re-thinking it. Have a top one!
Thanks Jeanette. I'm working on getting some more information onto the website & will then start looking at holding some small workshops to help folks build their own backyard systems. 👍🙂 I might stumble across a few more of your comments yet. I'm playing catch up at the moment & have 711 of the 1560 or so email notifications I started with yesterday morning to go. Cheers.
Hey Rob we bought an aero garden for fresh herbs and love how fast and tasty they are. Went into a hydroponics store the other day here in colorado and chatted with them a little bit about setting up a small aquaponics system. Watched a few people on UA-cam that have set up their own systems DIY and your channel is by far our favorite. We built a small barrel system like the one you built and we are in the process of getting the media and pump we need to run it. Just wanted to drop a line and say thank you for the videos and the information you give out.
Glad i could help you out some Iaith. There are a few links to DIY systems in the clip description that may help you out if you're looking to build a small system for yourself. Cheers & happy growing. 🌱🌱
Wow, the concept sounds simple... but the set up seemed a lot more complex than I thought. I like that yours are at waist height so it limits the amount of bending that a person would need to do. I think I'm happier watching your system rather than having a go at this myself :-) Cheers Adam
Is really very simple Allotment Grow How. A bit of fishy knowledge is required but the rest is basic plumbing & plant raising skills. Cheers & happy growing.
This is incredible information, this is what i should have been tought at school, not sports. You are extreamly well spoken rob and i thoroughly appreciate it. I am very excited to start an aquaponics system of my own. I live in rural South Australia and would like to use a Yabby based system. This is Day 2 of my research so i may come along some yet, But anyone who could leave links or referneces here i would appreciate. Heres to a viable sustainable future for australia 👍🏻🍻
Am glad the videos have helped some mate. 😁👍 I have seen some smaller systems run with yabbies but they don't produce as much waste as fish for the volume of water used. The reason is that they generally require more space per animal than a fish. You might find some helpful info over on the "Backyard Aquaponics" forum. Hope you find the info you need & happy growing.
Pretty good explanation! I’ve been looking at a hydroponics system because we are so tree covered where I am that we don’t get much sunlight and would require a large footprint for soil based gardening. I like the idea of limiting our water usage!
I've seen people in the US use scoria (red lava rock). It's pretty light and has a lot of surface area, it's just pretty big, so you have bigger gaps between the pieces.
Thanks to my teacher Mr. Bob, I am a follower of you. And as per your guidance, I have set up 5 barrel cut in half, flood and drain system. I had no problem setting up the system except the siphon system. And even now, I have a little problem with the siphon, but hope to fix it soon. How important is a funnel on the standpipe in siphoning? Can we flood and drain once in every 3-4 min?
It helps to allow a lot of water into the standpipe which helps to initiate the siphon. If you can add one I would. How is the system running for you now?
@@RobsAquaponics, Thanks to God. It is working perfectly. I increased the flow rate and installed funnel made from bottles. Mr. Bob, do you recommend a mineralization tank with tea compost in aquaponics?
I think it has a place but don't think they are always necessary. I like to use the waste from ours to feed up other veggie & fruit plants around the garden.
There's no time like the present. 😉👍 You might get a few pointers from the clips in this playlist, ua-cam.com/play/PLBcWprMIwYYj8zCdbSzPJOR3HRXpxuBwf.html Hope the build goes well for you Jessica.
Thank you for all the information you provided. I have been binge watching your videos. I am really interested in aquaponics and I have your approach to thank. I've always love traditional gardening but the way you demonstrate really looks rewarding and fascinating. I will continue to watch and look forward to any more wisdom you may wish to impart my was. God bless you and your family. Keep those videos coming.
Hey Bernard & sorry for taking so long to get back to you. Lava rock is used by a lot of folks here in Australia. Most folks call it scoria though for whatever reason. Hope the systems doing well mate.
Rob, Greetings from the states! I am hoping you can aid me in developing a system of modified aquaponics that can be installed into a relatively small backyard koi pond feature. So grow bed would actually be more like a large decorative planter 18" to about 3' or so. It would not be the main source of produce but it could supplement the family. Also koi would not be probably harvested. It would also not be the main form of biological filtration for the pond but could help supplement it as fish either enlarge or reproduce beyond the ponds capacity. Have enjoyed your videos and it has given a lot of insight into the size of systems I'd like to develop and look forward to hearing from you. There are many follow CAC, certified aquascape contractors, in Australia and I believe our group can gain a lot of knowledge from your input. Thanks.
Hi Robert. It definitively makes sense to use some of that waste to grow some plants for the table or at lest a few ornamentals to spruce up the yard. Would be interested to see what you've come up with so far. Cheers.
A fine explanation on aquaponics, Rob. Have recommended your site to a couple of my friends that became interested in it, after seeing my 55 gallon set up and wicking barrels. Almost had to chain them up, because they wanted them that much. By the way, is that flamethrower for the aphids or the plants, Rob?
😀 For the aphids Harry. I had a cigarette lighter sized one in mind as I said it. Might be something to work on but think I'll have to develop a heat resistant onion green to take the heat. 🤔 I do hope the clips & posts help them out some mate. Hope to have a few more aquaponic pages added to the website. I have one I'm working on that will go with this clip & hope to have it posted later tonight. Cheers Harry & happy growing. 🌱🌱
Very good info. I've been watching your channel for a long time now about 2 years and have seen most of the parts gathered to do a system very similar to yours. I'm think about putting mine in a green house so you can go year round. I live in Ohio. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds like you've got a decent size system in mind Bill. 👍 Wouldn't mind a proper sealed off insect proof house here to keep some of the buds at bay. Hope the planing & build goes smoothly mate. Cheers.
So my wife an I scored a 40 acre farm in Louisiana. Any tips on starting an aquaponics farm? We plan on starting small and hybrid ( conventional dirt farming and aquaponics.)
