Ready...Set...Aquaponics

Ok so I had the day off of work and went out to shop for some garden supplies for my experiment.  Here is were we are so far

Got the fish tank

Testing for leaks and cleaning

Mystery items.

I will get some photos as I progress here but I am really excited.  Right now just looking for an adapter for CPVC down to 3/4 inch vinyl hose and growing media.

More to come.

PART 2

So here is what we have. Pump 450gph, filler pipe,hose, parts for bulkhead adapter, drain, silicone, cvpc cutter and pvc cutter and a 10 gallon tote for a grow bed.

Ok so not pretty. Just needed to test home made bell siphon. Thanks to Conor for the help cutting and drilling weep holes.

Glad to say bulk head adapter works, no leaks there and stand pipe works fine but a little to tall still. Gasket at bottom too big as well need to make smaller so bell sits flat on bottom.

Conor and I worked on building the bell siphon and all though the set up was not perfect we were able to find some mistakes that we need to change.  Also it tested our version of a bulkhead adapter since no one at lowes or home depot was smart enough to  know what one was, or even what a bulkhead was.