ok , i ran a BIG aquaponics system for many years and i would like to give you some tips . 1 ..you dont need the internal filter at all . 2 ..the container with the hydroton should not be full of water , the clay balls are designed to retain moisture and stay damp , just wet enough for the plants to take what they need , there needs to be air in the balls to get maximum bacteria growth, and you also had danger of roots rot , it will WORK the way you are doing it but its no where near as good as it could be . 3 , The pot should be black not clear , clear risks algae and UV light is not good on plant roots .

@blueee4876

6 жыл бұрын

wacka2 Question? What homemade material can i use to substitute hydroton or whatever substrate they use for the aquaponics? I dont think people have patience to buy that shit in my country so i doubt id be able to buy some. What can i use instead for aquaponics filter? What recommended plants (for both normal light and low light for instance)

@baileyboudreaux9152

6 жыл бұрын

hey by chance can you tell me the best and most affordable material to use on a aquaponic system for a 20 gallon tank.

@michelestilson3707

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your input and knowledge I am trying to build a system 4r restaurant with a 300 gallon aquarium

@DETH_ADDR

5 жыл бұрын

Yea just move the drain on the container down, it would provide more air to the roots and bacteria

@randomguider6555

4 жыл бұрын

can you recommend a good book for dummies to start this business?

its cool to see someone actually cares about the fish and not just the plants! i might try this.

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yeah give it a try it was really fun building it, and watching my water chemistry change!

@josef.torrealba6992

4 жыл бұрын

Hey everyone, the greatest success that i've had was by following the Keiths Ponics Site (just google it) without a doubt the no.1 info that I have ever followed.

@condorX2

3 жыл бұрын

@@AquaticLogic hi, Are those real or artificial plants in your aquarium? It look so nice.

One of the best aquaponic systems for a fish tank I’ve seen

best demonstration of aquaponics system that I've watched so far, great job

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bibo ;-)

Awesome video my friend. Thanks for sharing. Simple and effective. 👌

Thank you for so eloquently breaking this system down! For so long I was looking for a system that not only focused on the well-being of the plants but also the fish. Your system with some small modifications for my home (mainly the setup due to space) will work perfectly!

@AquaticLogic

5 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome Savannah, and thanks for the nice comment.

@greengunsquad8634

4 жыл бұрын

Check out my system

your tank is very clean! good job

Ty4 this video. I was going to grow on my fish tank but I like this setup!

Love you're work keep it up nice clear water love it

I truly enjoyed your video! I thought it was very well done and interesting. It gave me some ideas for my African Cichlid tank. Thanks for sharing

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Denny, thanks for the comment ;-)

This is great. Thank you for sharing.

Gorgeous healthy fish, nice job

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Katherine

@debojyotisaha2164

7 жыл бұрын

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@leftertiberiuvlad

6 жыл бұрын

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@sophiashcherbakova2867

6 жыл бұрын

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@ds-nb4ln

6 жыл бұрын

Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else wants to discover aquaponic gardening system try Aqua Recovery Tactics (aqua.RecoveryTactics.com ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my cousin got amazing success with it.

That's an interesting setup. I also bought some mint, though I'm a bit uncomfortable having the system outside the tank in case it leaks. I'm trying a small pot placed in my external hook-on filter.

An issue I ran into with beds that don't drain is mold/fungus. I like the siphons because it lets the roots air out a little, deterring mold/fungus growth.

Nice. Realistically once that is cycled, you could get rid of your Fluegel altogether and replace it with a powerhead inside the tank, that would be more than enough filtration on its own. Maybe put an area on there where you can put a little filter cotton to catch the gunk. Aqua Pontic‘s is definitely the way to go, you can cut your water changes about in half, really if you got enough volume in there you could almost eliminate water changes. You can also grow vegetables in there, cucumber, peppers, Zucchini, and different house plants. I do it with lava rocks but are use a long skinny planter box with smaller chunks of lava rock.

Cool stuff! Great idea utilizing a usable plant for this system. Have a Mojito and kick back while you enjoy your creation! Sure earned my sub! 👊😎

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Lol Thanks JC. It has not warmed up here yet in Canada, so maybe in a couple of months ;-)

Love this idea

I love your video. Your tank is crystal clear and your fish seem happy n healthy. I would like to know a little more about how and where you attached the overflow line. I so want to do this to my guppy tank. On a smaller scale since I don't have much surface area (tiny house and I don't want to set it up in the parrot room).

cool aquarium setup bro😎👍

Loved it!

great video

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks :-)

Very cool!!

