Silica sand is the best, but expensive. We used a washed river sand.. Grain size between 0.5mm and 1.5mm
@ernestbwalya557216 күн бұрын
What would be the your best stocking density for this fish tank?
@MyAquaponics114 күн бұрын
we dont recommend more than 30kg of fish per 1000 litres
@ernestbwalya557214 күн бұрын
@@MyAquaponics1 thanks alot
@russellreed810516 күн бұрын
What if you live in the United States.How do you get there to your school.
@russellreed810516 күн бұрын
What if you live in the United States.How do you get there to your school.
@MyAquaponics116 күн бұрын
Hi, you would have to take a flight to the capital of Mozambique which is Maputo.. The farm is about 300km from Maputo. Arrangements for transport from Maputo to the farm would be done at the time of your trip at no extra cost.
@iAVs-Sandponics17 күн бұрын
Is there a way I can send you a private message? Dr McMurtry and I would like to offer our assistance with what looks to be a great project.
@yawjunior18 күн бұрын
Nice! How many liters out of 6000 liter are you pumping out per cycle for this?
@NnennaEku18 күн бұрын
Please may i have a quotation?
@NnennaEku18 күн бұрын
Perfect. Please i am based in Nigeria and i have been researching this system for the past two months. I want to install here. Do you install for clients?
@MyAquaponics118 күн бұрын
Hi, we will be offering installation within South Africa only due to logistics involved . First however we will have to finalize costings for all the components. If you are in Nigeria , you can simply build the grow beds and tank with blocks and cement and a pond sealer. Everything else you should be able to source in Nigeria such as water pumps, air pumps and timer. Not sure if there are companies that build greenhouse tunnels in Nigeria, but their should be. Again, you can build you own structure with steel or wood. We can supply the plastic and shade net if required
@NnennaEku18 күн бұрын
@@MyAquaponics1😢 ok. We do have companies that construct greenhouses..i guess I’d have to work with them then…
@puddymaws20 күн бұрын
If this was on the outside of the media bed like you mentioned could be done, how does that connect?
@MyAquaponics119 күн бұрын
basically have a compartment attached to the side of your grow bed, but same depth. Then just have a few holes drilled across from the grow bed to the compartment where the float drain is installed. This will ensure that the water level in the grow bed rises at the same rate as in the compartment housing the float drain. Of course, holes will have to be small enough to prevent grow media from pouring into the attached compartment . Hopefully I am making sense 😄
@puddymaws18 күн бұрын
@@MyAquaponics1 Thank you!
@nooialq393026 күн бұрын
Wow❤❤ enjoying what am seeing from uganda
@YoykusoLnangua26 күн бұрын
Can you supply me with your contact number to apply for training. Fish Farmer from Papua New Guinea
@MyAquaponics126 күн бұрын
Thanks for your interest. Please contact us via email on [email protected] and supply your number and we will reply
@mulugetasiato-hg5nh29 күн бұрын
Amezing.
@EsenciayEstirpeАй бұрын
Excelente
@KellenSmith-zr8uqАй бұрын
Thank you!!!
@iAVs-Sandponics2 ай бұрын
Is your pH buffering well with iAVs? Have you needed to add any supplements? Are you all still happy with iAVs and finding it better and easier than your previous systems?
@MyAquaponics12 ай бұрын
This is not our system, but one of our clients. We do add supplements in most of our systems, especially in winter which we're in now. No real issues with pH which over around the 7 mark and just below. Still very happy with results of IAVS when compared to Aquaponics
@leroywalton43482 ай бұрын
cool 3d, shitty sound
@adeyinkabolaji2 ай бұрын
Great and educational but could you please allow other African countries to participate in this program to help in food sufficient for all Africans. Thank you for the consideration in advance.
@MyAquaponics12 ай бұрын
I am not quite sure what you mean. This project is in Mozambique, and African country. The farm was built with their own initiative. Of course, any body from around the world is welcome to visit them and attend a training course. Training course is of course not free.
@erickmarowa69282 ай бұрын
Do you sale fingerling world wide
@MyAquaponics12 ай бұрын
no, unfortunately we don't
@octaviosousa88183 ай бұрын
What software do you use?
@MyAquaponics13 ай бұрын
Old free version of Sketchup
@darmawan883 ай бұрын
Thanks for your sharing
@KareraNdoli-xn2eg3 ай бұрын
I need training about it .what can I do..