Nice one Phillip. I don't have any experience myself as I haven't run a commercial operation. I'd suggest you get the advice from someone that just doesn't teach but also has experience with commercial farming. Ryan Chatterson is a very approachable chap that not only builds aquaponics farms but also runs his own. This is his farm page to give you some idea on what he grows, www.chattersonfarms.com/ & this is system design & sales site, www.aquaponicengineeringdesign.com/ Hope that helps you out some.
hey Rob. i want to put 520 dutch buckets for tomatoes. can you please tell me how big my water reservoir should be? how many fishes should i put in it and of what age?
No I can't sorry as there's just not enough information there. Sounds like you want to create a commercial system so would suggest you seek out someone who has run a farm that can help you. Hope you do well mate.
Hi Rob. I have recently discovered your site after seeing some news regarding aquaponics. I have an IBC and constructed siphon but I have to say I am getting overwhelmed with the entire project. I want a system to get organic produce and fish, easily and sustainably but I am starting to wonder just how much effort it all really is? Once it’s up and running, how much effort is required? When you factor in all the feeding and pest control and removing all the muck and getting the water chemistry right and the fertilizer and the minerals. It sort of seems like a full time job and I already have a full time job and small children which is another full time job. I don’t have time to be anything but a weekend farmer. I had thought this was something that runs itself more or less…. Could you make a video about your daily chores? Can you go on holiday?
Hi JD. I have coved the time it takes to run a system in a few videos & will see if I can find some links for you. BRB.......... Here you go, ua-cam.com/video/UD6LLNDVdv0/v-deo.html That's last weeks video & I roughly run through the time it takes to look after the system after the fish feed section. 👍 Hope that helps some JD. Sorry it took so long to get to your comment.
Do some research on the mans channel befor you start buging a busy man. 2 children are a part of life not an excuse to say your busy. Most of us have full time jobs. My advice to someone with excuses is to just pay one of us that has full time jobs with kids to grow and do the work for you. Since your so busy with a full time job with children be an adult go to the store buy the food
Hi rob this clip have great info for people starting out with aquaponcis I have seen a lot of your clips and keep up the good work and time you put in so people can learn and grow ...🙏✌👌
so your only two inputs are fish food and water? about how much is consumed? is this more efficient than hydroponics? what about normal plants in soil farming?
The main reason I would recommend aquaponics is for the production of fish in the backyard setting as it's a great way to process the waste water so it doesn't have to be dumped regularly. You will need to add some extra elements for most veggie plants as the nutrition from the fish feed (once assimilated by the fish then the excess excreted as waste) may not have the full spectrum of required elements depending on what you want to grow. Anyone that claims you can grow any plant with just fish food isn't worth listening to I think. 😉😁 I get folks telling me they can grow much better food in the soil all the time but none have told me how they get the fish to grow well in Vege beds... 🤔🤔😅🤣 Hope that helps some Nick. Cheers.
If you ever make your way to Canada id more then happy to have you come look at the aquaponics that im in the process of building! Shoot me a few pointers on how i can improve it! i know its a different climate, but theres always something new to learn!
That might just happen one day. We would both like to visit North & South America one day & know that Canada is definitely on Bianca's list.👍 Cheers & have a top one.
Rob Bob's Backyard Farm & Aquaponics i hope you are able to achieve that. Id glady help that happen if it does! Keep up the great videos! Im curious, what software did you use for your animations? It added a great touch!
Hay Rob, I build my own aquaponics system following your design in one of your videos. I would like to sent you a video of the system and ask som guidances on some problems I face . Thanks for all the knowledge you share, you really inspired me to start aquaponics
Hi Armand. Sorry I didn't see this earlier. Have been very busy since Covid shut down a lot of countries. Can you post a clip & share the link with me? It can be uinlisted if you don't want others to see. 👍 Cheers.
Rob Bob - Love your channel, first off. Was wondering about the fish in your system - how many do you have in the system at once? How often do you harvest fish, and how many do you generally take at once? Thanks!
Hi Jay. At the moment I think there's about 20 silver perch in the system. We're not huge fish eaters here so they are mainly there to power the plant side of things. When I do harvest I like to take 5 or more out so we have some for the freezer or to share with guests. I have done a few larger fish harvests in the past & have a few clips on them in this playlist if you're interested. ua-cam.com/play/PLBcWprMIwYYg1sda_9MD6gICvdacO3XDQ.html Cheers & have a top one.
is there any way to do it without clayball or rocks... can we do it in hydroponic nft or dft way? using pipe, make hole in it, and put netpot on each hole and grow plants from there...? i have been checking some videos, and i havent found one video that combine hydroponic and aquaponic using pipe... i wonder, is it impossible to do it?
Hi there. Many commercial farms will only use the raft/DWC method & a few will use towers or NFT tubes as well. You just need to make sure that the solids are filtered out of the water or they collect on the roots of the plants causing health issues. Hope that helps Cheers
I know a few folks on facbook pages grow tilapia there . If you can get Jade perch I'd go with them & I also know that barramundi are grown there too. Sorry for taking a while to get back to you.
So can anyone answer my question here regarding the hydroponic system I want to set up? I have a 90g tank with a fluval fx4 canister filter. I’m wondering if I need an external pump, if I can use my filter as the pump or if I should remove the filter all together? The filter will convert ammonia to nitrates with the bio media and I’m not sure if that will take away from the nutrients available to plants
Sorry I missed this drew. I would just use the media in the grow bed as the biofilter mate. Makes things a lot cheaper. A small solids filter before the bed will prevent it from clogging uup with solids too quickly. Hope that helps & You build went smoothly. Sorry again for taking so long to get back to you.
Thank you for sharing your experience, there is a lot of informations in the video. I have a question.... Is there a perfect combination between fish species and the plants in the system? I try a system with tilapia and defrent vegetables, I see that the tomato gave the best reselt. Thank you.
