Month: June 2020

Cleaning Radial Flow Settler / Radial Flow Filter | Aquaponics System Maintenance
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Cleaning Radial Flow Settler / Radial Flow Filter | Aquaponics System Maintenance

G’Day folks. Here’s a look at the procedure I follow to clean out the solids that have been collected in the radial flow settler every week & how I top up the water in the system. Hope you enjoy the…

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Aquaponic System Maintenance & Running Tips
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Aquaponic System Maintenance & Running Tips

G’Day Folks. Have had a number of folks wanting to know what is involved maintenance wise when running an aquaponics system so thought I’d give you a basic run through what I do & the time it takes. Hope you…

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Aquaponics System | Trial Biofilter and System Update
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Aquaponics System | Trial Biofilter and System Update

G’Day Folks. I rebuilt the biofilter that lives in the sump tank of our aquaponics system last week so here’s a bit of a look at how it was made & how I think it’s performing so far. Have also…

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Aquaponics Farm | A Scaled Back Commercial Aquaponics System
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Aquaponics Farm | A Scaled Back Commercial Aquaponics System

G’Day Folks. Took a trip out to a mate’s scaled back commercial aquaponics farm to help him clean out a grow bed through the week. Allan was kind enough to let me do a quick clip looking at different aspects…

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Evening Harvest & Wicking Garden Tour
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Evening Harvest & Wicking Garden Tour

G’Day Folks. Here’s a look at the first broccoli harvest for the season along with a few other goodies picked from the Wicking Bed veggie patch. Included a bit of a look at how the new beds out the back…

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Aquaponics System | Nitrite Spike - A Design Flaw & How to Fix It 👍🐟
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Aquaponics System | Nitrite Spike – A Design Flaw & How to Fix It 👍🐟

G’Day folks. I noticed a steady rise in the nitrite in the aquaponics system over the past week. I’ve included an explanation on what caused it & how to rectify it so you folks don’t have the same issue with…

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