I really like the no electricity idea. I am not against electricity, but the more I can save and still produce what I want the better. Good basic video that will help people in all walks of life, regardless of the geopolitical beliefs. Thanks for sharing.
This has just changed my life. I've been learning about aquaponics for several years but didn't think I'd be able to get started anytime soon because all of the systems I've seen are just a little too complicated for my liking.... Never knew it could be this simple. Now I'm going to figure out how to set this up on my balcony... Or even my room... I imagine the smell isn't too bad since the plants are cleaning a lot of the stuff out of the fish water.... And I've got plenty of mint to plant in it.... 1 main plant and 5 new clones... I'm going to make this happen. :D
+Melody Joy - That's great! The main thing with this is to keep watering it as often as you can because that's the only filter it will have ... As for the smell, it's much like being near a clean lake. Quite nice if that's a scent you enjoy! :-) Best of luck, let me know how it works out for you!
JT Bear Thanks! I usually water the plants I have a few times a day anyway, so that's not a problem. I'm excited to get started... Just have to get the supplies together.... I don't drink coffee, so no folger's growing cans for me. :)
JT Bear About 90% of the plants I have growing right now are in plastic cups and yogurt containers, so I'm not too worried about it. :D I'm more worried about finding something big enough to put the fish in... Plastic containers are surprisingly expensive here in Honduras....
+amandaphilo1991 - My pleasure, it's a decent starting point but bigger & better gardens will eventually need power supplied to them. Best of luck with your gardening!
Just one line, thank you very much for explaining the basic machinery in such a simple way. It looks stupid but it is infact the eye opener for those who want learn it. Once again Thank you Sir.
@@davidschmidt270 sadly it had finally cracked all the way to the bottom and after some 30+ years in the family I figured it's time had come. At least I'll always have this ol' video to remember it by! :-
I am working on making my system, from small humble beginnings! I don't drink coffee, but I just snagged me four blue barrels for free! I have a 50gallon black literal tub looking pond and all I will need to basically due the same to start simple will be to get the medium or do floats and aquire to start just some simple goldfish! You just became my hero tho because I knew in my head it could be a simple or complicated thing! I am all for simple, and you just proved it to me!!! And yes, although my family barely had any Tupperware, I recognize the pitcher...lol!!! Truth be told that stuff was pretty awesome, hard as heck to tear up and lifetime warranty, until Tupperware parties went outta style!!! Lol! Now they have pampered chef and candle and other like parties to sell products like it never happened before!!! Excellent video dude!!!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching! These garden systems can be super easy or super complicated so build what you can and I'm betting it'll work out for you. As long as you can keep the fish happy then you should get some decent garden results! Happy building & gardening!
Really really amazing video explaining aquaponics in simple terms. I have watched so many of these videos and nobody explained me as simple as you JT. Thanks for the video.
Yeah sure, I am in the process. Seedlings are growing once they are grown enough, will put them into the gravel media. May I know what media are you using? I am planning to use the pebbles I find close to river bed. Will that work?
Jaydeep Wagh You just want to make sure there's no limestone or any pebbles that will really raise your pH. In these I was using a combo of pink granite (the landscaping rock already on the property) and some clay beads. I do recommend the clay if you're somewhere that doesn't freeze. pH neutral and lots of room for the needed bacteria to grow! Best of luck with it!
Drill the hole for airline tubbing one size smaller then the tube and you won’t have to seal around it. Dip the side you want to thread through the hole into hot water to soften it a little and you can stick it right in and it self seals.
I would love to see your scaled-up version. I want to do something similar here in Mexico. Too many US aquaponic systems, appropriate for an advanced-tech. country, require components not easily available, or sufficiently reliable, in "developing" regions. The brilliance of simplicity!
Brooks Anderson I love simple, I see the same issue here on TH-cam. So many gardens that look amazing but cost enough to feed the town for a week. That's part of how I ended up trying most of these random ideas to begin with, I wanted to give it a try but couldn't afford most of what people where using. I'll see what I can do to get my ideas up here but I don't really have the space in the yard for that at the moment so it will most likely be white board doodles. Have you seen the video where they made the rope pump for their aquaponic garden? I think they are down your way, wish I could remember the name of the channel but it was an awesome no power style build ... Ah ha! Got a link for ya! I love the internet ... here ya go, check this set up out! th-cam.com/video/3Kbj9Bd-JDY/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for your quick reply. I wrote down the link and will follow up on it. White board doodles are fine. Just make them simple and easy to read so we the simpleminded can write them down (Obviously, we can pause the video.). Your idas may help feed people in a country prone to severe droughts. I'm adding my grain of sand by helping people here, for free, to find, and conserve, water. Your ideas are ideal for this environment. !Gracias! ("retired" geologist)
Brooks Anderson If we all do just a little, it adds up to a lot of love going round the world. Best of luck, I'll try to get that posted this week for you!
I checked out the rope pump - a good idea too. You might make the title of your next similar to the originial like #2 or swomething so that it can be easily found. !Otra vez - mil gracias!
This was like an enlightenment to me! I am an artist and only few days ago for first time ever in my life got hooked up on aquaponics. Your video made my day! Now I know what I can mess with this summer. Really thanks, bro.
Yeah its fun. But I may need to start over. To many leaks. I am trying it with raspberries though. So its big and I was thinking they need earth also. Not just the roots in the air.
Have you ever thought about the rope pump? I think it would be awesome and since I am not a puzzle girl lol, I could sure use the help on making such a devise:) I think you could benefit from creating one of these also, so it wouldn't be just for me you understand lol.
Evone Kent Lol, I have thought about a rope pump for a larger version of an no power garden and may even build one if we get a place with more space. I also thought about an old fashioned cistern style hand pump, those things have some pretty serious water moving power!
Oh wow man, you just put some rubber/silicone sealant around the hole for the hose, and this allows you to insert and remove the hose. That is awesome. I never thought about doing it that way, I always thought you needed a permanent water-tight mount.
Super cool! Heck, I'd go the extra-frugal mile to only punch a hole in the coffee can with a nail and stick part of a straw in the hole. XD Super duper cheap! Plus, I live a couple blocks from Lake Superior, so I can get whatever gravel I like most. :D Thanks for this; I was looking for the dirt-cheapest option.
+Jade French - A straw would work well I think, anything to direct the water back into the fish tank will do the trick! If you're getting gravel from the lake, may I suggest giving it a good wash first? Happy gardening!
I have saved a few Folger cans myself because I used to hate throwing them away, I have found different uses here and there but right now I live in apartment so Im very limited with my outside space (really sucks) I hope one day to have a greenhouse and build something similar to your setup!! Keep up all the great work my friend!!!
