> I Tested a small setup for moving the water up. It did a proof of concept
> barley but i need to change a few things with it maybe use more of the
> 2 liter bottle to give more depth and i will need a
> way bigger pump i'm looking at a 100 pound pump for like 140 which
> can aerate  10,000 gallons of water, the one i have right now can do 60 :)
> which was $20.
> Also i am going to create a scad file to print that will hold the 2 liter
> bottle and a hose so that it can go to the next stage. I want to try to
> make like 3 drawing so it can all snap together in this stair system to go
> up.

> On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 3:02:45 PM UTC-4, andrew11235 wrote:

>> I was wondering if there was any interest in Aquaponic systems?

>> What is an aquaponic system it is aquaculturing ( breeding fish tilapia
>> or others ) and hydroponics ( growing plants with no soil usually a mixture
>> of water and nutrients ) combining the two you get aquaponics.
>> A normal fish tank has a filter in a aquaponic system the filter is plant
>> line which contains a bio-filter ( usually **crushed porous rock and an
>> aerator )  then the water flows through the plants and in to a sump tank
>> where Ph is balanced and any excess particles settle.
>> There are two different kinds of aquaponic systems continues flow and a
>> "pump and dump" or flood.

>> There is allot more that can be expanded on aquaponics and i hope there
>> is interest.
>> interest that go with aquaponics
>>  automation - harvesting, natural Ph balancing, bio fuel etc.
>> a cool site gardenpool.org

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