Not really mate. Plants like greens will generally do a lot better than fruiting ones when you first start as they don't need as many nutrients as most fruiting varieties. Hope that helps some.
Terimakasih pk..atas ilmunya.. saya ingin bisa hidro ponik tapi di indonesia kurang lengkap alat untuk hidropik.. gimanah caranya dengan alat sederhana bisa engga pk untuk hidroponik di tempat saya.. da saya ingin tahu dari cara pembibitan kemudian penanamanya
Saya menemukan beberapa halaman di Facebook yang dapat membantu Anda. Semoga Anda menemukan bantuan lokal. facebook.com/aquaponicsid/?ref=br_rs facebook.com/Indonesian-Aquaponic-Lovers-109833052414593/?ref=br_rs (Google translate) I found a few pages on Facebook that may help you out. Hope you find some local help.
I have a clip on iron testing & how I add it if it helps. ua-cam.com/video/Kcls73bI5fg/v-deo.html The calcium gets added in as the buffer (calcium hydroxide) I use to keep the pH balanced & potassium goes in with a kelp powder that has 60+ nutrients in it according to the supplier. Hope that helps.
Depends on the variety. Non of our native fish will breed without assistance. If you're in an area where you can use tilapia you should be able to breed them with little effort. Cheers.
2 questions - 1. Is there an issue with mosquitos or do the fish generally take care of that? 2. Instead of electric or battery operated pumps could you use a gravity method?
Hi there. Mosquitoes really aren't an issue as they don't like moving water + the fish would make very quick work of them. 😉 For small systems like these you really need to run a pump. I have seen some folks with large ponds that have fish in them float rafts on their surface to grow a few plants but the water would be as nutrient dense as a aquaponic system such as ours. Cheers.
I'd been mostly holding back as the info out there hadn't been cohesive enough. Your vids have pretty-much joined all the dots for me. BTW, have you tried yabbies as a fish crop? I'm in the UK, and am looking at crayfish for my system once it's built.
Am glad the clips have helped you out some Niall. 👍 We did have a few small ones in the sump tank when we first started the system. They either escaped from the sump or were consumed by the large gold fish we had in there at the time. I have seen a lot of folks in Australia that grow them out in their systems successfully though. Cheers mate & have fun with the build.
Hello Rob, what a great video describing aquaponics, thanks for posting. My IBC chop and flip system Is almost there, but it has stalled due my trepidation in building a bell siphon (I'm not a great handyman). I had a look at your Bits Out the Back Store but I could not find an off the shelf item for sale. Would you be willing and able to sell me one? :) I'm in Cairns so postage is not a major issue.
Sorry I missed this Peter. Did you end up getting a bell siphon? I'm not really set up to make them at the moment but Aqua Gardening sell them if that's any help. aquagardening.com.au/aquaponics-shop/aquaponic-plumbing-irrigation/bell-siphons/? That's an affiliate link BTW just to keep things above board. 👍😉 Sorry again for missing the post mate. Cheers.
Hi Rob thank you for the bell siphon link, and all the great updates I enjoy them very much. My aquaponics system hit a dead end during the Big Wet in Cairns recently, but now things are drying up I'll get back into it. Would you recommend a rain cover for the system, given the big rains we get up here?
Think it would be a good idea to cover the system to help keep the water chemistry level. Haven' use solar myself but have seen that the 24v pumps are a bit more reliable than the 12v if that helps at all. 👍
NFT only requires a film of water to come in contact with the roots roots so it's probably best you just eyeball it in a smaller system mate. You'll see some folks flood the channel &call that NFT but in truth it's more a version of deep water culture (DWC) in pipes. Hope that helps some.
I would love to set up an aquaponics system here in Germany, but i’m not really sure how to get the fish through winter because i don’t think that i’ll be able to grow a lot of plants in that time.. have you got any advice for that?
Hi Simon. There's a channel called Berlin Aquaponics that might have a few ideas for you fish & equipment wise. Will link it below for you to suss out. I know a few folks use goldfish, koi & glass carp to power their systems in Europe. Hope you get to have a crack at your own system. Cheers & happy growing. 🌱🐟 ua-cam.com/users/BerlinAquaponicsvideos
Probably not a good idea to have normal potatoes in the beds as they may rot from what I've seen. I have seen folks grow them in pouches that sit in the beds so the very base gets moist if that helps. Root crops I have grown & do well in there are ginger, turmeric, carrots, beetroot & water chestnuts. Sweet potatoes did OK but grew larger tubers in the soil where the vise escaped the grow beds. Best of both worlds I suppose with nutrient rich aquaponic water & healthy soil. Hope that helps some Rob. 👍👍 Sorry for taking so long to get back to you too.
6:39 --This might seem like a stupid question; but what about wild carp? I'm from Australia also, and am aware that the Rivers here are full of carp, so much so that they are becoming a major pest - having to be culled. They seem a lot like Catfish, in the fact that they're pretty "hardy" when it comes to water cleanliness, and also diet (they'll eat anything). Why not just catch a few carp and use them in aquaponics?? ....Or maybe it's a little more complicated than that? haha I love your Video's too by the way!
I have heard of folks in other states using the carp in their systems. Wild carp, tilapia & Koi are illegal to keep here in QLD but goldies are OK. 👍 Cheers mate.
That could be due to a number of issues & is very hard to diagnose with no further information. Might be best to see if there's a local aquaponics group online that might be able to hep you out. Hope you can get to the bottom of the issue.
Not really as you need the waste from the fish to feed the plants. Hydroponics might be a better way for you to go so you can learn abut growing plants first. 👍 Happy growing no matter what method you choose Nikko. 🌱🌱
I had an aquaponics system with red claw crayfish/yabbies and it worked very well. I think Pacu fish would be good for aquaponics as they get huge and eat green matter like crazy water pigs. They also look like piranha LOL!