Exactly! Plus you only have to fill the top cup/bucket/pot instead of multiple. If the top source is large enough you have less fills between use. Also suggest small drain tubes for slower transfer of water.
It's funny. I have those plastic coffee containers all over my back yard because I've repurposed them for just about everything. For awhile, we bought the coffee in the blue containers but they are just not designed for repurposing so we went back to the folgers. I've have my system for just over a year now and am getting ready to post a video on my progress so far. Be sure to view it when posted to give me your thoughts.
I love you too man! /hugs Now that I'm working at the hog barn I've got a much better chance of getting materials together for a new greenhouse. That truly was my 'happy place'. :-)
I use those coffee cans for loads of different things in the garden. Currently I have 4 chili plants growing that use Folgers cans as a reservoir and they're doing great!
Straws and gluegun work too.dont sweat the smartellicks there are those that can and do and those just looking for someone to down.appreciate the ideas.
I’m looking at doing the same thing, only using a rope pump to to the manual watering, and using more like hypertufa containers to be relatively plastic free.
yay! thank you for this vid! stupid simple. ha! so the only aeration the water gets is from watering the plants? that's cool how you appreciate and are attached to your pitcher and coffee containers. :o) after i started watching your vids, i started saving my coffeemate containers. they're the same as folgers except they're tan. thank you jt!
Good idea. You would probably spend more time maintaining a system with pumps and electricity then you would manually watering the plants. Your system has less stress involved too. I was turned off to the subject when I saw how complicated it was and figured the added electricity wouldn't be worth it. Now I'm reconsidering.
I was pretty turned off by how overly complicated these systems seem to be at first as well but once I tried something simple like this and it worked ... I got hooked and started building bigger. Best of luck on your aquaponic adventures!
Hey JT Bear, big fan! I love the simplicity of your idea :) How often do you have to water the plants that are in the hydroponic medium above the fish tank?
We lived in a near desert area, so I would water them about 3 times per day. Basically any time I walked past the garden I would pour more water through it ... Glad you enjoyed the video, happy gardening!
jajajaj excelente!! tienes toda la razón, hermano, definitivamente nos metemos en muchos problemas por querer ser demasiado sofisticados, y eso hace que terminemos no instalando nada al final, ahora sí podré poner mi sistema acuapónico :)
I just love your ingenuity! :) I was just thinking one could use just about anything above in place of the folgers cans...for example you could chop the top off of a plastic milk jug, OR a 1,2,or 3 liter pop or water bottle! It seems one could at least grow a sm. plant like a parsley plant or another herb, in a 1 liter space. And it might be interesting to see the roots and rocks as well! It's nice to know this can even be done "manually" without any electricity or the expense of a pump etc...I've never tried aquaponics and am just in the process of watching videos and learning about them - so i 'd like to try this and see if it works (well, you've pretty well convinced me it does! :)) . But to "try it" at no expense at all is a real plus and a good way to get one's feet wet at this! (pun intended) I was also thinking....if you could add some sort of absorptive material in the top WITH the rocks/pebbles - like cut up pieces of an old sponge (?) - (natural sponge if worried about chemicals) or a little vermiculite (!) then cover the tube at the bottom with some screen material so that none of that material would fall down in the bottom and get in and clog the little tube (just use a tiny rubber band to hold a small piece of fiberglass screening or cheesecloth or other fabric... in place) ....then one wouldn't have to pour water through so often! This might be handy say, if you went away for a few days or a wk or 2 on vacation. Have you thought about or tried something like that ever? Or maybe one HAS TO frequently pour water through so it trickles down and aerates the water for the fish? Is that the case? The question is how often would it have to be "aerated" in that manner to keep them happy and healthy? Could the fish go a few days...or a week or two weeks with no manual "aeration?" Of course one could also have plants down in the "aquarium" with the fish as well. I have a small ornamental fish pond out back with lily pads and a water iris and i can let it go (permanently) without ever having the fountain turned on and the water is beautifully clear and the goldfish are fine. This happened when my pump died and i didn't buy a new one.
+Linda Zambanini - Hiya, thanks for the awesome comment! Anything waterproof & foodsafe works perfectly fine for the plants, I just happen to drink a lot of coffee ... :-) The best way to add a few days to the watering period is to raise the level where you drill the hole through, as long as it's below the halfway point the plant 'should' be okay. In theory. However, you're correct and the watering process is the main source of aeration for the fish tank and it can be stressful to the fish to not have that extra filtration & aeration. The pond would be getting air from the wind making tiny waves but an enclosed garden would need some help to make it past a week or so I think ... This was a great starting point for me when I originally build my system, if this worked then making it better was bound to work as well! Thanks for watching & giving it some real thought!
Great video! I might start like this to make sure I can keep the life of the plants and fish going. then move to something bigger when I have the space and skill to support a bigger AP system.
There are a few from many years ago where I explore other ways to use this idea. I think I called it the NPAG but I'm not positive at the moment. Happy gardening!
Yo JT try making a heron's fountain to bring water into your plants and use a bell siphon to drain it out of the system. With a bit of smarts that might automate it for you.
Not familiar with a heron fountain but there's plenty of time to look things up these days! Sounds like a great idea, I'm loving the creative solutions people have offered over the years, quite awesome really. :-) Thanks for watching!
On your ORIGINAL Folgers Potted Plants, you could add some more Folgers Potted Plants in a Step-Ladder set-up. You just fill-up the highest Folgers container and it will drip to the next lower Folgers container... and the water will cascade down and back into the fish pond.
hey man cool system u got, really minimalistic. no air pump for the fishies? my only suggestion is a geyser pump. only requires an air pump (fishies will thank you) and a PVC pipe. it will aerate fishies and pump our water super efficiently all day long (that mint will love you for it) keep going!
Surface agitation is what the fish need to get oxygen, as long as the water is broken theyre breathing fine, air pumps put just that, air into a fishtank and we all know air isnt oxygen
You really don't need air pumps for fish. The bubbles look nice, so is the sound and you might think it's good for oxygen. But it's actually taking oxygen out of the water. All this water movement causes gasses like oxygen to release. So it's not good for the fish, only decorative
I'm sure you've tried this; I bet it'd be super easy if you built a stair case or tiers to set your buckets on and drain into buckets underneath and then into you fish tank!...
I would do this, but I'll do it like... I'll have my aquarium high like on a aquarium stand like adverage hight, and put a syphon in aquarium and let gravity do its thing on the pipe on hydroponics.. and at the end put a pump to pump the water up to aquarium to start over the cycle..
