DIY Indoor Aquaponics System Setup

[@BruchinKr8t]

Hi, Have you guys made an Update Vlog on how the Tank is growing?

[@Stuffandus]

We have not made an update video yet, working on it

[@leandromunizgoncalves2228]

@@Stuffandus Please, made the update, I saw some people saying that vegetable don't really grow well this way, is that true ?

[@wtdiaeemergency8996]

great little stytem you took al lot of fear away from me trying it you made it simple

[@niliannyslopezs5531]

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[@zorell7625]

I have spent months studying home aquaponics and found a fantastic website at Keiths Ponics Site (google it if you're interested)

[@MuhammadTanvee135]

hi, its a good idea. can you tell me size of fish tank and grow bed , I want to take 10 channel fingerling cat fish and 10 spinach plant. I want to perform lab experiment .please guide thank you

[@TheRealJoga]

5 gallon Lowes bucket filter. Bottom up. Over flow to grow bed. Bell siphon. O2 back to fish w Venturi system.

[@eyetok_alot]

very funny video, i am sure you found out what all went wrong in this video. Hey, we all have to learn, and this is just an adorable video. I am sure you have a much better setup now (3 years later)

[@Stuffandus]

Thanks for watching!

[@00Recoil]

The turtle is the surprise star of this video.

[@broGabiza]

Great job👌

[@Stuffandus]

Thanks 😁

[@Impulse_Photography]

Your drain needs to be on the bottom, and you need to make a siphon to cover the drain so you can build-up back pressure. Your inlet needs to be on the side - I would have got a tub that is much deeper.. You need to search the whole siphon thingy out and see what I mean. Once you added the filter to the fish tank - the plants became pointless decoration. This is no longer an aquaphonic system. It is a regular fish tank with plants getting clean fresh filtered water - the plants will die and the fish tank will continue on because it is independent of the plants.

[@dontbea7237]

Out of curiosity what is the purpose of a fish tank filter what does it actually do as a person who holds 12 fish tanks totaling 1500 gallons of water I would like to let you in a little something the purpose of a fish tank filter is to remove the solids harbor beneficial bacteria that converts said solids to a safer non-toxic nutrient minus plants you would have to do a water change weekly to remove nitrates and nitrites this way your water would not have a toxic buildup of nitrates therefore putting this filter on the tank remove the solids any algae and converts said solids into nitrite which is then converted to nitrate which is beneficial for plant growth otherwise you just end up with a stew of solids in your plant bed the filter was a great idea it'll also promote oxygen in the fish tank prior to being pumped to the upper deck therefore the air Stones were kind of an added benefit but not necessary without a filter system this setup would have stunk like s**t and she probably would have quit the whole aquaponics idea all to begin with

[@bantsone2345]

close, but... a filter is just a stage to harbor "good bacteria" for a well established tank and healthy fish. you sound very intelligent, a bit overly dramatic imo. maybe im reading you wrong. fish go poopy and pee pee in the water. pond filter brings what plants crave... Brando! (aka poopy, pee pee fish water) and ALL plants in fuggin nature love this stuff man. like, you be buying your eggs from wal mart all your life then all the sudden your grand ma gives you them good eggs straight from the chicken ass this morning. but hey, fresh filtered water will work as well with this set up. plants need water. as long as your fish are poopin and peein them plants are suckin up them nitrates and stuff and removing them from the water. thus returning water with nothing but good bacteria back for your fish to flourish. symbiotic to eachother like the good Lord intended. Nothing independent about it brotha. without a buffer for solids that do nothing but clog up your system, a filter is needed. otherwise you will never get glass clear water... i need that clear water. with the right fish you be eating good if they are not pets. advice: tube up "the bell siphon" and find out where you want your water level and nature will constantly fill and drain your grow bed. as long as you have a good light cycle you can grow anything really. Not necessary but, i would add a sump tank to your system. perfect for hidden filtration/heaters etc... you could even add your hang on the back filter and hide your hose in tank decoration... if no sump try adding a "swirl filter." i see folks makeing em outta 5 gal buckets. put a little design into it so it dont look like its a project that belongs in the garage. not that its wrong, not everyone has a garage rock aquaponics. if you cant tell im a believer lol. been fish keeping all my life. aquaponics interest me very much. apologies if im coming off as a "know it all" because thats not my intention.

[@bantsone2345]

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[@dontbea7237]

I think for your water level issues being too high your best bet would be to get an electrical timer one of the old school analog ones with the pins with 5-minute interval pins and set down every other pin your pump will kick on for 5 minutes every 5 minutes therefore allowing your bed to drain out and fill up drain out and fill up best way you don't have to change your design according to having a bell siphon or say a bottom drain

[@leandromunizgoncalves2228]

Hi, I saw some people saying that vegetable don't really grow well this way, is that true ? They say it lacks nutrients.