@@RobsAquaponics Cheers, I think lobster sized yabbies would be good sediment feeders too if allowed. Butter fried yabbie tail must be high in protein LOL!
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Seriously who disliked this well presented useful information presented by a likeable polite speaking guy.
Thanks Mariam.
I have 3 or 4 serial haters that pop on & thumb the clips down within an hour of them being posted. Not sure what I've done to them but such is. 😁
Cheers & have a top one.
Literally 0.03 % of viewers
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@@RobsAquaponics A prominent linux/cyber security youtuber Mental Outlaw probably accidentally featured your video in their vim tutorial playlist XD ua-cam.com/play/PL3cu45aM3C2DJVGfCjSBB1yD9YkC7q27-.html
@@RobsAquaponicshe is talking about the channel Mental Outlaw. He put your video accidentally into one of his vim (IT related) playlist on UA-cam.
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Rob Bob's Backyard Farm & Aquaponics thanks Rob for all your handy tips,love your videos you explain things so well👍 l will be setting up my aquaponic system soon ,cheers.
Nice one Mark. Hope the build goes smoothly for you. 👍
Cheers.
Great info Rob been wanting to start a new system I will definitely pay it forward Mate!!
Nice one Stephen. 👍
Have fun with the build & happy growing mate.
Do you do tours of your place or even hands on courses?
I live in the Redlands and would love to meet you in person.
finally found a great aquaponic channel that I can follow and study.!!!
Happy to be able to help OAI. 👍😁
Cheers & happy growing.
Thank you Rob, I am starting this hobby after building an inexpensive greenhouse, I appreciate this information.
Cheers again mate. 🍻🍻
will this help me get better at working with Vim?
I'm not sure what Vim is sorry.
Started reading comments randomly ....
And boom ....wow... such a friendly channel and the comment section😀😀😊
Thanks mate. Takes a while (as you can see 😉) for me to respond to everyone but I try my best.👍
Cheers & have a top one.
Came here from Mental Outlaw's VIM playlist
Same, I am/was so confused as to why this is here
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I've accidently posted some of my metal vids my own playlists at time so can understand the stuff up.
Cheers & have a top one.
It's very interesting. I grew garlic in water but I didn't know that I had to put nutrients. Great video
Glad it was helpful Nery. Hope you're doing well. 😁
Thanks for a concise and very understandable presentation, Rob. I've never considered aquaponics to be doable for my ranchette for a number of reasons, but now I'm re-thinking it. Have a top one!
Thanks Jeanette. I'm working on getting some more information onto the website & will then start looking at holding some small workshops to help folks build their own backyard systems. 👍🙂
I might stumble across a few more of your comments yet. I'm playing catch up at the moment & have 711 of the 1560 or so email notifications I started with yesterday morning to go.
Cheers.
Wonderful! thank you. I will explore building one in my backyard
Hope the build went well for you Anya. 👍👍
Hey Rob we bought an aero garden for fresh herbs and love how fast and tasty they are. Went into a hydroponics store the other day here in colorado and chatted with them a little bit about setting up a small aquaponics system. Watched a few people on UA-cam that have set up their own systems DIY and your channel is by far our favorite. We built a small barrel system like the one you built and we are in the process of getting the media and pump we need to run it. Just wanted to drop a line and say thank you for the videos and the information you give out.
Hi Zane. Is great to hear you're having go at your own system & am glad the clips are helping you out with a few ideas.
Cheers & happy Growing. 🐟🌱
I would love to have an acuaponic system, i am still learning about it!
Thank you!!!
That's great to hear Mono. 👍 Don't forget to check out my beginners playlist.
ua-cam.com/play/PLBcWprMIwYYj8zCdbSzPJOR3HRXpxuBwf.html
Happy growing.
gday rob.you have made some great clips over the years and this one is in the top 5 very well done ..
Thanks Brett & I appreciate the help & support you've shown over that time as well mate.
Hope all's well with you & yours.
Cheers buddy.
this is laith from Iraq
Thank you for this information , its very useful
Glad i could help you out some Iaith. There are a few links to DIY systems in the clip description that may help you out if you're looking to build a small system for yourself.
Cheers & happy growing. 🌱🌱
I love your show . You explained so well and more details . Thank you for sharing this mate ..
Am glad the video helped PO. 😁
Cheers & have a fantastic one.
Great info! I am going to try and set up a small system this next spring.
Nice one Jayson.
Hope it grows well for you mate. 👍
Thanks Rob for all of your inspiration!!
Thanks folks. 🙂
Hope the clips give you some useful ideas to use.
Cheers & happy growing.
Great video. I've been kicking around the idea of setting up an aquaponics system at my house, but just haven't done it yet. Thanks!
Nice one KD.
Have you started the build yet?
Cheers & happy growing. 🌱🌱
Unfortunately, no, I haven't. I need to do a bit more research on tilapia species for my area, etc.
Wow, the concept sounds simple... but the set up seemed a lot more complex than I thought. I like that yours are at waist height so it limits the amount of bending that a person would need to do. I think I'm happier watching your system rather than having a go at this myself :-) Cheers Adam
Is really very simple Allotment Grow How. A bit of fishy knowledge is required but the rest is basic plumbing & plant raising skills.
Cheers & happy growing.
I really appreciate you Rob. Coming from Hydroponics, this information is like gold to me!
No problem Tad. 👍
Hope the videos jive you a few useful ideas to play with as well.
Cheers mate.
So glad I found this channel!
Welcome aboard EtM. 👍
@@RobsAquaponics Thank You.
Wow! Great animations and explanations!!
Glad you like them Michel & hope the videos give you a few ideas to play with.
Happy growing mate. 🌱🌱👍
Wonderful I am very interested in doing Aquaponics
Nice one Farrokh. Hope the build goes smoothly for you.
