DIY Projects
DIY Radial Flow Filter
Many people have asked me how we built our “Radial Flow Filter” (below). While that diy filter is very effective in the 4000 litre system it does require some plastic welding, which most people do not have access to. They …
Plumbing an Earthan Bed
Plumbing an Earthan Bed is relatively simple. You have an inlet which you can control the inflow with a valve and an outlet which you can control the depth of water with a stand pipe. No different to plumbing a …
Earthan Beds – How they go together
In response to many people wanting to know how we make the Earthan Beds work, here is a break down with a bit more detail on how to get it right when connecting them to your aquaponic system at home. …
DIY Demand Fish Feeder
Ever wanted to go away for a few days and not worry about the neighbor feeding your fish or your fish going hungry? Here is the thing. This is a simple DIY demand fish feeder from some easy to get …
6 Tank Home Aquaculture Plans
Here is one of our 3D rendering of a 6 x 1000 liter tank home aquaculture plans. We drew this up for a client one afternoon to give them an example of how simple a home recirculating aquaculture system can …
Commercial Aquaponics Plans – Pilot
A few years ago we were contracted to draw up a small commercial aquaponics plans to be used on a small farm to one of our customers specifications. This is a very low cost aquaponic system using some basic items …
Building a Simple Trickle Filter
At home we are working on a small research project for the treatment of organic solids and mineralization. The trail is to determine the minimum amount of energy required for this process per kilo of wastes. The trickle filter we …
Uniseals and How to Use
Uniseals are a very handy and inexpensive way to put pipe work through fish tanks, filters and grow beds and even your rainwater tanks. We use them extensively in our aquaculture installations and sell them through our online shop. The …
Simple Backyard Aquaculture System
One of our members is looking to build a low energy aquaponic system (or LEAP as he has termed it) so we whipped up this simple backyard aquaculture system you can connect to your grow beds or raised garden beds …
Make Your Own Potassium Carbonate
There are quite a few varieties of retail products for adding Potassium to your aquaponics. Generally Potassium hydroxide, Potassium bicarbonate and Potassium carbonate is used to buffer the pH (add alkalinity to the water) to offset the acid produced by …
DIY 240 Volt Relay Backup Switch
Having some form of backup system for power fail is always going to be needed to keep your fish alive no matter where you are if you are using mains power supply. The following is a breakdown of the parts …
Builidng Simple Swirl Filter
Making your own simple swirl filter for collecting those fish solids from your backyard aquaculture or aquaponic system is very simple and can be inexpensive. A simple swirl filter will do the job of removing the heavy solids like uneaten …