@MyAquaponics13 ай бұрын
we are based in South Africa and offer training in Johannesburg. Next course around August 2024. Alternatively you can buy our ebook here henrikiko.gumroad.com/l/aquaponics
@davebean28863 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. The demonstration at the end really helped understand the process. This may help in my situation where a small or varying about of water from ram pumps are pumped to a tank at a higher elevation. Then with an undetermined amount of input water, which can be slow at times, we wish to release quite a bit of water to multiple sprinklers to water pasture. Thanks.
@MyAquaponics13 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback .That’s a very interesting setup you have going there with the Ram pump . Will be very interested to know if this works in your system
@ozzypunk13 ай бұрын
Wonderful to have wildlife so close. How is the sand system going?
@MyAquaponics13 ай бұрын
Their sand system is starting to mature and producing a range of healthy vegetables
@karimhayes31344 ай бұрын
hi can anyone help me with my sandponics bed, i got gin gin quartz sand and im finding nothing growing well in it . any opinions of it .
@POVmauritius4 ай бұрын
Is the water constantly flowing in the sand or do you turn it on and off?
@MyAquaponics14 ай бұрын
Yes, in one of the videos we explain that the water pump is controlled by a timer, so around 30mins on and 1 hour off for the whole daytime. Can be turned ff at night, or left on as per same on /off periods
@POVmauritius4 ай бұрын
You didn’t plant anything in the sand
@MyAquaponics14 ай бұрын
At the time the system was still under construction... An update will come soon.
@icingdeath4 ай бұрын
This is a brilliant build! One mod i can add is to control the water height by adding a string tied to the bottom of my kit (or rock for that matter). It can drain early if i make it short. Thank you for generously sharing this!
@MyAquaponics14 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback.. Yes, others people have suggested similar advice to yours, a physical float stop. That could be as you suggested, or simply a wire or other physical barrier on top.
@markkern80404 ай бұрын
I might have missed it in the video, so forgive me if I am a total idiot. This is a great system, but I assume you put this in a control module and not in the same area as the grow bed where the media is? i.e. how do you handle the media getting into the box and weighing it down? The Bell siphons are inconsistent or can be, but they are also in the grow bed. I LOVE the idea of having something that will work consistently. I saw the video segment where the siphon that was operational for 6 years was working, and it looked like it was in a control module instead of inside the bed itself (i.e. no media around it that I could see)....
@MyAquaponics14 ай бұрын
hi Mark, so yes you can install it in the grow bed or outside of the grow bed. If in the grow bed then you have to have a media barrier frame all around it to prevent the media (i.e. stone or leca) from obstructing the operation of the float. We use a strong plastic crate. The crate allows water through, but prevents the media from getting into the float area. Hope that answers your question ?
@user-df1mt9fe2d4 ай бұрын
Congratulations to the team. Watching from Chad
@richardscorgie94114 ай бұрын
Thank you for a very informative video. We'll done to all involved.
@eastcoast42334 ай бұрын
1:10 wild? 🤔
@eastcoast42334 ай бұрын
I can’t help feeling really sorry for the fish. Looks like an entirely empty tank
@MyAquaponics14 ай бұрын
Tanks is actually full of fish, though still small when video was taken. There is a follow up video of when this system was converted to a flower growing system, where the fish had grown much larger
@eastcoast42334 ай бұрын
@@MyAquaponics1 not sure you got my point, the tank looks empty of anything except other fish. We know fish are reasonably intelligent so it must be very boring for them to just go in circles.
@MyAquaponics14 ай бұрын
@@eastcoast4233lol , got you 😊
@jehanattiah63225 ай бұрын
Starting my journey in August
@cutefunnyjasmine2 ай бұрын
Once you start journey please update me
@2003tanakaАй бұрын
I am also starting my journey this august
@jehanattiah63225 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video 😍🥰🥰
@alexabraaosiqueira59425 ай бұрын
Hello! I am an electrical engineering student, and I am working on my final project about automation of aquaponic systems. I would like to create an automation project for the production plant shown in the video you presented. Would it be possible to send me the 3D model used in that video?