Thanks for all the great information!
Cheers Dustin. 👍
This is incredible information, this is what i should have been tought at school, not sports.
You are extreamly well spoken rob and i thoroughly appreciate it. I am very excited to start an aquaponics system of my own.
I live in rural South Australia and would like to use a Yabby based system.
This is Day 2 of my research so i may come along some yet, But anyone who could leave links or referneces here i would appreciate.
Heres to a viable sustainable future for australia 👍🏻🍻
Am glad the videos have helped some mate. 😁👍 I have seen some smaller systems run with yabbies but they don't produce as much waste as fish for the volume of water used. The reason is that they generally require more space per animal than a fish. You might find some helpful info over on the "Backyard Aquaponics" forum.
Hope you find the info you need & happy growing.
Wow you are such full of knowledge. With such a soothing voice i wouldn't be surprised if you're a professor narrating at uni or something
🤔 Not quite but you never know. Might do some formal training one day.
Cheers & have a great one.
Pretty good explanation! I’ve been looking at a hydroponics system because we are so tree covered where I am that we don’t get much sunlight and would require a large footprint for soil based gardening. I like the idea of limiting our water usage!
Aquaponics certainly uses a lot less water I've found Matt.
Cheers & happy growing.
I've seen people in the US use scoria (red lava rock). It's pretty light and has a lot of surface area, it's just pretty big, so you have bigger gaps between the pieces.
I know a few folks that use it down south. 👍
Cheers.
Nice explaination 👍
Thanks Aman.👍
Cheers & have a top one.
Thanks to my teacher Mr. Bob, I am a follower of you. And as per your guidance, I have set up 5 barrel cut in half, flood and drain system. I had no problem setting up the system except the siphon system. And even now, I have a little problem with the siphon, but hope to fix it soon. How important is a funnel on the standpipe in siphoning? Can we flood and drain once in every 3-4 min?
It helps to allow a lot of water into the standpipe which helps to initiate the siphon. If you can add one I would.
How is the system running for you now?
@@RobsAquaponics, Thanks to God. It is working perfectly. I increased the flow rate and installed funnel made from bottles. Mr. Bob, do you recommend a mineralization tank with tea compost in aquaponics?
I think it has a place but don't think they are always necessary. I like to use the waste from ours to feed up other veggie & fruit plants around the garden.
Great informative video
Glad it was helpful UA.
Have a top one.
@@RobsAquaponics
I got help from this video to complete my college project report on Aquaponics...Thank You once again Sir :)
Good stuff! thank you for the info.
Glad it was helpful SS.
have a top one.
I think I'm going to give this aquaponics job a try!
Hope it grows well for your mate.
Cheers.
I've always wanted to build some aquaponics in my garden
There's no time like the present. 😉👍
You might get a few pointers from the clips in this playlist,
ua-cam.com/play/PLBcWprMIwYYj8zCdbSzPJOR3HRXpxuBwf.html
Hope the build goes well for you Jessica.
Thanks for sharing
Hope it helped some.
Cheers.
Thank you for all the information you provided. I have been binge watching your videos. I am really interested in aquaponics and I have your approach to thank. I've always love traditional gardening but the way you demonstrate really looks rewarding and fascinating. I will continue to watch and look forward to any more wisdom you may wish to impart my was. God bless you and your family. Keep those videos coming.
Hi Jeff & thanks mate.
Not sure I would ever give up soil gardening but I certainly do enjoy growing with fish.
All the best to you & yours.
Magnificent 🍀🌸🍀🌸
Thank you mate.
Have a top one.
Wow I learned so much from you. This was awesome thank you.
Glad I could help.
Cheers.
感谢您的分享，我正在尝试做一个桌面的鱼菜共生系统
我很高興該視頻對您有所幫助。
希望構建順利。
為健康喝彩 👍
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I'm glad the video helped you.
Hope the build goes well.
Cheers.
G'day....greetings from Costa Rica.....as a medium option for the grow beds, would red lava rock be a viable option?
Hey Bernard & sorry for taking so long to get back to you. Lava rock is used by a lot of folks here in Australia. Most folks call it scoria though for whatever reason.
Hope the systems doing well mate.
good show Rob
Thanks Mr Greg. 👍
Cheers mate.
Rob,
Greetings from the states! I am hoping you can aid me in developing a system of modified aquaponics that can be installed into a relatively small backyard koi pond feature. So grow bed would actually be more like a large decorative planter 18" to about 3' or so. It would not be the main source of produce but it could supplement the family. Also koi would not be probably harvested. It would also not be the main form of biological filtration for the pond but could help supplement it as fish either enlarge or reproduce beyond the ponds capacity. Have enjoyed your videos and it has given a lot of insight into the size of systems I'd like to develop and look forward to hearing from you. There are many follow CAC, certified aquascape contractors, in Australia and I believe our group can gain a lot of knowledge from your input. Thanks.
Hi Robert. It definitively makes sense to use some of that waste to grow some plants for the table or at lest a few ornamentals to spruce up the yard.
Would be interested to see what you've come up with so far.
Cheers.
thats for the vido rob. that was a good one that help out a lot 👍👍
Thanks Michael.
Cheers mate & have a great one. 👍🙂
A fine explanation on aquaponics, Rob. Have recommended your site to a couple of my friends that became interested in it, after seeing my 55 gallon set up and wicking barrels. Almost had to chain them up, because they wanted them that much. By the way, is that flamethrower for the aphids or the plants, Rob?
😀 For the aphids Harry. I had a cigarette lighter sized one in mind as I said it.
Might be something to work on but think I'll have to develop a heat resistant onion green to take the heat. 🤔
I do hope the clips & posts help them out some mate. Hope to have a few more aquaponic pages added to the website. I have one I'm working on that will go with this clip & hope to have it posted later tonight.
