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Old 02-03-15, 04:24 PM   #21
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The extension office provided me with these links.
IBCofAquaponics
This link is to a PDF book.
http://ibcofaquaponics.com/files/IBCofAquaponics.pdf


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Here is another link to a free book this one looks really good I can’t wait to read it.

Appendix 8 has a step by step guide to constructing a small scale aquaponic system with material list.
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. Small-scale aquaponic food production. Integrated fish and plant farming





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I always run media bed type systems. If a pump goes out or for some reason flow is lost, the nft and dwc systems tend to kill your plants. The media is cheap insurance against short term failures. It really blows to come home from work to find your plants wilted and dying.
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Ok we are making plans for our Aquaponics system.

Clemson Aquaponics in SC is about an hour away from me and I contacted them and they are going to let me come by and see their system and answer my questions.

https://www.facebook.com/ClemsonAquaponics

There is also a private system that has over 12 IBC‘s and more in a greenhouse they are going to show it to us. They also sell fish so we should be doing business soon.

https://www.facebook.com/2FishAquaponics
After the walk through hopefully this Friday we will decide on our system size.

This is exciting.

I will start a build post once we decide.

I would like to make a greenhouse probably a hooped one that I can build myself.
We can use some of the extra power we are making for this new project.
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A hooped greenhouse is so cost effective.
I love these guys’ kits and bender you use chain link top rail for the hoops. They sent me plans for a 12' green house.

GREENHOUSE Fitting Kits - Colorado Metal Worx

They say this covering holds very well. They have some installed for 7-8 years still going strong in CO.

http://www.growerssolution.com/mm5/m...GS&Screen=SRCH
Code: G4Y6MGF

But this keeps catching my eye. Passive Solar Greenhouse
Passive Solar Greenhouse | Bradford Research Center

More info a PDF on it.
http://aes.missouri.edu/swcenter/res...greenhouse.pdf

I wonder how it would do in SC climate?

We go Friday to look at the two greenhouses and their active Aquaponics systems.

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I built a hoop-style greenhouse around 15 years ago. 10 x 12 concrete slab, cinder blocks 3 courses high, 2 by whatever fit over top of the cinder blocks, yellawood. Cap board secured with j-hooks set into mortar between blocks every 4 ft or so. I made the hoops out of 1" common pvc pipe and secured them with conduit clamps to the cap board. I framed in a glass storm door on one end and a window and a fan opening on the other. I used 2 of the form boards for pouring the slab for the ridge beam. Total cost was under 400 bucks including the fan and plastic film.

The frame still stands today. The pro-grade stuff lasts me about 5 years (in KY) before it starts getting weak. My dad bought some cheapo greenhouse film from lows or home despot last time, and it's nothing like the pro-grade stuff. 2 years tops. Thing is, it costs the same or more as the good stuff. Availability was the key factor for him, he didn't want to wait for a package to be delivered.

If your climate is like mine, you want to consider some shade cloth or white poly if you plan on growing in the summer. With only clear poly, my greenhouse will hit 120 or more degrees on a sunny summer day without some shady covering, even with the exhaust vent running constantly. It has stagnated over 150 at times while not in use.
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Very nice greenhouse frame and affordable , I think they would be great frames for a plywood cabin or carport / shop as well as excellent for greenhouses.

that 20x20 frame would be a good start for your project , fish one side veggies the other

The frames will last 50 years
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Yes I will probably need shade cloth. I will also need to roll up the sides like this in the summer.



I agree 20 x 20 would work good a 12 x 24 might be cheaper and work well.

I am looking a building my own grow beds with Dura-Skrim Liner. One of the places I am going Friday did this in 2013 so I will see if they still like it. They made their own fish tank and sump with it.

Dura-Skrim Liner - 6' x 25'
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I looked into the Dura-Skrim Liner and watched a video on it , they were using the white for the grow beds.
Which i thought was a bad idea.

Plants roots do not like sunlight ,so black would be better for the plant tanks and the white would work better for the open fish tanks to help keep the water cooler.

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edit to add : White might cause excessive algae which may not mix with the fish that well.
Probably black is commonly used for that reason.
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I always use black or blue for my containers. The only exception is media beds, which only need to be opaque.

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