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I live in Baltimore and I love going to the Smithsonian myself. I never get tired of the place. Thank you for the video. I am really seriously thinking of doing this myself. I ended up keeping my daughter's goldfish (since she is now a military wife). And I still want to consider using the 2 I have to help grow some food inside. I have garden fever already and it's too cold here.
Oh man, what an awesome setup. I'd love to do something like this, but unfortunately, I live in an apartment with no porch/patio and we're not allowed to keep things that would mess up the lawn. Although even if I could I'd still be out of luck since they spray pesticides all over the place and I doubt the neighbourhood kids could resist throwing a piece of pizza or something in the water to feed the fish! Someday and until then I'll just have to live vicariously through videos like this so thanks for sharing!
hi guys, the greatest results that ive ever had was by following the Keiths Ponics Site (i found it on google) definately the most incredible info that I have ever followed.
Very cool Zenzo👍 A very professional job! I think I might do a similar setup and replace my planter fountain after seeing this. Awesome video as always!
nice little setup you did there. FYI your going to get algae growth on your media because your dropping the water on top of the media instead of just under the surface. Algae on top of your media is bad for your aquaponics because it will eat your nutrients and oxygen before it can get to your plants. A bell siphon is not always needed. Stuff like lettuce is fine being submersed, but stuff like tomatoes prefer an ebb N flow setup with the bell siphon. You can run both at the same time, just run your submersion bed before your ebb N flow bed.
I live in a townhouse and have been dying to make one of these, so I got a tent and am planning on making one with an old 75 gallon tank, should I use a heater in the tank to regulate the temp in the tent and water or just let it run?
Hey Zenzo your mini pond looks nice. I just started my own first minipond about a month ago. It was my construction project with my grandpa, great to learn from him. I am planning on breeding my swordtails out there this summer. Being from holland i just have to wait for the water to heat up a bit more. I was just happy to set it up a bit early for it to cycle and establish a little more before getting fish in it. i used 50% aquarium water en 50% '''fresh'' tapwater. If you are curious i can set you a e-mail with some pictures of what i'm doing. I started following your channel after the lifestream of Cory you did a few weeks back. You clearly have a lot of knowledge and experience. That is what i like about your channel. I would like to advise you to cut your ''intro'' a bit shorter. it is a 12 minute video and the first 3 minutes are updates on your life and not on the real subject. Maybe it's me personally but it makes the video a bit to long. Otherwise keep up the good work informing people about our nice hobby! im sorry if my english is nog perfect, its only my second language.
Oh yes.. I love the new shirt!! It's awesome!! Very sharp logo too!! Zenzo.. I love the pond it's so beautiful!! I love the herb garden idea too.. fabulous!! Now I want to make one!! It's so cool. Well done!! =D ♥♥
Usually it’s two reasons. Cost and algae. The cost of having a viewing panel or having a full glass or acrylic tank outside is significant, as most of them are large systems. Secondly, because of amount of sunlight that they receive, the glass would basically always be green and brown, covered in algae.
Your build is cool. I am wondering how the system on rainy days recently on sf bay area. Perhaps need a way to divert the overflowing water from rain. And so far, are the fish ok with the water mixed with rain water ?
Hi.. you mentioned about not using a bell pipe which is exactly the alternative I'm looking for. could you explain how did you arrange the rock layer so that it does not sit at the bottom of the pot and not clogging the outlet pipe?
I would love to make this! Such a nice DIY for aquaponics. The only problem with me is I couldn't decide to make the water continously flows or using bell siphon. I guess it depends on the plant? I want to grow Tomatoes. What you reckon?
I have a homemade setup on my tank but noticed that the gravel is starting to grow a white fuzzy type mold so I shut it down because I don’t want to chance it messing my fish water up, do you happen to know what might be going on? I can’t seem to find videos on TH-cam about this topic
Hi! Cool video and very nice setup! I'm wondering if you have issues with water temperature? Thinking that the black plastic will absorb a lot of solar heat
Yo the streets are talking ... there saying that chuck Norris trained you to be a killing machine in the marines ....lol .. I’m just playing fish brotha... love your channel .. very helpful keep doin what you doin..
There is a pump down below that pumps water up to the bed. I distribute the water with a spray bar. Water flows through the substrate and drains back into the tub through the hole/spout lower in the bed.