Just be careful that the siphon doesn't empty your tank faster than the pump can refill it. I like to use an overflow pipe in that type of setup to make sure the fish always have plenty of water to swim in. Happy gardening!
I just wanna thank you for this info.. my Honey and I are starting an Aquaponics system and we want to be off grid so after lots of looking and researching AND the help of my boss and mentor, who has his already, we like your basic learn able system . I am using lava rock that I crushed myself and some mustard buckets and a table my dad made a small pond for the fishy and some tubing my boss gave me. . Thank you again and we are now subscribers and look forward to your posts. keep up the excellent help. S
Welcome to our little community here, thanks for joining the conversation! This is a very hands on version of aquaponics but it can get a few tings growing. I had a few rubber totes set up like this over the years as well that worked quite nicely. Just a a few extra drain tubes if it's taking too long or block a few if it's to quick! I should really put something like this back into play in my current garden to get some filtration going on! For decent production though, I do recommend adding some sustainable power to it once you can. An air pump on a canister filter (check out the King of DIY for a great how to on that one) will only use a few watts of power so a little solar panel would do there ... Best of luck, Cheers!
Patrick P It works sell if you have good sturdy plants and leave just a little bit of space under the drain hole for water to collect for 'in between' watering times. Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!
Even though the water going through the Folgers can is being filtered by the plant, it takes time. pouring water into soil and taking with it all the heavy metals and nitrate,nitrites back into the fish tank will eventually kill it unless you have plants in the tank or are doing water changes, the only reason it might still be alive is because of the shear amount of algae breaking down the nitrate.
There's no soil in those cans, this does work for goldfish. Maybe not for shrimp ... The Bacterial on the rocks converts the nitrites into nitrates and then into something the plants can consume. I've been doing this for years ... it works just fine.
Oh ok, sorry for the hassle, i'm much happier now knowing theres no soil, thanks for the reply. The fish will be fine and like you said shrimp are much more sensitive to water parameters.
Hi there! Love your videos...currently siphoning thru them :) Can YOU suggest (I know there are tons) a book/site with easy clear (for dummies) type explanation of how hydroponics works? I want to get something set up in my tiny backyard. :) Thanks!
On how hydroponics works? Wow, that's a good question ... There are a few great channels I could recommend (MhpGardener, MeanShoes, BrightAgroTech) but as for a site or book, you've got me stumped! One of the most educational booklets I've read on hydroponics was the cataloge from General Hydro that came with the EuroGrower they sent me. Maybe check out their site for growing info? Wish I could be more help for ya there ...
I'd like to grow veggies this way and maybe some strawberries, do they still require the same size containers as if they were to be planted in soil or can they thrive in smaller containers? Sorry if this is a stupid question lol
I've gotten away with those folgers can for a lot of different garden plants over the years BUT, I do recommend that the weight of what ever you're planting in be greater than the weight of the desired plant. There have been accidents, they're never fun. Wide bottoms can be helpful as well. I used some storage totes in a similar fashion for cabbages, they did pretty well ... There are NO stupid questions on the road to learning, enjoy the adventure! Best of luck to you!
Fascinating. So there is no soil with any of the plants? Do you just plop them in the water and pin the roots down with the rocks you put in the bucket? What could I grow with this thing? Potatoes? Carrots? Onions? Tomatoes? How often do you add the water to each plant? I'd think they would die without water regularly pumped to it. The water would just drain out and then they would just dry out.
No soil, just rocks. You try to be gentle putting the roots down into the rocks to avoid damaging them and make sure they are covered from light. Root crops wouldn't really work in something like this but herbs do well. Each planter was watered 1 - 3 times per day based on how busy I was at the time. The height of the drain determines how much water will be left over for the plants after the rest drains out. Seemed to be enough to prevent most of my plants from dying out. Thanks for watching!
As usual, I'm late for the dance, but I'm gonna try this one, because, frankly, I have no expendable cash, but I have plenty of time and nothing to do. One question: Can this be converted to an indoor system? It's getting cold here, with high temps in the 40's, lows in the 30's , and intermittent drastic changes periodically GUARANTEED. Good video. Simple. That's how I roll.
Aside from the issue of lighting, there's no reason this wouldn't work inside. A good southern facing window, some of the blue/white household LED bulbs and you should be good to go. I do recommend goldfish for these setups though because they are sturdy little buggers. Good luck, feel free to ask me if you have any questions along the way! Happy gardening!
@@JTBear Thanks, JT! Now, I gotta kick procrastination in the 🥜🥜's and get going. BTW, I've seen Tilapia used, but that was on a LARGE scale, and the fish were a part of the protein in their diet.
Whole point for me is to not have to actually water my plants. I have a raised bed garden if I want to water. Still, it is an easy setup that works.Thanks.
If you can spare the cash for a decent fountain pump, and run power to your garden, then a basic powered setup can be wonderful in the garden. This design, using the term loosely there, is more for folks that can't get power to their garden or have more time than money.
Yes, I'm experimenting with this system, but living here in Texas I'm probably going to have to water it at least 3 times a day. I work 13 hour shifts, so this may end up being a total bust. we will see though. Easy enough for anyone to setup though.
It was pretty darn hot where we were living then too, not quite Texas but as close as you can get in Canada! Try raising the drainage hole up a bit, this will allow more water to remain in the planter & will help the plants last longer in the heat. Hope it works out for ya!
JT Bear ok, so I made the holes a bit higher up & since I'm trying tomatoes that love water I put a valve in each tube so the water can sit in there as long or as short of a time as I want. flood it, let it sit 30 minutes or so, then open the valves & let it drain. still easy thus far, but it's not in the 100s yet.
I watered this ever time I would go past, which as about 3 times per day. An air pump would be a great start to powering up a system like this, thanks for watching!
Harnessing power in any form could be used for pumping... A stirling engine, water wheel, windmill, gravity via cistern fed catchment, solar... perhaps even a wicking method could work.
Awesome, JT. I think it can be improved upon but you certainly came up with a great concept. Thanks for posting the great video. I agree with Erics Granny. People power:-)
I found ur video very simple n interstin.i was thinkin of startin aquaponics n now ur video made it clear fr me.bt i hav som few doubts like wat is d ratio of plants against d fish?plis do reply..😊😊😊
With something like this it's best to keep the fish numbers low. You won't get massive returns but it works well enough to show the idea works. I would suggest using something like goldfish that can handle really dirty water and upgrade to a system with a powered pump as soon as possible. This works well for plants like mint and other herbs that can also put up with some abuse. I cannot give you a ratio of fish to plants but it's better to have less fish messing up the water if you can ...