This is great. I’m wanting to convert my Juwel 180 litre tank to this sort of thing. Can I ask how you do the overflow?

I just purchased a 55 gallon tank. I'll be slowing setting it up in my basement this winter

Those are some beautiful endlers/guppies you have there

@doctorolo

7 жыл бұрын

PS just subscribed

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks man

thanks for sharing! i am doing something similar with a 80 litres half barrel pond… a bog filter to clean the water for growing watercress and then a marginal plant basket in the pond for growing mint 😄 i have two fancy goldfish who are powering the ecosystem 😉

@jacopomabanfibio4808

Жыл бұрын

Yes but u Will soon need a bigger pond bc an adult goldfish needs 100 lt at least. Otherwise they Will not Grow, and they can suffer so much. Pls im not judging just tryng to spread the Word (bc i Always Hear about 40 lts per goldfish and its not enough for the fish :/ )

Dude, this is awesome! Are you planning to make a larger Aquaponic system? With the plant bed full all the time, are you getting any root rot on the plants?

Looks good done this before but on koi fry set ups I'll be doing again shortly..

Wow amazing

Nice system!

@AquaticLogic

8 жыл бұрын

+peter larsen Thanks Peter!

Hi. I have converted our old bathtub into a fish tank; my question is: since it's out in my garden and under a tree, I didn't want me water pump to be screwd with decayed leaves, so I left the sponge in the pump where it originally was, but I am still interested in getting the fish faeces into my clay growbed.

Good day sir. I would like to know if you ever do water changes at all to keep your fish tank clear or do you just add water as the water level drops over time??

You really need to darken your substrate container. roots are light sensitive and should be kept in the dark

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

If I do that, then I cant watch the roots grow (insert a single tear here).

@j.j.b.13

6 жыл бұрын

I didnt know that

@PeterSedesse

6 жыл бұрын

It isn´t really a big deal, the outer plants won´t be growing optimally, but you are just growing mint, not cash crops.

@bluerose5646

6 жыл бұрын

interesting points ,if anyone else trying to find out aquaponics book try Aqua Recovery Tactics (aqua.RecoveryTactics.com ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my friend got great results with it.

happy wife, happy life... really cool setup!

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Yuji

Cool video! The mint is esthetic looking. We build custom Paludariums and I bet the mint would look cool in the terrestrial portion. We subbed and will check out the other videos.

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

that's pretty awesome I love mint

@AquaticLogic

8 жыл бұрын

+Turbowaffle 21 Summertime + mint + soda water + (various alcohols) = Awesome Summer ;-)

Watching that beginning and being high at the same time is so awesome.

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I could augment your THC "benefits'.

How is your aquaponics doing? I want to set up my first aquaponics but have no idea how to do so. Would you be willing to make a tutorial? I like your system setup. thanks

Pretty cool

that is a beautiful setup, ish. how much money does that canister filter cost? I'm on a really tight budget because I'm in high school and don't have a lot of money. Also, could I have a list of all materials needed for that setup? I want to try that out.

I too have live bearers. The Ph for them is usually higher than the ideal Ph level for aquaponics. Looking for tips on how to have a mutually healthy system for the plants and the fish.

@pullbackbaby

Жыл бұрын

Did you use crushed coral?

Very nice setup! Do you still need clean the gravel in the aquarium regularly even with this aquaponic setup?

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah I still do, the solid fish waste still drops to the bottom of the gravel and collects down there just like a normal tank, I'm a huge proponent of vacuuming the gravel while doing frequent water changes.

Have you thought about an algi tank? Use that the move your water level up and down?

hi, Are those real or artificial plants in your aquarium? It look so nice. And what's the plants on the rights that's you're trying to grow? Cheers

well done

Not fond of the bell siphon either! This was kinda wholesome, thanks :)

Loved the Plecco's ;-)

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks BC, those bristlenose plecos breed prolifically!

