Stage 33 – the grow pots nearly ready for the fruit trees.
September 12, 2009 by Peter Butler
Filed under Aquaponics & Permaculture
The new grow pots and pipework all in situ and the new bio filter. All ready to plant up our kaffir lime and dwarf lemon.
Stage 32 – We have veggies and more grow tubs coming – the pool is now a pond
September 12, 2009 by Peter Butler
Filed under Aquaponics & Permaculture
The veggies are growing well, especially the lettuce. The green algae blook has taken off. Setting up the grow tubs to add more expanded clay grow area and beneficial bacteria areas.
“OMG – a dead trout, what’s that about?”
August 30, 2009 by Peter Butler
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Stage 27 – We have TROUT!
August 26, 2009 by Peter Butler
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Gavin the Troutman brings the trout. You’ll actually see them being placed in the pond.
Final tweaks for water flow and aeration in the pond – Stage 23
August 26, 2009 by Peter Butler
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Final tweaks for water flow and aeration in the pond
Stage 22 – Final plumbing tweaking
August 26, 2009 by Peter Butler
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Final plumbing tweaking and the water flow before the final top up.
The Water is in and we’re almost ready for fish and plants – Stage 21
August 4, 2009 by Peter Butler
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The water is in and we’re almost ready for the fish and plants.
Pool to Pond – The plumbing before the water – Stage 19
August 1, 2009 by Peter Butler
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We’re ready for all the plumbing to go into the pool to pond adventure. This is the final step before ‘we add water’.
The Aquaponics “Waterbed” is setup and ready for water
July 30, 2009 by Peter Butler
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The Aquaponics “Waterbed” is setup and ready for water
The mechanics of setting the levels using a lazer level – Stage 17
July 19, 2009 by Peter Butler
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The mechanics of setting the levels using a lazer level showing the height pegs in each corner