You said that aquaponics is only for certain type of plants. What types? A clue? It seems like I'm seeing it be used for everything. Or perhaps I'm confusing hydro with aqua? Does that make a difference? Thanks in advance.
A setup like the one in the video would only be good for certain types of plants. Aquaponics, in general, can be fine tuned for just about anything you want to grow, with a bit of creativity. :-) Hope that clears that up a bit for you!
So I have a normal 40 gallon tank, I've been using my gravel vacuum to psiphon the water/biological materials to water my soil plants could I switch to washed course sand and somehow use a siphon to move the water?
if we siphoned the water into a plant bed above which then drained into the tank below, would the water be constantly siphoned because the water isn't necessarily leaving the tank/emptying? would that work as long as the siphoned water is still using gravity to empty into the grow bed?
I LOVE this idea. I have a solarpump and wanted to try and use it for aquaponics. It has a timer so it will run 10 minutes ever hour. Would it be wise to make the container drain almost empty every time, or to let the plants hang with their roots in the water? Or does that depend on the type of plant?
It really would depend on the plants, if I did this again those holes would have a little bit higher but probably not too far. Most of the herbs that I grew in these did quite well with just that small amount of water in between. Give it a try, let me know how it works out for you!
i wonder if you could fashion a small water ram pump that would have enough power to lift the water back up tot fill the flour pots ... then its no electricity and automated .... might take 3 or 4 water ram pumps perhaps .... but ti should be doable
As often as I was out there but that would average about 3 times a day. I found the little bit of water in the bottom was a big help on hotter days, would probably raise the drain tube a little bit if I was to remake this little garden. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this video. Electricity and automation has always been the thing that held me back. I now have a bit more confidence moving forward with my aquaponics system.
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I really like the no electricity idea. I am not against electricity, but the more I can save and still produce what I want the better. Good basic video that will help people in all walks of life, regardless of the geopolitical beliefs. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for taking a look!
This has just changed my life. I've been learning about aquaponics for several years but didn't think I'd be able to get started anytime soon because all of the systems I've seen are just a little too complicated for my liking.... Never knew it could be this simple. Now I'm going to figure out how to set this up on my balcony... Or even my room... I imagine the smell isn't too bad since the plants are cleaning a lot of the stuff out of the fish water.... And I've got plenty of mint to plant in it.... 1 main plant and 5 new clones... I'm going to make this happen. :D
+Melody Joy - That's great! The main thing with this is to keep watering it as often as you can because that's the only filter it will have ... As for the smell, it's much like being near a clean lake. Quite nice if that's a scent you enjoy! :-)
Best of luck, let me know how it works out for you!
JT Bear Thanks! I usually water the plants I have a few times a day anyway, so that's not a problem. I'm excited to get started... Just have to get the supplies together.... I don't drink coffee, so no folger's growing cans for me. :)
Melody Joy - Anything waterproof that you can drill a hole in will do the trick!
JT Bear About 90% of the plants I have growing right now are in plastic cups and yogurt containers, so I'm not too worried about it. :D I'm more worried about finding something big enough to put the fish in... Plastic containers are surprisingly expensive here in Honduras....
Ah, good luck!
This is the best video ive seen of aquaponics. Its not complicated and keeps you busy. Just what i like. Thanks so much you are a LEGEND.
Thank you! It's a great starting point and yes ... it'll keep you busy!
thank you so much for showing your set up! it's hard to find a simple one that doesn't have electric factors to it.
+amandaphilo1991 - My pleasure, it's a decent starting point but bigger & better gardens will eventually need power supplied to them. Best of luck with your gardening!
This is definitely the best “simple” setup by far.
Just one line, thank you very much for explaining the basic machinery in such a simple way. It looks stupid but it is infact the eye opener for those who want learn it. Once again Thank you Sir.
I know it looks ... foolish but I wanted to show one of my viewers how & why I got started with all this aquaponic stuff. Thanks for taking a look!
Way cool brother..... I was born in 83 but I spent a lot of time with my great grandparents so yeah....I know what that thing is🤭🤭
We finally had to get rid of that old jug this year ... :-(
Thanks for watching!
@@JTBear that sucks.... everybody wants brand new top of the line...I say, what's wrong with second hand?
@@davidschmidt270 sadly it had finally cracked all the way to the bottom and after some 30+ years in the family I figured it's time had come. At least I'll always have this ol' video to remember it by! :-
I am working on making my system, from small humble beginnings! I don't drink coffee, but I just snagged me four blue barrels for free! I have a 50gallon black literal tub looking pond and all I will need to basically due the same to start simple will be to get the medium or do floats and aquire to start just some simple goldfish!
You just became my hero tho because I knew in my head it could be a simple or complicated thing! I am all for simple, and you just proved it to me!!! And yes, although my family barely had any Tupperware, I recognize the pitcher...lol!!! Truth be told that stuff was pretty awesome, hard as heck to tear up and lifetime warranty, until Tupperware parties went outta style!!! Lol! Now they have pampered chef and candle and other like parties to sell products like it never happened before!!!
Excellent video dude!!!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching! These garden systems can be super easy or super complicated so build what you can and I'm betting it'll work out for you. As long as you can keep the fish happy then you should get some decent garden results!
Happy building & gardening!
Really really amazing video explaining aquaponics in simple terms. I have watched so many of these videos and nobody explained me as simple as you JT. Thanks for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it, now to give it a try!
Yeah sure, I am in the process. Seedlings are growing once they are grown enough, will put them into the gravel media. May I know what media are you using? I am planning to use the pebbles I find close to river bed. Will that work?
Jaydeep Wagh You just want to make sure there's no limestone or any pebbles that will really raise your pH. In these I was using a combo of pink granite (the landscaping rock already on the property) and some clay beads. I do recommend the clay if you're somewhere that doesn't freeze. pH neutral and lots of room for the needed bacteria to grow! Best of luck with it!
+JT Bear thanks. I am from India. Clay pallets seem expensive. Will stay in touch. Learning more about media from your other videos.
OMG THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THIS IS AMAZING. Inspiring you got it to work and didnt even use electric for it
I tried to take this to it's most basic idea, just to see if it would work.
Thanks for watching!
Drill the hole for airline tubbing one size smaller then the tube and you won’t have to seal around it. Dip the side you want to thread through the hole into hot water to soften it a little and you can stick it right in and it self seals.
All quite true and good tips!
Thanks for sharing!
