New and updated Aquaponic system.

[helomech]

I have 2 ponds. 1 is running the other I am rebuilding. It will be 12'x10'x5' for the water and then an additional 2' perimeter will be grow bed for outdoor aquaponics. The fish in the 1700 gallon pond will be channel catfish. No heat needed they will be just like the wild catfish. I just need to create the appropriate environment current, oxygenated water and etc.




It has been accented more since this pic. I will be building a pond frame to contain the water this year.

Don't forget the bacteria growth stops somewhere below 55 I think. So even if the fish stay alive, there will be no bacteria moving to break down the nutrients.

[Vodin]

The pond that I am rebuilding had 40 gold fish, 5 Koi, 2 Slider Turtles and a bunch of crawdads. It ran like that for 9 years until a raccoon jumped over the fence. When the water gets to 55F stop feeding the pond, all goes into a type of hibernation. I remove the water pump tubing and keep it running so a part of the surface is not frozen. This allows the air to interact with the water so the fish have oxygen in the water.

It is currently warming up to warm 48.6F so there is not much ice on the small pond.

You can see the pump in the top left corner. It will keep the water from freezing most of the winter.

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