Cheers Harry & happy growing. 🌱🌱
Thanks, Bob! Great stuff! Glad I found your channel!
Hope the clips continue to give you some helpful ideas WNCG. 👍
Happy growing.
Very good info. I've been watching your channel for a long time now about 2 years and have seen most of the parts gathered to do a system very similar to yours. I'm think about putting mine in a green house so you can go year round. I live in Ohio. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds like you've got a decent size system in mind Bill. 👍 Wouldn't mind a proper sealed off insect proof house here to keep some of the buds at bay.
Hope the planing & build goes smoothly mate.
Cheers.
So my wife an I scored a 40 acre farm in Louisiana. Any tips on starting an aquaponics farm? We plan on starting small and hybrid ( conventional dirt farming and aquaponics.)
Nice one Phillip.
I don't have any experience myself as I haven't run a commercial operation. I'd suggest you get the advice from someone that just doesn't teach but also has experience with commercial farming.
Ryan Chatterson is a very approachable chap that not only builds aquaponics farms but also runs his own.
This is his farm page to give you some idea on what he grows,
www.chattersonfarms.com/
& this is system design & sales site,
www.aquaponicengineeringdesign.com/
Hope that helps you out some.
hey Rob.
i want to put 520 dutch buckets for tomatoes. can you please tell me how big my water reservoir should be? how many fishes should i put in it and of what age?
No I can't sorry as there's just not enough information there. Sounds like you want to create a commercial system so would suggest you seek out someone who has run a farm that can help you.
Hope you do well mate.
Hey Rob, how do you feel about a large underground aquaponics system using grow lights?
Have seen a few indoor set ups & they look to grow well as long as the right light is provided. 👍
Hi Rob. I have recently discovered your site after seeing some news regarding aquaponics. I have an IBC and constructed siphon but I have to say I am getting overwhelmed with the entire project. I want a system to get organic produce and fish, easily and sustainably but I am starting to wonder just how much effort it all really is? Once it’s up and running, how much effort is required? When you factor in all the feeding and pest control and removing all the muck and getting the water chemistry right and the fertilizer and the minerals. It sort of seems like a full time job and I already have a full time job and small children which is another full time job. I don’t have time to be anything but a weekend farmer. I had thought this was something that runs itself more or less…. Could you make a video about your daily chores? Can you go on holiday?
Hi JD. I have coved the time it takes to run a system in a few videos & will see if I can find some links for you.
BRB..........
Here you go, ua-cam.com/video/UD6LLNDVdv0/v-deo.html
That's last weeks video & I roughly run through the time it takes to look after the system after the fish feed section. 👍
Hope that helps some JD.
Sorry it took so long to get to your comment.
Do some research on the mans channel befor you start buging a busy man. 2 children are a part of life not an excuse to say your busy. Most of us have full time jobs. My advice to someone with excuses is to just pay one of us that has full time jobs with kids to grow and do the work for you. Since your so busy with a full time job with children be an adult go to the store buy the food
could you use floating lights at night to attract bugs to the water for feed ?
I know folks that have lights over their tanks. Not something I've tried with the Jade Perch I run. 👍
Hi rob this clip have great info for people starting out with aquaponcis I have seen a lot of your clips and keep up the good work and time you put in so people can learn and grow ...🙏✌👌
Hi Kim & thanks. I'm, planing to do a series on aquaponics so thought I'd start from the beginning with this clip.
Cheers & happy growing. 🌱🌱
thank you for your time and videos!! you've helped me out so much!!!
Glad the clips have helped you out some Nick. 👍
Cheers & happy growing. 🌱🐟
Thanks for the informative and interesting videos Rob! Keep up the good work.
Thanks Nicholas.
Have a top one mate. 👍
is the water supply kept on always or only during day time
I like to run it 24/7 so the water is being constantly being filtered.
Cheers.
so your only two inputs are fish food and water? about how much is consumed? is this more efficient than hydroponics? what about normal plants in soil farming?
The main reason I would recommend aquaponics is for the production of fish in the backyard setting as it's a great way to process the waste water so it doesn't have to be dumped regularly.
You will need to add some extra elements for most veggie plants as the nutrition from the fish feed (once assimilated by the fish then the excess excreted as waste) may not have the full spectrum of required elements depending on what you want to grow.
Anyone that claims you can grow any plant with just fish food isn't worth listening to I think. 😉😁
I get folks telling me they can grow much better food in the soil all the time but none have told me how they get the fish to grow well in Vege beds... 🤔🤔😅🤣
Hope that helps some Nick.
Cheers.
good day to you Rob !! awesome video today buddy
Cheers Folks.
hey i did't think of it till now,do you want some chickens. i have 3 silkys and 4 standard chooks i need to get rid of as i need to move?
No sorry David. We still need to do a bit of work before we can set up the chook house here.
Thank you very much for the offer though. 👍
If you ever make your way to Canada id more then happy to have you come look at the aquaponics that im in the process of building! Shoot me a few pointers on how i can improve it! i know its a different climate, but theres always something new to learn!
That might just happen one day. We would both like to visit North & South America one day & know that Canada is definitely on Bianca's list.👍
Cheers & have a top one.
Rob Bob's Backyard Farm & Aquaponics i hope you are able to achieve that. Id glady help that happen if it does! Keep up the great videos! Im curious, what software did you use for your animations? It added a great touch!
I did it the old fashion way bit creating many images & adding the to the editor 😉😞
Rob Bob's Backyard Farm & Aquaponics it still did the trick quite well!
Cheers mate.
Rob, What do you feed Tilapia fish?
We can't grow tilapia here so have no direct experience with them sorry. I know folks in different countries will use a purchased feed pellet.
@@RobsAquaponics Thanks for the reply. Let me check with others
Hay Rob, I build my own aquaponics system following your design in one of your videos. I would like to sent you a video of the system and ask som guidances on some problems I face . Thanks for all the knowledge you share, you really inspired me to start aquaponics
Hi Armand. Sorry I didn't see this earlier. Have been very busy since Covid shut down a lot of countries.