I would love to see your scaled-up version. I want to do something similar here in Mexico. Too many US aquaponic systems, appropriate for an advanced-tech. country, require components not easily available, or sufficiently reliable, in "developing" regions. The brilliance of simplicity!
Brooks Anderson I love simple, I see the same issue here on TH-cam. So many gardens that look amazing but cost enough to feed the town for a week. That's part of how I ended up trying most of these random ideas to begin with, I wanted to give it a try but couldn't afford most of what people where using. I'll see what I can do to get my ideas up here but I don't really have the space in the yard for that at the moment so it will most likely be white board doodles. Have you seen the video where they made the rope pump for their aquaponic garden? I think they are down your way, wish I could remember the name of the channel but it was an awesome no power style build ... Ah ha! Got a link for ya! I love the internet ... here ya go, check this set up out! th-cam.com/video/3Kbj9Bd-JDY/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for your quick reply. I wrote down the link and will follow up on it. White board doodles are fine. Just make them simple and easy to read so we the simpleminded can write them down (Obviously, we can pause the video.). Your idas may help feed people in a country prone to severe droughts. I'm adding my grain of sand by helping people here, for free, to find, and conserve, water. Your ideas are ideal for this environment. !Gracias! ("retired" geologist)
Brooks Anderson If we all do just a little, it adds up to a lot of love going round the world. Best of luck, I'll try to get that posted this week for you!
I checked out the rope pump - a good idea too. You might make the title of your next similar to the originial like #2 or swomething so that it can be easily found. !Otra vez - mil gracias!
Brooks Anderson Just posted my drawing, hope it helps! - th-cam.com/video/St1bQph6AtY/w-d-xo.html
This was like an enlightenment to me! I am an artist and only few days ago for first time ever in my life got hooked up on aquaponics. Your video made my day! Now I know what I can mess with this summer. Really thanks, bro.
***** I'm glad you enjoyed the video but be careful, once you get started with aquaponics it gets hard to stop! Thanks for watching!
Lol I build my first setup a few weeks ago and was using manual labor as a pump as well. You had me excited for a moment
You should be excited, starting out in aquaponics is a great time! Lots of learning ...
Yeah its fun. But I may need to start over. To many leaks. I am trying it with raspberries though. So its big and I was thinking they need earth also. Not just the roots in the air.
Dude...just makeshift a wind turbine powered little mechanical array for pumping up the water, and you´re set. Great idea, thanks for sharing man.
Beauty! Thanks for watching.
yo the folgers cans!!
you're a genius!
Thanks, I just like to keep things simple!
Have you ever thought about the rope pump? I think it would be awesome and since I am not a puzzle girl lol, I could sure use the help on making such a devise:) I think you could benefit from creating one of these also, so it wouldn't be just for me you understand lol.
Evone Kent Lol, I have thought about a rope pump for a larger version of an no power garden and may even build one if we get a place with more space. I also thought about an old fashioned cistern style hand pump, those things have some pretty serious water moving power!
your invention is awsome, you are genious
Just trying to help inspire folks to get started & give it a try!
Thanks for watching!
wow. now you took away my last few excuses not to start now -- thanks
Haha, well I hope it works out well for you!
Wow, this is basic but effective. Hehehe. Nice.
Super basic makes it easy for anyone to upgrade!! Thanks for watching!
Oh wow man, you just put some rubber/silicone sealant around the hole for the hose, and this allows you to insert and remove the hose. That is awesome. I never thought about doing it that way, I always thought you needed a permanent water-tight mount.
This always seemed to work for me anyway!
Super cool! Heck, I'd go the extra-frugal mile to only punch a hole in the coffee can with a nail and stick part of a straw in the hole. XD Super duper cheap! Plus, I live a couple blocks from Lake Superior, so I can get whatever gravel I like most. :D Thanks for this; I was looking for the dirt-cheapest option.
+Jade French - A straw would work well I think, anything to direct the water back into the fish tank will do the trick! If you're getting gravel from the lake, may I suggest giving it a good wash first?
Happy gardening!
Yup, indeed! I always wash the gravel :) Thanks for answering; that's really cool.
Love the straws for use in place of tubing! This I have. Now to find free gravel. :) Thanks!
I have saved a few Folger cans myself because I used to hate throwing them away, I have found different uses here and there but right now I live in apartment so Im very limited with my outside space (really sucks) I hope one day to have a greenhouse and build something similar to your setup!! Keep up all the great work my friend!!!
Thanks for watching, perhaps you could set up a little system on your apartment porch?
You can always stack the Folgers cans above each other and fill just the single top and let gravity trickle the water down to the others..
+rghands711 - Almost like a waterfall of sorts! :)
Exactly! Plus you only have to fill the top cup/bucket/pot instead of multiple. If the top source is large enough you have less fills between use. Also suggest small drain tubes for slower transfer of water.
JT Bear Might even use some drip emitters to slow it down more so it takes a day or two to work it's way through. Just a thought.
Would adding cotton balls to the rocks have the same affect for slowing down water flow?
It's funny. I have those plastic coffee containers all over my back yard because I've repurposed them for just about everything. For awhile, we bought the coffee in the blue containers but they are just not designed for repurposing so we went back to the folgers. I've have my system for just over a year now and am getting ready to post a video on my progress so far. Be sure to view it when posted to give me your thoughts.
truelifeandfiction Sure thing, just post a link to it below & I'll know for sure once it's up!
Nicely done
Thanks for watching, have a great day!
Good to know the absolute most k.i.s.s. system works. Thanks for sharing!
+B. Davis - I find it does for most things! :-)
Thanks for watching!
@@JTBear This system is the absolute extreme of simplicity... nicely done.
Wow this is a throwback. I really wish you had a greenhouse like this again. Love you man
I love you too man! /hugs
Now that I'm working at the hog barn I've got a much better chance of getting materials together for a new greenhouse. That truly was my 'happy place'. :-)
Thanks for sharing this video! It's something I never saw before!
It's a fun starting point, thanks for watching!
I have a bunch of old Folgers cans, now know what to use them for, great video.
I use those coffee cans for loads of different things in the garden. Currently I have 4 chili plants growing that use Folgers cans as a reservoir and they're doing great!
You have a solution for everything and I love to see it.
They may not always work out as planned but it's always interesting to find out!
Thanks for watching!
Neat! I might make mine with a little hand squeeze pump.
+Ashley Zappe - Anything that will move the water, good luck!
Straws and gluegun work too.dont sweat the smartellicks there are those that can and do and those just looking for someone to down.appreciate the ideas.
Great suggestion and thanks for the moral support!
Nice, easy, effective, and NATURAL! Love it.
Thanks for taking a look!