@MyAquaponics15 ай бұрын
It was done in an old version of Sketchup..contact us via email on our website www.myaquaponics.co.za
@tasbeehbraiding8828Ай бұрын
Would you be interested to work on a project in west Africa for the automation of an aquaponics greenhouse
@askarayom34225 ай бұрын
Inovasi baru 👍👍👍
@ronpalmer72605 ай бұрын
I like this a lot. You can just create a physical barrier at the height you want it to stop at and not worry about the length of the pipe.
@MyAquaponics15 ай бұрын
Thank you. Yes correct, much easier to add a physical barrier to stop the float at a certain water level, instead of trying to calculate the length of the flexi pipe
@technomad90715 ай бұрын
great vid but bad audio
@bballantyne35 ай бұрын
wow. love the variety.. not just greens. Great stuff!
@laminekamara52345 ай бұрын
You people do online training please
@brrradley15 ай бұрын
Excellent set up and video. How do they transfer the seedling into those trays? Or do they just grow them from seed to flowers in the same spot?
@MyAquaponics15 ай бұрын
They germinate some of the seeds in the seedling trays which they then transplant to teh sand beds, but some seeds are also germinated directly on the sand beds
@UdaykumarPR5 ай бұрын
0utstanding fool-proof idea, so very implicitly explained execution... thanx a ton
@rommelmarcrucas57585 ай бұрын
Nice video' but what is the bio ball filter and the brush bristle is for?
@MyAquaponics15 ай бұрын
Thank, every DWC system requires two types of filtration. Mechanical filtration to separate the solids and Biofiltration to convert toxic ammonia into nitrates for the plants. Bioballs are for biofiltration and the brushes are in the mechanical settlement tank to trap any floating solids
@rommelmarcrucas57585 ай бұрын
@@MyAquaponics1 thank you for the answer and more power to you and your family God bless brother
@rmdomainer90425 ай бұрын
Very interesting. I am looking at this for tropical Asia. Water is abundant so I see very little need to pump it back into the fish tanks. It seems like I can skip the biofilter if I pump it into ebb and flow gravel beds. What if I use the water from these tanks for the deep water culture further down? Will it be too lacking in nutrients then? Also wondering if I should skip those Deep Water Culture beds further down, instead opt for drip feed beds on the ground. I can then add other manure there if need be. Also pondering if I should do azolla and duckweed somewhere in the system. Seems like it would take years to test out the optimal system. Guess I should build one greenhouse, then start with 1/4 of capacity to test it out. Then build out the other beds once I have something that works. The glass fibre beds that work both as ebb and flow and deep water culture is a genius move btw. Standardisation is the ticket.
@MyAquaponics15 ай бұрын
Yes if you have ebb and flow media beds you can get away without a biofilter, all dependant on fish stocking densities.. Yes, you could use drip irrigation instead of DWC. Personally I would go with sandponics (sand grow beds).. Have a look at our Sandponics videos (Part 2-4) on our youtube channel. We do let duckweed grow on our DWC to feed to the fish .
@rmdomainer90425 ай бұрын
@@MyAquaponics1 Very interesting. Thank you, I will check those vids.
@bagusatiabudi35836 ай бұрын
Like from ur Indonesian fela☺️☺️
@rosariojrmosca14686 ай бұрын
owsome aquaculture technology..how nany days upon pairing of breeders to collect an egg, how many time shall be the collection before conditioning? thank you.😊
@ernestbwalya55726 ай бұрын
Hi, Thanks for your work. Do the grow beds always need a bell siphon in sandponics?
@MyAquaponics16 ай бұрын
No, you don't need a siphon with Sandponics.. Please refer to the "Part 2 Sandponics" video on our youtube channel to see how we made the outlet. Flood and drain cycle is controlled by a timer. Of Course, no reason why you could not use the solution on this video in a Sandponics bed if you don't have a timer.
@ernestbwalya55726 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for sharing this. I have question: Does sandponic system still need solid filter and biofilter systems before the grow beds?
@MyAquaponics16 ай бұрын
No need for extra filters. The sand handles it all. Hence why it’s simpler and cheaper to build than an aquaponics system . Of course nothing stopping you from adding extra mechanical or bio filtration if you want , but in our experience absolutely not required
@heavydollarbeats92256 ай бұрын
Hi, I'm a bit late to see this very educational video. May God bless you. So I just need to get going, and get started building this kind of commercial aquaponic. So my question is, roughly how much money should I collect to build the whole thing. Also I'm in Gauteng benoni side, maybe you can suggest places to purchase the whole equipment. Thank you so much.