Blue barrel system

earthbound

Seedlings are just starting to take off in the barrel system.. They may not look like much yet but they are heading in the right direction. Parsley got scorched off but I'm hoping they might come back as they often do.

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Charlie

I love this little set up.

Does the pipework from the pump go through the GB joel?

nat

faye

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Here is an update of the system powered by the five happy goldfish, 1 month after start up!

troy77

looks good!

i must have something wrong with my system because there is no way my seedlings have taken off like that..my system almost 7-8 months wouldnt have that much growth!!!!!!!

julia_bites

Nice little system, is it CF? F+D?

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nat

earthbound

Yes, CF... Not doing as well as it might though because of the hot days we had since building it.. Fried off the parsley plants and the tomato plant, but the rest isn;t doing to badly..

faye

It isn't doing too bad, considering the goldfish might not have been fed for a few days,
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forgot about those ones when I did the feeding earlier.

julia_bites

How long till they are big enough to eat? :dontknow:

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faye

I don't feel the need to eat goldfish yet Julia-bites, it is on the list with stinging nettle and purslane- edible but not very appetising :dontknow:

swimfann21

could you please list the pvc pipe working for me i think i might try this it looks like a small enough system for me right now just learning... also can i use other fish like tilapia or trout in the system and if so how many do you think could go in there?

nat

you can see almost all of it in this photo posted earlier

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inside the media guard is a drain fitting and stand pipe they look like this

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DavidGibb

Awesme thanks for posting this, I have a couple of blue barrells sitting around I'm going to make one today... I was going to try it with some yabbies, what do you think? And what about solar pumps? can you use one or are they not powerful enough?

nat

nice I love playing with barrels

try it with fish and a normal pump first, solar pumps cost heaps and yabbies can't provide the nutrients needed

Don't forget photos :mrgreen:

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