@guppykingaquatics7477

6 жыл бұрын

Aquatic Logic how do u breed them the bristlenose I mean

What type of lights you use for plants to grown in door

I want to try your build but im concerned with the grow bed. Wouldn't the water on the surface be the only water flowing back to the tank having the water in the bottom of the tub be stagnant in your grow bed?

we have the same concept, i also pumped in clean and filtered water before going to my media...that will save you from cleaning your media if it's being used for some time...would like to suggest not to let all your water from your pump to go to your plants...at the most just 20 percent of water coming from your pump should go to your plants and the remaining 80 percent will go back directly to your aquarium...in this case you will be able to control your nitrogen spikes more effectively....

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Im curious how proportioning the water output from the filter would help improve nitrate spikes?

@johngray429

7 жыл бұрын

bacterial growth would react to sudden change in nitrogen and ammonia in your water....if you're going to do the proportioning, just a little of your nitrate would be used by the plant thereby creating a more stable environment provided that you're feeding your fishes like almost the same amount of food every day...maybe you already know this but the amount of bacteria that would flourish in your biofilter would be tantamount to the amount of ammonia and nitrite present in your water....to have a stable environment at least 20-30% water should be used by the plant and the remaining returned directly to your tank to avoid bacterial kill...

thanks for showing a simplified system. I am interested in breaking into aquaponics for a long time, I've been reading up and trying to learn. Not looking to invest a ton of money and space at first. This is a good system for getting feet wet, and I have a 55 gal tank in my shed. Your tank has tons of air bubbles. Are you using subgravel filter or what?

@AquaticLogic

8 жыл бұрын

I have a network of small air-stones underneath my substrate which is causing the bubbles. Sub-Gravel filters are pretty much useless in my opinion and have gone the way of the dodo bird ;-) I have massive filtration in that tank, using a Penguin B150 + 200, a Fluval 205, and then the aquaponics. You should definitely get your feet wet, they are a lot of fun, and the biological interactions are scintillating.

Hi, I've just discovered your channel while looking for a DIY water garden. I used to have several aquariums many years ago, but got out of the hobby when I began moving around. Now that I'm retired I wanted to get back into it, that't when I saw this video. Your fish are so happy and healthy! I'm going to watch your other videos and hopefully get a tank going in the next few months. I'll be moving into a permanent tiny home and the aquarium will be a happy place for me. They're so relaxing and the fish are great little creatures to talk to. Thanks so much for this channel....hope you continue to post new videos. I'm relearning a lot. :)

Nice, thanks for the video, by the way what video camera are you using? its nice and clear. Cheers

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, i'm using an iPhone 6 in all my videos ;-)

If you're worried about the plants not getting enough nutrients from the water, you can spray their leaves with dilute plant fertilizer. I know some plants can absorb them through the leaves. Just make sure you don't let any get into the tank water.

What rocks do you use for the mint?

if you built a sump tank you wouldn't have to worry about your fish tank levels. the sumo can go up and down. fish tank goes to the sump. plants also dump to the sump. sump pumps to plants and to fish tank. then you can have a bell siphon on the plant tank

what is the name of the equipment you used to measure the PH level?

If u would make another video like this, I'll auto-like your vids. Cheers

very creative

Love the idea of aquaponics to eat nitrates, and limit water changes. Would think it would be perfect for the african cichlids since they cant have plants in the tank, and require very low nitrate levels. Any update on this system, or follow up videos?

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean. Once school is over this May i'm gonna re-arrange my basement, and when I do my Tropheus tank is gonna get an amazing new aquaponics system that will utilize light from a window.

What's in the tub?? what's that stuff??

Nice. You mentioned having the water high in your tank & aquaponics bed. But if the power goes out, won't your tank overflow?

@AquaticLogic

6 жыл бұрын

Nope the design allows a full aquarium with no over-filling risk. I detail how I did that in the video.

Won't u get root rot keeping the water lvl so high in the grow bed?

Are you testing the ammonia level as well as the ph level? I just wanted to ask

Hard to find info for people who actually want to keep fish and not just have fish for the aquaponics. The grow bed media is a inert clay of sorts, correct? Does it effect your fish water in anyway? I'm worried about picking wrong media and it fluctuating my PH in my fish tank.

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah the expanded clay media I used was inert and did not affect my chemistry at all, and I also rinsed it super well, so i'm confident it did not move any of my water parameters. The manufacturer will indicate on the bag how it will (or will not) alter your chemistry. Mine explicitly stated it was "inert".