[@panchoavila6099]

I’m getting pretty much the same system goin at my house so excited I’m going super overboard too so hopefully I’ll be rich in plants soon 😄

[@kongxiong6005]

highly unlikely. you don't even factor in the cost to maintain food for the fish and electricity to keep all these going. might as well just go to the grocery store. this system is not cost effective at all. the theory behind it is awesome and if you plan to use this system you you better find some way to hook this up to a solar kit because that is the only way you will get your money back in the long long LONG run.

[@LordChumbley]

This is a great diy video. Thanks

[@nannybananers]

Hey, how did this work out for you ? Is it still running? Can you make a flow up video?

[@reggae2859]

Your pump is supposed to take the fish water waste to the grow bed where the plants feed on them and clean the water at the same time, but you have a filtration system in the aquarium cleaning the tank which does not make sense. The filtration system is not needed as it is in the grow bed where the water is being cleaned. You also need worms in the grow bed to break down the waste so that the plants can feed on them.

[@dksfollies4772]

Nice attempt. Well done . Beautifully made system

[@Stuffandus]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@dukaturbo]

Hi do you still have the system working?! Please make a new video about it!!

[@johnraymomd3004]

you want to take that filtration system out on the bottom a.k.a. the waterfall you want the poop water go up to the plants and then it gets trapped in the pebbles then the plants are supposed to filter out everything and then the water go down into the tank on the bottom

[@SakkiDuran]

13:47 you do your research before doing the thing not after lol. Good video.

[@felixking3505]

But there is no bio filter tank to break down the ammonia....plz check the setup once

[@ippaku]

You have a couple of small design issues with how you are setting up. For a flood and drain system (which you would do with the $35 in pebbles you purchased) you need to use a bell siphon you can make one with PVC easy can cheap and still use the $14 bulk head you have. Or you can covert to a floating raft system (remove the rocks) this will limit the type of veggies you can grow as some things can not always be in water like tomatoes. I really enjoyed your passion and work you put into this. I did a lot of the same stuff starting out in my first trial. I can suggest some better videos if you want to keep going with your system. Feel free to reach out. This is a great community you are joining. Be Well Be you ippaku

[@Stuffandus]

Ippaku thanks for watching! This was our first attempt at aquaponics so we are still working out the kinks. I like your idea for the flood and drain system, is there a video you would recommend to see how it is setup?

[@mladenmarkovic7193]

interesting points ,if anyone else trying to find out aquaponics at home try Morundan Total Aquaponics Mastery ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my neighbor got cool results with it.

[@MrSatukali]

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[@sweetness6048]

Or you could just fill the grow bed from the bottom put the pump on a timer when the pump powers of it will drain the grow bed completely

[@beyondbecca5407]

Just a thought, so your water level isn’t always full in the plant bed, you can put a timer on your pump and have it only turn on every 15 minutes or something.

[@Stuffandus]

That is a good idea, the only issue i see is when the pump is on the tank level in the aquarium to change for the fish. Do you have another idea? I didn't set up my tank to have an ebb and low just constant flow.

[@beyondbecca5407]

Stuff & Us ahh sorry I’m a beginner!

[@Stuffandus]

Mee toooooo! Let's share notes as we go through the journey. Right now I don't have any fish in the tank. I have some pathos and sweet potato growing from an older potato in the upper plant bed(which are doing great). I will have an updated video soon. I think I will do some research on which plants will work with a constant flow system (if that is the correct terminology)eeek. We would like to do some test on plants first before we add any fish. Let me know if you have a system too and share how you set it up.

[@xxblatxx]

set your level so the tank can accommodate all the water when your not pumping.. im pretty new to all of this as well. but im pretty certain you dont want your roots submerged all the time.. that can cause root rot. roots need to dry out somewhat to grow.. they search for water (and grow) in turn your plants will grow). so find a level in your tank that gives you that middle ground.. love your effort. well done. :)

[@beyondbecca5407]

@@Stuffandus I would love to see an update on your system if you have one! I'm about to try to build a "patio pond aquaponics system" myself. Wish me luck! lol

[@radagastbrown7763]

Where is the update video?

[@junkjake8626]

I thought the whole point of aquaponics was that the fish waste is food for the plants and then in return the plants filter the water for the fish. Is a filter necessary?

[@naylak5718]

The filter is just for moving the poopy water up to the plant roots.

[@thesuicidewalrus415]

Fishy poopy water... all i needed to know, thanks stuff and us!

[@voceacredintei5169]

There are several factors in learning home aquaponics. One plan I found which succeeds in merging these is the Keiths Ponics Site (google it if you're interested) definately the no.1 course i've heard of. look at this unbelievable resource.

[@aquaponicssource5005]

I enjoyed the way you're explaining things.