Tazawa Tanks I had my growbed in a similar form as yours and it started to form an anarobic slime on the bottom of my growbed, it was at about three years, but it killed everything.
by the way, is it okay for the plants with water not going to dry? I mean your system have continuous flow of water unlike with the others that have bell siphon
It depends on the plants and how high the water level goes. In my system, the water only fills about half of the bed, so the rhizome stays dry. Also, in many bell siphon systems, they fill to the top pretty quickly, so the entire root structure will get wet anyway.
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Just build another one. I'd love to see how you build and hopefully I can copy it.
Thanks G
Thank you so much for this idea. You should sell these. Might need more oxygen for the plant but I saw you put some thought into that I hope it works.
I like the build good ideas!
I live in Baltimore and I love going to the Smithsonian myself. I never get tired of the place. Thank you for the video. I am really seriously thinking of doing this myself. I ended up keeping my daughter's goldfish (since she is now a military wife). And I still want to consider using the 2 I have to help grow some food inside. I have garden fever already and it's too cold here.
Nice set up
Oh man, what an awesome setup. I'd love to do something like this, but unfortunately, I live in an apartment with no porch/patio and we're not allowed to keep things that would mess up the lawn. Although even if I could I'd still be out of luck since they spray pesticides all over the place and I doubt the neighbourhood kids could resist throwing a piece of pizza or something in the water to feed the fish! Someday and until then I'll just have to live vicariously through videos like this so thanks for sharing!
Best looking aquaponics I have seen!!
Very cool pond 👍🏻 really cool diy idea
Good video. Good ideas. The footage of the build would make it a great video.
Could you have used that roll on coating for ponds, to waterproof it? That looks like something you could market! Nice work!
Great idea with the wooded pound! God Bless u! :)
hi guys, the greatest results that ive ever had was by following the Keiths Ponics Site (i found it on google) definately the most incredible info that I have ever followed.
Great project. Hope you'll do a follow-up. Looks like strawberry and some lettuce. Cool !
Very cool Zenzo👍 A very professional job! I think I might do a similar setup and replace my planter fountain after seeing this. Awesome video as always!
Nick K Thanks Nick! Yes, you definitely should make one! I'd love to see pics or a video if you do it.
Great Video! Thank you so much
Dude I didn’t know Hines Ward had a TH-cam channel !!! 😉
Lol!!!!
nice little setup you did there. FYI your going to get algae growth on your media because your dropping the water on top of the media instead of just under the surface. Algae on top of your media is bad for your aquaponics because it will eat your nutrients and oxygen before it can get to your plants. A bell siphon is not always needed. Stuff like lettuce is fine being submersed, but stuff like tomatoes prefer an ebb N flow setup with the bell siphon. You can run both at the same time, just run your submersion bed before your ebb N flow bed.
Found you through Aquarium Co-op and hauled a$$ over here for the Aquaponics
I live in a townhouse and have been dying to make one of these, so I got a tent and am planning on making one with an old 75 gallon tank, should I use a heater in the tank to regulate the temp in the tent and water or just let it run?
Hey Zenzo your mini pond looks nice.
I just started my own first minipond about a month ago.
It was my construction project with my grandpa, great to learn from him.
I am planning on breeding my swordtails out there this summer.
Being from holland i just have to wait for the water to heat up a bit more.
I was just happy to set it up a bit early for it to cycle and establish a little more before getting fish in it.
i used 50% aquarium water en 50% '''fresh'' tapwater.
If you are curious i can set you a e-mail with some pictures of what i'm doing.
I started following your channel after the lifestream of Cory you did a few weeks back. You clearly have a lot of knowledge and experience. That is what i like about your channel.
I would like to advise you to cut your ''intro'' a bit shorter. it is a 12 minute video and the first 3 minutes are updates on your life and not on the real subject. Maybe it's me personally but it makes the video a bit to long.
Otherwise keep up the good work informing people about our nice hobby!
im sorry if my english is nog perfect, its only my second language.
Oh yes.. I love the new shirt!! It's awesome!! Very sharp logo too!! Zenzo.. I love the pond it's so beautiful!! I love the herb garden idea too.. fabulous!! Now I want to make one!! It's so cool. Well done!! =D ♥♥
DebTim A CANADIAN Girl thanks Deb!!!! Yes, you should make one!
Looks like a nice setup!
Bradford Aquatics Thanks for the support.
I need someone's help please, I have a 6x2x2 ft tank. What are the chances of it bursting or just randomly crack? Does it happen?
you can raise some tilapia in that tub
Very nice pond, hopefully one day I can make one as well: )
Thanks Veronica. It was pretty easy...you should totally have one!
I want to do this with our 110 gallon stock pond!
Is there any reason people always use fish tanks you can't see into? Might as well show them off right?