I’m looking at doing the same thing, only using a rope pump to to the manual watering, and using more like hypertufa containers to be relatively plastic free.
Love the idea, hope it works out for you!
thank you for explaining this in a simpler way
You are very welcome. :-)
I am going to do it like your initial tool...! I am brave now to start it ! Take care,
+Sanith sok - I'm usually around if you have any questions, just ask! :)
Really briliant
Thank you!
Thankyou I hope to have a worm farm also becuz the 'tea' is said to do so much
Thanks for watching, good luck with the worm farm!
Yah, people power! Will be giving this a try.
It can works but aquaponics is very habit forming. I recommend starting with herbs and somewhat drought resistant plants, best of luck!
This is awesome thanks
Glad to help!
Brilliant !
Thanks!
yay! thank you for this vid! stupid simple. ha! so the only aeration the water gets is from watering the plants? that's cool how you appreciate and are attached to your pitcher and coffee containers. :o) after i started watching your vids, i started saving my coffeemate containers. they're the same as folgers except they're tan. thank you jt!
hippy chick So simple, even I can do it!
Thanks for watching!
good idea
thanks :-)
I'll be moving to a new apartment soon! i definitely will give this a try for sure.
+JoLuffiroSauce - Best of luck with it!
just random guy saying .your jot
You`ll need to put wheels on the bottom of the Fish Tank for that.
JT; Thank you 🙏🏿 thank you, thank you, thank you-🙏🏿😝😂😂😂😂 Trying this immediately!
P.s. Do indeed to use nursery plants or can I use seedlings and bulbs to get started?...
I use plants that are at least a few weeks old so they have a bit of a root system to catch the water as it passes by. Never tried it with bulbs ...
Good idea. You would probably spend more time maintaining a system with pumps and electricity then you would manually watering the plants. Your system has less stress involved too. I was turned off to the subject when I saw how complicated it was and figured the added electricity wouldn't be worth it. Now I'm reconsidering.
I was pretty turned off by how overly complicated these systems seem to be at first as well but once I tried something simple like this and it worked ... I got hooked and started building bigger. Best of luck on your aquaponic adventures!
And that statement.. and your work to tell people made you the fastest subscription I have ever taken. Thank you sir.
So cool thanks man i like standard stuff in life people wonder why i have an old car great stuff cheers..
I do love an ol' heavy chevy! Can fix almost anything in the engine with a 1/2 or a 9/16!
change title to "No power aquaponic setup but use manual labor :)"
+Mike l - Almost! :-)
+Mike l I've been studying aquaponics and found a fantastic resource at Keiths Ponics Site (check it out on google)
I did not find very much info on the site. Can you tell me what specifically I should be looking for, or maybe some links to some of the better stuff?
He said he was stubborn 😂
Everything requires work
Thanks! I just knew it could be simpler............
+Jay Jones - I'm a firm believer in simple.
Hey JT Bear, big fan!
I love the simplicity of your idea :)
How often do you have to water the plants that are in the hydroponic medium above the fish tank?
We lived in a near desert area, so I would water them about 3 times per day. Basically any time I walked past the garden I would pour more water through it ... Glad you enjoyed the video, happy gardening!
Thanks Kevin Spade!
Lol, that's a new one!
Thanks for watching!
Nice set up.. thank you for the tip and for sharing this video.
Thanks for watching, happy gardening!
JT Bear : i subscribe to your channel Sir, to watch more video of you. Thank you😊
Ill try this.
Not the best set-up but a great place to start toying with the idea. Good luck with it!
jajajaj excelente!! tienes toda la razón, hermano, definitivamente nos metemos en muchos problemas por querer ser demasiado sofisticados, y eso hace que terminemos no instalando nada al final, ahora sí podré poner mi sistema acuapónico :)
Cool! Thanks!
You bet!
I just love your ingenuity! :) I was just thinking one could use just about anything above in place of the folgers cans...for example you could chop the top off of a plastic milk jug, OR a 1,2,or 3 liter pop or water bottle! It seems one could at least grow a sm. plant like a parsley plant or another herb, in a 1 liter space. And it might be interesting to see the roots and rocks as well!
It's nice to know this can even be done "manually" without any electricity or the expense of a pump etc...I've never tried aquaponics and am just in the process of watching videos and learning about them - so i 'd like to try this and see if it works (well, you've pretty well convinced me it does! :)) . But to "try it" at no expense at all is a real plus and a good way to get one's feet wet at this! (pun intended)
I was also thinking....if you could add some sort of absorptive material in the top WITH the rocks/pebbles - like cut up pieces of an old sponge (?) - (natural sponge if worried about chemicals) or a little vermiculite (!) then cover the tube at the bottom with some screen material so that none of that material would fall down in the bottom and get in and clog the little tube (just use a tiny rubber band to hold a small piece of fiberglass screening or cheesecloth or other fabric... in place) ....then one wouldn't have to pour water through so often! This might be handy say, if you went away for a few days or a wk or 2 on vacation. Have you thought about or tried something like that ever?
Or maybe one HAS TO frequently pour water through so it trickles down and aerates the water for the fish? Is that the case? The question is how often would it have to be "aerated" in that manner to keep them happy and healthy? Could the fish go a few days...or a week or two weeks with no manual "aeration?" Of course one could also have plants down in the "aquarium" with the fish as well. I have a small ornamental fish pond out back with lily pads and a water iris and i can let it go (permanently) without ever having the fountain turned on and the water is beautifully clear and the goldfish are fine. This happened when my pump died and i didn't buy a new one.
+Linda Zambanini - Hiya, thanks for the awesome comment! Anything waterproof & foodsafe works perfectly fine for the plants, I just happen to drink a lot of coffee ... :-)
The best way to add a few days to the watering period is to raise the level where you drill the hole through, as long as it's below the halfway point the plant 'should' be okay. In theory. However, you're correct and the watering process is the main source of aeration for the fish tank and it can be stressful to the fish to not have that extra filtration & aeration. The pond would be getting air from the wind making tiny waves but an enclosed garden would need some help to make it past a week or so I think ...
This was a great starting point for me when I originally build my system, if this worked then making it better was bound to work as well! Thanks for watching & giving it some real thought!
You're welcome! :)
Great video.. 3 years later.. Lol.
You remind me of me, 40 years ago.
Thanks!
Nice. Simple stoopid is usually best.
McDowall Manor Always been a good path for me to take ... Thanks for taking a look!
Simple way to get it done, thanks!
Susan Rogers Simple is best for people like me ... even then I've been known to screw things up!
