The MuF Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I'm thinking of starting a tiny aquaponics system (boredom of the holidays ) that wont affect the aesthetics of my tank and is removable. Looking around the house I found I had this old filter system that I got off a free nano tank that was cracked. I'm thinking of using the little black container as the growbed (yes it is tiny, but I dont aim to grow much at all). Im looking at perhaps growing mint or jasmine.... Can either of these grow in such small spaces? What would be an ideal substrate to grow these in - would aquasoil work? Most importantly, can an aquaponics system harm my fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MuF Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) So this is how im attaching it to the back of my tank , whipped out the old Knex! It's rather stable, dont see a reason why anything could knock it so that shouldnt be an issue. Still need to test with some media in it tho. The reason why i added the 19mm 90degree pipe outflow was that the built in one couldnt keep up (designed to have a lid ontop). Now its there as a backup Edited July 3, 2013 by The MuF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MuF Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 And here it is! Absolutely no clue if it'll work as I dont really know what I'm doing...just bored So the "first" stage of "filtration" is a rather coarse sponge... why not! The second stage is a little bag of what I believe to be ADA powersand...... get some bacteria colonies on there cause extra filtration is good filtration And the third stage is the growbed stage, just some smooth black pebbles I had from an old setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeper10 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 i do these systems as well i use gravel so the roots have something to hold and the the good stuff gets stuck in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazycraig Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 nice use of k'nex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MuF Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Hopefully the pebbles are grippy enough for the roots, and it was quite fun to play with K'Nex again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatic Paradise Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 nice little set-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MuF Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Quick update - IT WORKS! I guess. I dont have a photo of the controlled test where I just have a stem in a glass of water, but that has almost no root growth. I may have to chuck a couple more stems in this little system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MuF Posted July 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Another 2 days growth = about an inch in the roots ... not bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie wonder Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Haha this is cool i like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MuF Posted July 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Haha thanks, hopefully it'll grow enough to supply me with some tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishkeeper101 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Cool good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