Usually it’s two reasons. Cost and algae. The cost of having a viewing panel or having a full glass or acrylic tank outside is significant, as most of them are large systems. Secondly, because of amount of sunlight that they receive, the glass would basically always be green and brown, covered in algae.
Your build is cool. I am wondering how the system on rainy days recently on sf bay area. Perhaps need a way to divert the overflowing water from rain. And so far, are the fish ok with the water mixed with rain water ?
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Looks great
I like it! If i were you I would use a bigger grow bed or more of them as you have the water volume for it
Hi.. you mentioned about not using a bell pipe which is exactly the alternative I'm looking for. could you explain how did you arrange the rock layer so that it does not sit at the bottom of the pot and not clogging the outlet pipe?
I used a base of lava rock and made a DIY strainer by drilling holes into a plastic container and putting the PVC outlet tube inside of it.
man thats a cool setup
Great idea bro.............. its called Hydroton balls or expanded clay pellets
Great video and great setup.
Was there a drain added to the base of the fish tank? Or would the water pump be used to drain the tank if needed?
Good idea.
I would love to make this! Such a nice DIY for aquaponics. The only problem with me is I couldn't decide to make the water continously flows or using bell siphon. I guess it depends on the plant? I want to grow Tomatoes. What you reckon?
I grew tomatoes this year. It worked well.
@@TazawaTanks thank you! I will try this! :)
What kind of soil/rocks did you use in your aquaponics
I have a homemade setup on my tank but noticed that the gravel is starting to grow a white fuzzy type mold so I shut it down because I don’t want to chance it messing my fish water up, do you happen to know what might be going on? I can’t seem to find videos on TH-cam about this topic
Beautiful
Hi! Cool video and very nice setup! I'm wondering if you have issues with water temperature? Thinking that the black plastic will absorb a lot of solar heat
No issues in San Francisco. It’s cool here.
Awesome job Zenzo as always.
Joe Munoz Thanks Joe!
I like this, much nicer looking than those simple tubs.
Excellent video man but is the pond leaking??
Thanks, and no leaks!
Yo the streets are talking ... there saying that chuck Norris trained you to be a killing machine in the marines ....lol .. I’m just playing fish brotha... love your channel .. very helpful keep doin what you doin..
Fish Gangster LOL!!!
How thick is the plastic sheeting and is it more than one layer?
Just one layer. I don't remember the thickness. Pond liner purchased at Lowes if I recall.
I'm strait Goin to make this now I have a pacu my friend gave me I need a bigger tank and this pond is legit
Did you add any type of substrate in there like gravel or sand or is it just bare bottom?
Bare bottom.
You should raffle off those misprints, lol much more rare than the normal ones.
LOL!!!
your system looks very pro.
Aquaponic machine Thanks!!!
Talk to us about the system mechanics.
There is a pump down below that pumps water up to the bed. I distribute the water with a spray bar. Water flows through the substrate and drains back into the tub through the hole/spout lower in the bed.
Can i grow weed out of this with the fish, will they get high?
Where can I get a round tub like that and what is it use for?
I bought this at Lowes in the gardening section.
You might be able to get them cheaper at livestock supply store
What will you do with the solid waste from the fish?
It breaks down and gets cycled through the filter media in the plant bed.
Tazawa Tanks I had my growbed in a similar form as yours and it started to form an anarobic slime on the bottom of my growbed, it was at about three years, but it killed everything.
It’s been almost a year that I’ve had my bed. I have rinsed some of the top substrate. I’ll keep an eye on it. Thanks!
Is that a....tank top? (Haha, I'm sorry I'll leave now)
no need to bill siphon?
A bell siphon would be ideal, but this system has been running smoothly for a year and a half like this.
@@TazawaTanks
thank you
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Im getting into this too... i live in sf too LOL
+benjamin kahae Awesome!
ABS FISH
Hey bro, do you have Filipino blood line?
No.
I have had people guess that before though!
by the way, is it okay for the plants with water not going to dry? I mean your system have continuous flow of water unlike with the others that have bell siphon
It depends on the plants and how high the water level goes. In my system, the water only fills about half of the bed, so the rhizome stays dry. Also, in many bell siphon systems, they fill to the top pretty quickly, so the entire root structure will get wet anyway.
do you sell your muties fry
Only locally in the San Francisco area. I don't ship fish.
Nice setup but I always cringe when I see gold fish in these systems. Dirty fish with parasites
I treat all of my fish for parasites when I first purchase them.
No they're not wtf
God...I thought I talked a lot...Get to the point!