Dig it man!! Love the Tupperware watering device !! 😂😂 ours was more of that burnt orange color
Lol, love those old jugs!
Great video! I might start like this to make sure I can keep the life of the plants and fish going. then move to something bigger when I have the space and skill to support a bigger AP system.
+Aj Buchholz - That's what I did, be careful though because aquaponics is kind of habit forming!
sir I like with out electrical aquapanic system thank u sir.have you other videos plz...
There are a few from many years ago where I explore other ways to use this idea. I think I called it the NPAG but I'm not positive at the moment. Happy gardening!
Yo JT try making a heron's fountain to bring water into your plants and use a bell siphon to drain it out of the system. With a bit of smarts that might automate it for you.
Not familiar with a heron fountain but there's plenty of time to look things up these days! Sounds like a great idea, I'm loving the creative solutions people have offered over the years, quite awesome really. :-)
Thanks for watching!
On your ORIGINAL Folgers Potted Plants, you could add some more Folgers Potted Plants in a Step-Ladder set-up.
You just fill-up the highest Folgers container and it will drip to the next lower Folgers container... and the water will cascade down and back into the fish pond.
That's been suggested a few times, I may just give it a try when I rebuild something like this.
hey man cool system u got, really minimalistic. no air pump for the fishies? my only suggestion is a geyser pump. only requires an air pump (fishies will thank you) and a PVC pipe. it will aerate fishies and pump our water super efficiently all day long (that mint will love you for it) keep going!
+Remy Petit - A geyser pump? Not sure I've heard of that before. I'll look into it, thanks for the tip!
Surface agitation is what the fish need to get oxygen, as long as the water is broken theyre breathing fine, air pumps put just that, air into a fishtank and we all know air isnt oxygen
You really don't need air pumps for fish. The bubbles look nice, so is the sound and you might think it's good for oxygen. But it's actually taking oxygen out of the water. All this water movement causes gasses like oxygen to release. So it's not good for the fish, only decorative
Ah, your the pump! Good video.
Pretty much, thanks!
I'm sure you've tried this; I bet it'd be super easy if you built a stair case or tiers to set your buckets on and drain into buckets underneath and then into you fish tank!...
A popular suggestion, I may actually have to give that a go one of these years!
CooL , tnx , great info ! ! !
A simple starting point, just don't forget to run the water through! :-) Happy gardening!
I would do this, but I'll do it like... I'll have my aquarium high like on a aquarium stand like adverage hight, and put a syphon in aquarium and let gravity do its thing on the pipe on hydroponics.. and at the end put a pump to pump the water up to aquarium to start over the cycle..
Just be careful that the siphon doesn't empty your tank faster than the pump can refill it. I like to use an overflow pipe in that type of setup to make sure the fish always have plenty of water to swim in. Happy gardening!
I just wanna thank you for this info.. my Honey and I are starting an Aquaponics system and we want to be off grid so after lots of looking and researching AND the help of my boss and mentor, who has his already, we like your basic learn able system .
I am using lava rock that I crushed myself and some mustard buckets and a table my dad made a small pond for the fishy and some tubing my boss gave me. . Thank you again and we are now subscribers and look forward to your posts. keep up the excellent help.
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Welcome to our little community here, thanks for joining the conversation!
This is a very hands on version of aquaponics but it can get a few tings growing. I had a few rubber totes set up like this over the years as well that worked quite nicely. Just a a few extra drain tubes if it's taking too long or block a few if it's to quick! I should really put something like this back into play in my current garden to get some filtration going on! For decent production though, I do recommend adding some sustainable power to it once you can. An air pump on a canister filter (check out the King of DIY for a great how to on that one) will only use a few watts of power so a little solar panel would do there ...
Best of luck,
Cheers!
Brilliant! Luckily I haven't bought the pump yet. I can just water my plant when I feed the fish. Simple is beautiful! :-)
Patrick P It works sell if you have good sturdy plants and leave just a little bit of space under the drain hole for water to collect for 'in between' watering times. Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!
Even though the water going through the Folgers can is being filtered by the plant, it takes time. pouring water into soil and taking with it all the heavy metals and nitrate,nitrites back into the fish tank will eventually kill it unless you have plants in the tank or are doing water changes, the only reason it might still be alive is because of the shear amount of algae breaking down the nitrate.
There's no soil in those cans, this does work for goldfish. Maybe not for shrimp ...
The Bacterial on the rocks converts the nitrites into nitrates and then into something the plants can consume. I've been doing this for years ... it works just fine.
Oh ok, sorry for the hassle, i'm much happier now knowing theres no soil, thanks for the reply. The fish will be fine and like you said shrimp are much more sensitive to water parameters.
Nice and easy as it can get!
***** And yet it works!
Hi there! Love your videos...currently siphoning thru them :) Can YOU suggest (I know there are tons) a book/site with easy clear (for dummies) type explanation of how hydroponics works? I want to get something set up in my tiny backyard. :) Thanks!
On how hydroponics works? Wow, that's a good question ...
There are a few great channels I could recommend (MhpGardener, MeanShoes, BrightAgroTech) but as for a site or book, you've got me stumped! One of the most educational booklets I've read on hydroponics was the cataloge from General Hydro that came with the EuroGrower they sent me. Maybe check out their site for growing info? Wish I could be more help for ya there ...
Nice video thank you!!
Thanks for watching!
way cool my brother
later
Rusty moore Thanks!
ty goodlookin...and I am new to this but am a folgers person &need this video. your good to look @and informative appr re ciate it.
Ah, you're welcome & thank you.
That is super simple super cool man I love it!
Just a basic starting point, always a good idea to build from here.
Thanks for watching!
IMHO, Simple IS Pretty; nice
Al L Thanks!
I'd like to grow veggies this way and maybe some strawberries, do they still require the same size containers as if they were to be planted in soil or can they thrive in smaller containers? Sorry if this is a stupid question lol
I've gotten away with those folgers can for a lot of different garden plants over the years BUT, I do recommend that the weight of what ever you're planting in be greater than the weight of the desired plant. There have been accidents, they're never fun. Wide bottoms can be helpful as well. I used some storage totes in a similar fashion for cabbages, they did pretty well ...
There are NO stupid questions on the road to learning, enjoy the adventure!
Best of luck to you!
very good idea good description
Thanks!
Fascinating. So there is no soil with any of the plants? Do you just plop them in the water and pin the roots down with the rocks you put in the bucket? What could I grow with this thing? Potatoes? Carrots? Onions? Tomatoes? How often do you add the water to each plant? I'd think they would die without water regularly pumped to it. The water would just drain out and then they would just dry out.