@AvaPxiaO

7 жыл бұрын

Expanded clay and perlite will cause no Ph fluctuation. The drawback with clay if you run an unfiltered/unscreened system is that it may clog something up, being much smaller than clay balls. Also before you buy the clay check the size because they also come in as small as lentils size. But, roots of small plants like the perlite better. I run a mix with clay on the bottom, perlite for about 70% and clay on top after the perlite has soaked. Give it a couple of days before you plant anything as the whole thing goes up and down.

@tanyakohli8691

7 жыл бұрын

Excellent video content! Sorry for chiming in, I would love your initial thoughts. Have you researched - Patlarny Gardening Expert Principle (google it)? It is a great one of a kind guide for learning how to expand your produce minus the hard work. Ive heard some super things about it and my mate after many years got astronomical success with it.

@luke-te3sr

2 жыл бұрын

@@AquaticLogic I hear lava rock works well

nice clean water

thanks for video

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

That's actually a pretty nice looking system. Other than water reading levels, what are (if any) other maintenance steps you've added to your already established aquarium maintenance?

what did you use to make the aquaponics set up

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

You better watch the video and find out!

Do your fush reproduce in the tank?

I gotta ask, how is your fish tank yet still clean? Are you using a filter pump inside the fish tank?

watched one guys journey (he used a bell siphon) he did not have much luck in growing anything or if it did grow it didn't last long. I am really liking your system because I don't like the fish tank water going really low either as I want the aesthetic of the fish tank. My question is are you using the fluval filter in place of the Pump and is that why you are not getting solid waste in your grow bed (I don't want to have to deal with red wiggler worms to try to deal with the solid waste... I don't like worms) I just don't want to throw a lot of money at this only to have it fail. Also did you use any kind of filter (like cheese cloth or another media to keep your grow media from going back into your fish tank?

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

I simply placed the out-flow of the Fluval filter in the grow bed, and then installed a drain from the grow-bed to the tank. The canister filter does its job and removes all the shit from the water that smart people ;-) do not want inside their growbed. The drain inside the growbed had a plastic attachment/strainer prevented media from draining. It was cheap and easy!

dude! this vid is awesome! I'm gonna make i pretty similar setup, but with my plants being in the windowsill, I love that you can see the root system too, so I'll just have to paint 3 sides black! Did you have any experience with this before you started? :D my tank is not so big, so my growbed is going to be smaller too, but in your system you never drain it completely? maybe it doesn't need to be drained?

@skarsteen

8 жыл бұрын

+skarsteen How many liters/gallons are the tank and how many is in the grow bed? gonna build this beauty saturday!!

@AquaticLogic

8 жыл бұрын

+skarsteen Tank was a 40 Gallon, and growbed was... 8 Gallon rubbermaid? I had the tank setup and adequately filtered for about a year before I setup the aquaponics, and I used it to remove Nitrates. This system does not utilize draining and filling which I mention in the video, because I like my tanks with constant full volumes of water.

Very cool system but i have only one question. Shouldnt roots always be in the dark and not exposed to much light. Ar least the roots themselves

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Its possible that a zero light situation is ideal for the roots, but anecdotally it was not an issue for me. Thanks for the comment.

ow do you get the bubbles to come out the bottom?

Hii Could you please tell me about the filter... my tank is a small one .. the volts...?? or the type.... please please??

Nice setup mate, but I thought the fish poo is the fertilizer for the plants? Or just the soluble elements? Isn't mint a really easily accessible plant? And cheap? Good if it's an experiment I guess?!?

I have a question about the material the plants are growing in. The canister filter provides the necessary mechanical and chemical filtration, but I wonder if biological filtration is needed in the canister. Would the aquaponics system provide a sufficient place for the beneficial bacteria to grow. Could the whole nitrogen cycle occur within the aquaponics system? I am thinking in terms of it being such a huge area.

@AquaticLogic

8 жыл бұрын

+Kenneth shaheen jr. Thats a great question, and yes there is massive surface area in expanded clay media systems, which support the growth of huge amounts of nitrifyng bacteria. In the context of my system, I had a overstocked aquarium that I was adding the aquaponics to. Therefore I needed my filters to support the bio-load while aquaponics was establishing itself. I would probably wait a good month, but you could start to phase out the bio-media in the canister (and my other two HOB's) because it would be redundant for sure. I am a huge fan of crystal clear water, so I would probably replace it with more foam :-)

the cost of power kinda equals the market value of mint, maybe a bit more. So, we cannot call it ecologic, BUT it's healthier and way more rewarding. Or maybe it's more ecologic (but not more economic) since it uses less water than out in the field. Anyway, I'm happy to see fish aren't tortured in small buckets and stuff like that. Thumbs up!