Can you post a clip & share the link with me? It can be uinlisted if you don't want others to see. 👍
Cheers.
Rob Bob - Love your channel, first off. Was wondering about the fish in your system - how many do you have in the system at once? How often do you harvest fish, and how many do you generally take at once? Thanks!
ua-cam.com/video/MeYtUfBKwNo/v-deo.html
Hi Jay. At the moment I think there's about 20 silver perch in the system. We're not huge fish eaters here so they are mainly there to power the plant side of things. When I do harvest I like to take 5 or more out so we have some for the freezer or to share with guests.
I have done a few larger fish harvests in the past & have a few clips on them in this playlist if you're interested.
ua-cam.com/play/PLBcWprMIwYYg1sda_9MD6gICvdacO3XDQ.html
Cheers & have a top one.
is there any way to do it without clayball or rocks... can we do it in hydroponic nft or dft way? using pipe, make hole in it, and put netpot on each hole and grow plants from there...?
i have been checking some videos, and i havent found one video that combine hydroponic and aquaponic using pipe... i wonder, is it impossible to do it?
Hi there. Many commercial farms will only use the raft/DWC method & a few will use towers or NFT tubes as well. You just need to make sure that the solids are filtered out of the water or they collect on the roots of the plants causing health issues.
Hope that helps
Cheers
Thanks great little video 😁
Cheers Andy. 👍🙂
Rob Bob's Backyard Farm & Aquaponics
Keep up the great work
Hi Rob, d o you think it will work with farmed crocodiles? Dr Susan
Hi, Thanks for the awesome videos , may i ask what type of fish is best to use?
Thanks Maher. That depends on climate & local laws in some cases. Whereabouts are you located? Cheers
Rob Bob's Backyard Farm & Aquaponics, Thanks so much for your reply, I'm located in Malaysia.
I know a few folks on facbook pages grow tilapia there . If you can get Jade perch I'd go with them & I also know that barramundi are grown there too.
Sorry for taking a while to get back to you.
Great info Rob, enjoy the info. Trying to set up an aquaponic system off of a Natural pond as the water source.
How did the build go for you Chris?
Cheers. 👍
Thank you for the great video Bob.
No problem Issa. 👍
Cheers & have a top one,
Rob
So can anyone answer my question here regarding the hydroponic system I want to set up? I have a 90g tank with a fluval fx4 canister filter. I’m wondering if I need an external pump, if I can use my filter as the pump or if I should remove the filter all together? The filter will convert ammonia to nitrates with the bio media and I’m not sure if that will take away from the nutrients available to plants
Sorry I missed this drew.
I would just use the media in the grow bed as the biofilter mate. Makes things a lot cheaper. A small solids filter before the bed will prevent it from clogging uup with solids too quickly.
Hope that helps & You build went smoothly.
Sorry again for taking so long to get back to you.
Thank you for sharing your experience, there is a lot of informations in the video. I have a question.... Is there a perfect combination between fish species and the plants in the system?
I try a system with tilapia and defrent vegetables, I see that the tomato gave the best reselt.
Thank you.
Not really mate. Plants like greens will generally do a lot better than fruiting ones when you first start as they don't need as many nutrients as most fruiting varieties.
Hope that helps some.
Tremendous. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed the clips. 👍
Great info well done
No problem Jim.
Cheers & have a top one.
Good work
Thanks Moe. 👍
Terimakasih pk..atas ilmunya.. saya ingin bisa hidro ponik tapi di indonesia kurang lengkap alat untuk hidropik.. gimanah caranya dengan alat sederhana bisa engga pk untuk hidroponik di tempat saya.. da saya ingin tahu dari cara pembibitan kemudian penanamanya
Saya menemukan beberapa halaman di Facebook yang dapat membantu Anda.
Semoga Anda menemukan bantuan lokal.
facebook.com/aquaponicsid/?ref=br_rs
facebook.com/Indonesian-Aquaponic-Lovers-109833052414593/?ref=br_rs
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I found a few pages on Facebook that may help you out.
Hope you find some local help.
Great explanation mate.
Thanks Dave.
Cheers mate.
Do you use aquaponics to grow your beard?
😄 Not yet but could try to add some fish water to it to see what happens..
Is there any food required to give those fish or plant feeding those fish?
I feed our fish a commercial fish food as it has all the nutrients they require.
Cheers.
Hi, do you need to add any extra nutrients (iron, micro nutrients, macro nutrients,...) to your plants? Thanks.
I have a clip on iron testing & how I add it if it helps.
ua-cam.com/video/Kcls73bI5fg/v-deo.html
The calcium gets added in as the buffer (calcium hydroxide) I use to keep the pH balanced & potassium goes in with a kelp powder that has 60+ nutrients in it according to the supplier.
Hope that helps.
If you can get a 2 IBC, plus a grow bed one already built (owner is moving) for 150 dollars, is that a good deal? Seems pretty cheap to me
Sounds like a great price if the media, working pump & plumbing is included. 👍
Happy growing.
Can the fish breed while in the system, or do you need a completely different tank for breeding?
Depends on the variety. Non of our native fish will breed without assistance. If you're in an area where you can use tilapia you should be able to breed them with little effort.
Cheers.
Saya dari indonesia mengucapkan banyak terimakasih atas ilmunya
Saya senang Anda menikmati videonya. 😁👍
Veryusefull thank you
Glad it helped
good.. what are the food you are giving to fish
I'm using Ridleys native fish feed. www.primo.net.au/shop/Ridley-AquaFeed/native-range
Cheers.
Great video! I am now tempted to try it myself!
Hope it goes well for you if you do have a crack at it RatGirl.
Cheers.