[@ShahrizanRajak]

nice! now i know what is Aquaponics really is. Waiting for the next video..i'm watching this in 2020. i quest it never made ;(

[@condorX2]

They probably scraped it.

[@ShahrizanRajak]

@@condorX2 haha😆

[@Anna-tc6rz]

No offense but I feel like you took a bunch of weird ideas and added them together lol. I know this vid is old but I hope this helps. Using the filter while isnt necessary is a good idea. However, ditch the filters they come with and use ceramic rings instead. You never need to replace them despite the b.s. on their packaging. Just check it every month or so and if it looks bad take some tank water and rinse it off in the sink. They will grow bacteria that will help break down the waste into what the plants use. Dont use worms of you're using the filter there wont be any food waste for them and they cant live in the pellets constantly flooded. They will drown. Put the airstones in the aquarium itself. Some plants will grow ok constantly wet but some wont. You would have to use a bell siphon instead to flood and drain for ones that cant be constantly wet. If you arent using flood and drain you honestly didnt even need the pellets. You could've just put in something to hold the plants up above water and theyd be fine(like a styrofoam raft).

[@CorvetteAustin24]

Did I miss the update video? Really curious how this worked out as I'm looking into it as well.

[@newnew5194]

Hey everyone, the greatest results that I have had was with the Keiths Ponics Site (just google it) without a doubt the most helpful course that I've tried.

[@fortysahinn]

Did I miss the video of the fish being added or the plants growing?

[@lonnymadeux47]

No. That didn't happen in this video and there was apparently never a follow-up, which is unfortunate. They did a few things in the video that doesn't seem standard practice for aquaponic systems.

[@jegibandits]

do still have this? is it still working?

[@xslithsx]

Wait, so is this cement mixer BPA free? No issues of toxins? It sounds like a good idea, but this seems like an important question to me. Apologies if this was answered in the video and I just didn't notice.

[@Stuffandus]

Thanks for watching! We are going to be switching to blue food grade plastic next round.

[@89redha]

hi... just an advise... u dont need a O2 bubble... just let the water from plant container be like waterfall to the fish tank... it naturally added O2 to the fish water.. thanks... by the way.. i from malaysia... if u wanna know.. hihi have a nice day.

[@Stuffandus]

That's an awesome idea thank you. I have family from Malaysia thank you so much for watching!

[@89redha]

@@Stuffandus family from malaysia... wow... nice...

[@keepchrispy8589]

Hi, very nice video! Any UPDATE??

[@MrYungsan]

That hum in the background kept making me think I had left my bathroom fan on. NIce job on the system though.

[@xavery7842]

You don't need the filter. try using a siphon bell

[@netx421]

It's creepy. The units I built are almost identical to your own. I have a more tasteful lighting solution though.

[@darrenmurray861]

My favourite new scientific jargon: fishy poopy water 😂🤣😊

[@nville2485]

hi everyone ,if anyone else wants to learn about aquaponics course try Aqua Recovery Tactics (aqua.RecoveryTactics.com ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my cousin got excellent success with it.

[@Johish]

It is so great to see how you figured out, I think for starters and for spaceless is a good way to start so I will give it a try myself too. So how went your system with plants and fishes?, did you already upload your following up video?

[@Stuffandus]

Johish, We are still working out some kinks. I have pathos plant in there now since it can sit in water and of course, that is working well. I have cycled the water using our turtle tank water. I'm planning on adding some feeder fishes or some inexpensive fishes to start. So no I haven't purchased fishes yet. I have a sweet potato that is growing but its starting to brown a little now. I also added a tomato plant and it's doing the same. I know it is because I don't have a proper ebb and flow going so the roots are rotting. I have an avocado seed in there that is doing well for now. But like Ippaku said below i need to set it up a little better.

[@tommyvo4149]

how do you not have fishes, but you’re growing plants?

[@LGNT]

Good job thanks for sharing video

[@Stuffandus]

No problem, thanks for watching!

[@silverbison88]

You didn't need the pump on your fish tank. the plants will filter the water for you.

[@jodaynescott6143]

Plants won't filter the solids.

[@myabbayah9092]

Fishy poopy water best understanding ever. Lol

[@sleeplessinthecarolinas8118]

Thank you!

[@Stuffandus]

You're welcome!

[@irontoad123]

with 18 gallon tank you need about 9 gallons pebbles

[@Stuffandus]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the tip!

[@zibj]

update???

[@dguns66]

How do you deal with mosquitoes, with having your system inside?

[@MrDustyseb]

If the water circulating you shouldn't have mosquitoes

[@josediegoist]

You have to put water inside filter to make it work easier

[@Petsotics]

The bubbles from the air pump is not what aerates the water. What aerates the water is the movement / flow of the water.

[@yban_ra]

"fishy poopy water" you're awesome!

