New fish

Well I have been sick for the last couple of days, but I made a lot of food with ginger and garlic and loaded up on vitamin C and feel better. Today my friend Jason, of North Texas Aquaponics, and I went and picked up some Tilapia. I bought 6 full size fish. On the drive home Jason and I discussed ways to heat the tanks. Jason has a very clever idea, and if your interested please comment and I will give you his info. Right now I have aquarium heaters in my systems, and the temps thus far have stayed above 65 degrees. I am starting to worry though that the falling temps here in DFW are going to possibly kill the fish. I have thrown around the idea of making a solar recirculating heating system, but have my doubts. I may just put one more aquarium heater in each system, but would love a way to lower energy use. I am open to any and all ideas. I look forward to hearing from you. I will have more photos and videos up soon.

Our Blue Barrel Indoor system.

We have completed and tested our 55 gallon Blue barrel indoor system, and everything works great. So like any sane person I took it apart and built another one. Here is a quick video of the system. I hope you like it.  Please ask any and all questions you may have. Have a great day. 

Our new line of products

We are finally producing bell siphons for sale. Each bell siphon will include (1) 4″ outer shroud, (1) 2″ bell, (1) stand tube and one bulk head fitting. We are also selling 3/4″ marine hose with quick connect adapters. I will be taking pictures of these items and posting them to our website. If you have any questions or would like a free quote please ask.

                                                                                     This is our stand pipe that we have for sale. It comes with the bulk head fitting and either a 45 degree or 90 degree outlet.

                                                                                                                          Here is our bell siphon, it will come with a cap.

                                                                              This is our bell shroud, it will come with a cap as well. We have other designs if you would like.

                                                                              Here is a top view of all parts. Each bell siphon will be individually tested in order to ensure proper function. I will post some videos of the bell siphon in action. We are currently selling these for $30 dollars, if you buy 4 or more they will be $25. Thank you.

New videos

I bought the rest of my parts today to finish my indoor unit. With this recent development I will start making how to videos and posting them here. I plan on also making some self reliance videos, and other videos related to aquaponics and self reliance. I have some friends and family members that are starting to or have been,living a self reliant lifestyle and with their help I plan on making videos of our progress. If there is a certain type of video you would like to see, just ask.  This video shows how easy it is to use Oasis grow cubes and Hydroton. 

The start of my indoor aquaponics system

Today I ran all kinds of errands to get the finishing touches for my indoor,garage, aquaponics system. I bought two aerator’s, one for each system, a few bags of Hydroton, and some air stones. The last thing I need is some 2 1/2″ pvc to finish my bell siphons. My fish and plants in the outdoor unit are doing great, as are my seedlings. I do need some insight into grow lights so if anyone is knowledgeable in them please let me know.