No soil, just rocks. You try to be gentle putting the roots down into the rocks to avoid damaging them and make sure they are covered from light. Root crops wouldn't really work in something like this but herbs do well. Each planter was watered 1 - 3 times per day based on how busy I was at the time. The height of the drain determines how much water will be left over for the plants after the rest drains out. Seemed to be enough to prevent most of my plants from dying out. Thanks for watching!
As usual, I'm late for the dance, but I'm gonna try this one, because, frankly, I have no expendable cash, but I have plenty of time and nothing to do. One question: Can this be converted to an indoor system? It's getting cold here, with high temps in the 40's, lows in the 30's , and intermittent drastic changes periodically GUARANTEED. Good video. Simple. That's how I roll.
Aside from the issue of lighting, there's no reason this wouldn't work inside. A good southern facing window, some of the blue/white household LED bulbs and you should be good to go. I do recommend goldfish for these setups though because they are sturdy little buggers. Good luck, feel free to ask me if you have any questions along the way! Happy gardening!
@@JTBear Thanks, JT! Now, I gotta kick procrastination in the 🥜🥜's and get going. BTW, I've seen Tilapia used, but that was on a LARGE scale, and the fish were a part of the protein in their diet.
Whole point for me is to not have to actually water my plants. I have a raised bed garden if I want to water. Still, it is an easy setup that works.Thanks.
If you can spare the cash for a decent fountain pump, and run power to your garden, then a basic powered setup can be wonderful in the garden. This design, using the term loosely there, is more for folks that can't get power to their garden or have more time than money.
Yes, I'm experimenting with this system, but living here in Texas I'm probably going to have to water it at least 3 times a day. I work 13 hour shifts, so this may end up being a total bust. we will see though. Easy enough for anyone to setup though.
It was pretty darn hot where we were living then too, not quite Texas but as close as you can get in Canada! Try raising the drainage hole up a bit, this will allow more water to remain in the planter & will help the plants last longer in the heat. Hope it works out for ya!
JT Bear ok, so I made the holes a bit higher up & since I'm trying tomatoes that love water I put a valve in each tube so the water can sit in there as long or as short of a time as I want. flood it, let it sit 30 minutes or so, then open the valves & let it drain. still easy thus far, but it's not in the 100s yet.
Valves are a great idea, very curious to see how this works for you with those tomatoes!
Nice and simple but what is the white pvc pipe there for?
Those pipes are for the larger garden I had upgraded into. This video was a quick demo for friend that had asked about my starting system.
How often do you water? It’s obviously enough fo give the fish oxygen? I think I would maybe add a small electric air pump.
I watered this ever time I would go past, which as about 3 times per day. An air pump would be a great start to powering up a system like this, thanks for watching!
I thought you'd use pressure to figure out a non-electric pump system Lol
That would be an interesting idea!
JT Bear like a ram pump?
AJ Schultz That's an idea ...
Black container in Sun, warms up, cools at night; pulls water up at night when cooler through one-way valve...
Harnessing power in any form could be used for pumping...
A stirling engine, water wheel, windmill, gravity via cistern fed catchment, solar... perhaps even a wicking method could work.
Awesome, JT. I think it can be improved upon but you certainly came up with a great concept. Thanks for posting the great video. I agree with Erics Granny. People power:-)
Thanks Robert, the goal of this was to give people a super simple starting point and then let their imagination take over from there. People powered!
@@JTBear Thanks for responding JT. Great video. Take care.
I found ur video very simple n interstin.i was thinkin of startin aquaponics n now ur video made it clear fr me.bt i hav som few doubts like wat is d ratio of plants against d fish?plis do reply..😊😊😊
With something like this it's best to keep the fish numbers low. You won't get massive returns but it works well enough to show the idea works. I would suggest using something like goldfish that can handle really dirty water and upgrade to a system with a powered pump as soon as possible. This works well for plants like mint and other herbs that can also put up with some abuse. I cannot give you a ratio of fish to plants but it's better to have less fish messing up the water if you can ...
Nice. Simple. Inexpensive.
Thanks for watching!
iv always wanted an aquaponic system. Most are way too...complicated. this is very simple.
Simple and effective but only for certain types of plants ...
You said that aquaponics is only for certain type of plants. What types? A clue? It seems like I'm seeing it be used for everything. Or perhaps I'm confusing hydro with aqua? Does that make a difference? Thanks in advance.
A setup like the one in the video would only be good for certain types of plants. Aquaponics, in general, can be fine tuned for just about anything you want to grow, with a bit of creativity. :-)
Hope that clears that up a bit for you!
So I have a normal 40 gallon tank, I've been using my gravel vacuum to psiphon the water/biological materials to water my soil plants could I switch to washed course sand and somehow use a siphon to move the water?
My basic rule is if you think it'll work. then try it!
if we siphoned the water into a plant bed above which then drained into the tank below, would the water be constantly siphoned because the water isn't necessarily leaving the tank/emptying? would that work as long as the siphoned water is still using gravity to empty into the grow bed?
Good job mr. Toolguy
Lol, thank you. :-)
wtf i never see that coming dude ur a genius.
TY, ty ... I do what I can. :-)
JT Bear hope you use hydraulic ram pump if that possible ??
I LOVE this idea.
I have a solarpump and wanted to try and use it for aquaponics. It has a timer so it will run 10 minutes ever hour. Would it be wise to make the container drain almost empty every time, or to let the plants hang with their roots in the water? Or does that depend on the type of plant?
It really would depend on the plants, if I did this again those holes would have a little bit higher but probably not too far. Most of the herbs that I grew in these did quite well with just that small amount of water in between. Give it a try, let me know how it works out for you!
If the plants hang in the water... there is a chance your fish will eat the roots. Some breeds like tilapia will eat the roots.
How did that solar pump work out?
i wonder if you could fashion a small water ram pump that would have enough power to lift the water back up tot fill the flour pots ... then its no electricity and automated .... might take 3 or 4 water ram pumps perhaps .... but ti should be doable
I love this idea! If you try it, let me know how it works out for you!
This was great, thank you so much!
Glad you liked it, happy gardening!
genious! how many times a day you fill the beds?
As often as I was out there but that would average about 3 times a day. I found the little bit of water in the bottom was a big help on hotter days, would probably raise the drain tube a little bit if I was to remake this little garden.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this video. Electricity and automation has always been the thing that held me back. I now have a bit more confidence moving forward with my aquaponics system.
An automated system works much better but this makes a solid starting point, best of luck!
Raspberry Pi.
Love the video. All so easy!
It sure can be, thanks for watching!