Solved some problems and stuff is growing

20 Sep 2019deep water culture, dwc, growing stuffaquaponics, fish, grow beds, plant problemsMike Rensel Leave a comment

After completing the build out and grow beds, we’ve beens spending a few weeks learning the ins and outs of raising fish and diagnosing different symptoms with our plants.

Aquaponics System Complete

25 Aug 2019deep water culture, dwc, greenhouse components, Uncategorizedaquaponics, grow beds, plumbing, waste processingMike Rensel Leave a comment

We’ve wrapped up the things that we were working on mentioned in the last walkthrough video. This means the waste treatment components are complete, our cabinets are installed, and we’re all set up to start seeds. While all this work was being done, we’ve been cycling the system with tilapia fingerlings and our nitrate levels are starting to rise.

Aquaponics Plumbing

25 Jul 2019deep water culture, Dome construction, dwc, greenhouse componentsaquaponics, greenhouse, grow beds, plumbingMike Rensel Leave a comment

It’s been a few more weeks since my last update and I’ve been super busy learning some plumbing and figuring out the best configuration for all the water treatment steps. We’ve got the water flowing and I’m super stoked to go over the details. This was a lot of fun to figure out.