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

The additional power consumption of this system costs me $5.40 (Canadian) per year to run. Thus if I wanted to sell the mint, I could easily recoup that in two weeks, if not every month. But your right, my Thesis was to experiment with aquaponics for the health and love of tropical fish. Thanks for the reply!

Tryna find out where to purchase Pumps and attachment?

Is it still working well as designed in the video. I'm surprised you aren't getting root rot. With a deep water system like you are using you generally need an air pump to pump a lot of air into the water to prevent it.

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

If the fish have enough oxygen to breathe, then the system is in equilibrium with the oxygen in the atmosphere. It inputs water into the bottom and dumps in the top which provides adequate circulation.

I hope to see an update now that you have had some time to experiment with it. search for OFFERANDO AQUAPONICS X10 - step by step guide

Hi, do you need to add any additional nutrients to keep the plants growing healthily?

@AquaticLogic

Жыл бұрын

I used premium fish food in this setup, and it did not need any extra micro/macro nutrients.

Have you removed the sponge from your filter, to gain better flow on the system ?

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

No the Fluval 205 is setup as per factory specifications, and flows very well. I utilize both the coarse and bio-foams in that canister, and it flows like a beauty.

Be careful of that foil mate, its conductive. Could electrocute you if there is any fault in the wires its around. Otherwise looks like a brilliant easy setup to try

As I understand, you dont want to filter the water, before it goes into the media as, that is where the ammonia oxidizing bacteria live. But your results are undeniable. Full disclosure, I'm new to this as well

Does the system pick fish shit when it drops down and filters it?

Is this also possible with turtles?

Only thing is I think the light bundled together produces too much heat, I guess, and you covered them too. They have ro breath

hi, i builded an aquaponic system for my aquarium. my pot is 25 cm high. Water level is 15 cm high. I try use hydroton 20 cm high, but the hydroton is not sinking.it is swimming. What is my wrong? İs water level high?

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

Nope mine floats too. I installed a "strainer" on the out-flow so that it does not end up in my tank.

What kind of soil is that?

Did you add bacteria? If yes how and which one?

Have you thought about adding aquatic plants to your system?

is it possible to put grow bed on top of the tank with this setup

@lonf18

6 жыл бұрын

It looks like you dont have overflow setup for your fish tank. If power outage, the floor will be flooded due to water from your grow bed, any idea to prevent that happen

@outdoorrelaxation5511

5 жыл бұрын

I install a one way valve in the feed line from the filter and reduce water flow so it just gently flows into the tank power goes out one way valve kicks in to stop it from reverse siphoning and because the slight trickle back into the tank the levels won't rise enough to over flow . It's actually really easy to do the valve can be found at any pet store or even a home depot or Lowe's. As far as reducing the water return to the tank smaller size pipe and add a restrictor or step down to the start of the pipe leading from the plant tank and or an adjustable flow pump works too. I've seen people put over flows in the tanks but it's not needed if you have a plant tank smaller then the fish tank just subtract the amount of water that flows out of the plant tank when u shut it off from your actual fish tank water level and boom no need for any valves overflows or anything.

Nice concept I really like it but what the hell would I do with all that mint, nice to have lettuce and kale but great way to demonstrate a proper water filter and in turn get some food

Is it true U don't need water changes if you do this

How do you get oxygen to your roots and keep them from rotting by just 'sitting' in water?

@AquaticLogic

6 жыл бұрын

The oxygen concentration in the water is ideally in dynamic equilibrium with the air. In my grow-bed the water flows from the bottom of one side, to the top of the other. This diagonal flow prevents any anaerobic zones from forming through simple diffusion. HTH

How did you cut the hole in the plasic container?

@AquaticLogic

7 жыл бұрын

I used a Dremel tool, with an abrasive circular bit. I first marked out the circle on the bin, then I ground the hole out with the Dremel. I didnt have to be super accurate because the fittings I used have really thick washers for creating a good seal. HTH

Are you still using this same Aquaponics setup?