Thank you for the video, very informative! Just had a question: I've heard that natural clay kitty litter is a cheaper possibility. Is this true?
I'm not sure about it sorry. I know the material my father uses for his cat clumps & goes a bit soft.
2 questions - 1. Is there an issue with mosquitos or do the fish generally take care of that?
2. Instead of electric or battery operated pumps could you use a gravity method?
Hi there. Mosquitoes really aren't an issue as they don't like moving water + the fish would make very quick work of them. 😉
For small systems like these you really need to run a pump. I have seen some folks with large ponds that have fish in them float rafts on their surface to grow a few plants but the water would be as nutrient dense as a aquaponic system such as ours.
Cheers.
Do you flush at the end like hydro?
There's no need to as the nutrients are taken up by the plants. These system use very little water at all.
Cheers.
I'd been mostly holding back as the info out there hadn't been cohesive enough. Your vids have pretty-much joined all the dots for me. BTW, have you tried yabbies as a fish crop? I'm in the UK, and am looking at crayfish for my system once it's built.
Am glad the clips have helped you out some Niall. 👍
We did have a few small ones in the sump tank when we first started the system. They either escaped from the sump or were consumed by the large gold fish we had in there at the time.
I have seen a lot of folks in Australia that grow them out in their systems successfully though.
Cheers mate & have fun with the build.
Hello Rob, what a great video describing aquaponics, thanks for posting.
My IBC chop and flip system Is almost there, but it has stalled due my trepidation in building a bell siphon (I'm not a great handyman). I had a look at your Bits Out the Back Store but I could not find an off the shelf item for sale. Would you be willing and able to sell me one? :)
I'm in Cairns so postage is not a major issue.
Sorry I missed this Peter. Did you end up getting a bell siphon? I'm not really set up to make them at the moment but Aqua Gardening sell them if that's any help.
aquagardening.com.au/aquaponics-shop/aquaponic-plumbing-irrigation/bell-siphons/?
That's an affiliate link BTW just to keep things above board. 👍😉
Sorry again for missing the post mate.
Cheers.
Hi Rob thank you for the bell siphon link, and all the great updates I enjoy them very much. My aquaponics system hit a dead end during the Big Wet in Cairns recently, but now things are drying up I'll get back into it. Would you recommend a rain cover for the system, given the big rains we get up here?
What about solar powered aqua pumps? :)
Think it would be a good idea to cover the system to help keep the water chemistry level.
Haven' use solar myself but have seen that the 24v pumps are a bit more reliable than the 12v if that helps at all.
👍
Thanks Rob I'll check it out. :)
Hi I'm new to aquaponics, What is the amount of water flow of an nft 4 m long of 4 rows
Thank you.
NFT only requires a film of water to come in contact with the roots roots so it's probably best you just eyeball it in a smaller system mate.
You'll see some folks flood the channel &call that NFT but in truth it's more a version of deep water culture (DWC) in pipes.
Hope that helps some.
I would love to set up an aquaponics system here in Germany, but i’m not really sure how to get the fish through winter because i don’t think that i’ll be able to grow a lot of plants in that time.. have you got any advice for that?
Hi Simon. There's a channel called Berlin Aquaponics that might have a few ideas for you fish & equipment wise. Will link it below for you to suss out.
I know a few folks use goldfish, koi & glass carp to power their systems in Europe.
Hope you get to have a crack at your own system.
Cheers & happy growing. 🌱🐟
ua-cam.com/users/BerlinAquaponicsvideos
Bug zapper with slide tray to feed naturally nice vids
Have seen folks use the bug zappers over their systems. Might do the same when we get a weather proof cover over ours.
Cheers Nathan.
Is it possible to grow root crops like potato using aquaponics?
Probably not a good idea to have normal potatoes in the beds as they may rot from what I've seen. I have seen folks grow them in pouches that sit in the beds so the very base gets moist if that helps.
Root crops I have grown & do well in there are ginger, turmeric, carrots, beetroot & water chestnuts. Sweet potatoes did OK but grew larger tubers in the soil where the vise escaped the grow beds. Best of both worlds I suppose with nutrient rich aquaponic water & healthy soil.
Hope that helps some Rob. 👍👍
Sorry for taking so long to get back to you too.
@@RobsAquaponics thank you🙂
6:39 --This might seem like a stupid question; but what about wild carp? I'm from Australia also, and am aware that the Rivers here are full of carp, so much so that they are becoming a major pest - having to be culled.
They seem a lot like Catfish, in the fact that they're pretty "hardy" when it comes to water cleanliness, and also diet (they'll eat anything). Why not just catch a few carp and use them in aquaponics??
....Or maybe it's a little more complicated than that? haha
I love your Video's too by the way!
I have heard of folks in other states using the carp in their systems. Wild carp, tilapia & Koi are illegal to keep here in QLD but goldies are OK. 👍
Cheers mate.
thnks four your suggestions and explain but i have problem when i put tank water fish after few day fish died
...what
That could be due to a number of issues & is very hard to diagnose with no further information. Might be best to see if there's a local aquaponics group online that might be able to hep you out.
Hope you can get to the bottom of the issue.
is there replacement for the fish system? for starters only
Not really as you need the waste from the fish to feed the plants.
Hydroponics might be a better way for you to go so you can learn abut growing plants first. 👍
Happy growing no matter what method you choose Nikko. 🌱🌱
@@RobsAquaponics Thanks Rob, nice informative videos
I had an aquaponics system with red claw crayfish/yabbies and it worked very well. I think Pacu fish would be good for aquaponics as they get huge and eat green matter like crazy water pigs. They also look like piranha LOL!
They do look very cool. Might be a bit of an issue trying to get them past the Gov here in Australia though..... 😉
Cheers & happy growing.
@@RobsAquaponics Cheers, I think lobster sized yabbies would be good sediment feeders too if allowed. Butter fried yabbie tail must be high in protein LOL!