Nats blue barrel system

nat

this is my blue barrel system i put 100L of water in the fish tank and have 50L of clay in the grow bed the stand is temporary as i dont think its weather proof im gonna try growing some chilly, chives, parsley, thyme, basil, and oregano. as for fish im going to have natives a yabbie or two some glass shrimp and some fresh water muscles

faye

Wow, that was quick, you sure didn't waste any time. I was going to ask when you would start the thread so I can put up the pics I took

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I will let you explain Nat, well done on getting it happening so quick :lol:

Charlie

Fantastic little system.... please explain

Brian Fanner

Nice. Simplicity rules. A system like this outside the kitchen door with a few herbs in it would be cool.

nat

the only space i have outside is a small balcony that even a balcony system is to big for i tried some small systems inside but that just made me want one even more. so yesterday i made this one with help from faye with the design. im still not sure about the stand does anyone know a simple way to support the gb

L K Barndt

Your stand that you are useing seem just fine I would sand and give the shelf a good coat of outdoor paint. Larry

nat

yer ok ill do that should be nice and easy

nat

so i got fish and shrimp today now i just wait and see wat happens

gazza

That's fantastic, the blue drums are top value i reckon! The only problem with the stand might be if the shelf is MDF which gets pretty soggy if it gets a lot of water exposure, ply wood would be a better material

earthbound

Good point Gazza...... We might have some form ply offcuts that will do nicely for that Nat, they last a bit better in the weather..

So how many fish/shrimp and what sort are they?

nat

40 zebra danios and two serves of glass shrimp thats probs about 40 shrimp but they arent counted just scooped

sendthis

Nice system, thanks for sharing! Everytime I see one of these, I keep thinking I need to stop planning and get working.

nat

added some pygmy perch

earthbound

looks like things have grown a bit.... :thumbright:

faye

Plants have grown and am I correct in thinking that the system has expand as well?

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