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Northern Aquaponics

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For discussion of aquaponics in a northern climate, for example the area's that reach -40(pick a measuring system). System examples, reference material, youtuber guides welcome. Our aim should be to learn from one another and attract more people to want to grow their own produce and fish.e

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I'm in Western Canada and this is my living room aquaponic setup with a living wall.

I designed and 3D printed the basket holders filled with hydroton clay balls. It has a standard aquarium air pump set up with a check valve and siphon out of the tank to pump to up to a manifold above the top row. The manifold lets me adjust the drip for each column. The right-hand side is a mix of succulents and aloe plants which has a fairly slow drip. The bottom row is mostly newer plants that are being rescued from a countertop pod garden when they've gotten too big and root bound. The light is a crappy cheap amazon grow light. It will probably be the first thing I upgrade.

As for the aquarium, the plants keep the nitrate level to about 5ppm. The red platys in the tank are happy and multiplying like crazy (4 born in the last 2 months). It's to the point I am going to re-home them and I bought a 2nd 50ga tank to avoid overstocking.

After about 4 months, I now clean the tank about once a month just to get the junk out of the substrate and bring the water level back up.

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[–] Evia 3 points 1 year ago

I love this set up - most aquaponics I see is semi-commercial and/or industrial. It's nice to see a much smaller set up designed with a bit of attention to the visual effect