[@descalf]

Update, update please. :)

[@Stuffandus]

Thanks for watching, an update video on plant and root growth is on the way!

[@tehseenmushtaq3448]

Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else wants to uncover aquaponics diagram try Tarbetti Amazing Aquaponics Tutor ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my buddy got great results with it.

[@MrSatukali]

@@Stuffandus No roots after 6 months. I'm guessing the fish went into a Haemul Tang

[@jeanluisindriagolugo232]

Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else needs to find out about pvc aquaponics system try Proutklarton Surviving Instruction Plan (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my partner got excellent results with it.

[@leoleo-tr7oj]

the best success that ive ever had was by using the Keiths Ponics Site (i found it on google) definately the no.1 info that I've tried.

[@pokharanadipur]

whats that drainer thing called

[@victoriadegand2393]

Update please

[@evegrowing7749]

I feel it’s so much easier, cheaper, less chance for failure if you keep your fish like one would keep a regular aquarium. When cleaning your aquarium use the fish water as another nutrient for your plants that grow in “COMPOSTED SOIL”. Whatever soilless growers can do soil growers can do better!

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

That filter is effectively negating any benefits of the cycle; the _plants_ are the filter. The fish (preferably a big pooper like Carp- Koi, Gold, Pleco, Corey) provide the nutrients for the plants. A symbiotic circle. No other fertilizers are necessary- just flake food, Bloodworms, etc. You must cycle the fish for one month minimum, to have any viable water. Be prepared to lose a few fish at first- so don't waste time, money, and life on any delicate "ornamental" fish. Pet Shops might carry "Feeder" fish- those are usually low quality Gold fish, which are perfect here. Still use a heater; "Cold water" fish like 76F-78F, and your plants don't want cold water either.

[@Anna-tc6rz]

Lol you dont understand how it works do you? Filters grow beneficial bacteria that break waste into what the plants use. It will also keep the water clear. Personally I ditch the filters that come with it and use ceramic rings instead. In a normal aquarium you have to do water changes weekly but in aquaponics the plants use them instead.

[@pershop4950]

@@Anna-tc6rz hubba is correct for aquaponics, as far as piping in the water without a filter. but there are still bacteria that convert the waste into a form that is usable by the plants, so anna is correct for the nitrogen cycle and plants taking up nitrates.

[@blackpage716]

People who think you can just take a tank some fish and some plants then mash it all together really don't understand aquaponics. It is a fine science. And there is no benefit to waiting 2 or 3 months to get such a small harvest. Financially you're paying an exorbitant amount of money for whatever you're producing when you calculate the costs.

[@pershop4950]

All of home gardening is like this, but people still enjoy it. Eg, wait all summer long for some peppers and tomatoes while using resources to keep them safe from bugs and keeping them growing, or go the store and buy a pound or two as you need it? The store certainly is "more efficient".

[@jedwardoo]

Where’s the update video for this?

[@mrjelyfishtv3665]

There are several components to studying aquaponics. One plan I found which succeeds in merging these is the Keiths Ponics Site (google it if you're interested) without a doubt the most incredible course that I have ever seen. Check out this awesome website.

[@diewlaylomei]

The filter defeats the purpose

[@antoniofranklin1062]

the plant root will rot

[@Stuffandus]

Thanks for watching! I currently have some Pothos growing in the bed and haven't had any rotting issues yet. What would be your reccoomendation?

[@dontbea7237]

And also good job with the filter for the fish tank as you need a solids filter to remove the solids and turn it into readily usable nitrogen your Tetra filter will nitrify the water that is being pumped to the plants it is not fresh nor clean water there is no fresh nor clean water in the system even after it goes through the plants you do not want fish s*** on your plants you want the beneficial bacteria of the fish tank filter to convert the fish tank to readily usable macro and micro nutrients I hope you did not listen to the comment about your filter being a waste of time and reconverting it all back to just a fish tank with plants on top direct fish sewage going into the top then we'll just cause a bin full of mud and you will have to rinse the solids out constantly good thing you were smart and put that filter on there huh 😋

[@ThundermanDeadEndScribes]

By the way they are setting this up and the fact they have a local hydroponic store lets me know they live somewhere weed is legal.

[@edgardoxxd1585]

interesting points ,if anyone else trying to find out aquaponics at home try Debuncar Amazing Aquaponics Aid ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my cousin got cool success with it.

[@rhonaldgarrido909]

I've been studying home aquaponics and found a great website at Keiths Ponics Site (google it if you are interested)

[@lonnymadeux47]

Does Keith's give advice on the kind of fish to use for a system?

[@thao0153]

omg. i never comment. but it's a diy. know your stuff before making a DIY video. the clay pebbles... fail!

[@putulchakraborty6224]

you talk too much ;show your work nicely