Single barrel system

earthbound

We put together a single barrel system yesterday, filming and documenting so that we can release it for people at a later date.

Here's the condensed version for now..

Take one barrel and cut the top off.

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Measure 4 equally spaced sections around the top when you can cut out V shapes 2cm wide by 15 cm deep.

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Drill some holes and use cable ties to draw the gaps in together.

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Cut whatever shaped access hole you want in the lower fish tank section.

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Cut hole in back for pump power cord.

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Cut holes in top bed section for irrigation and drain (depends on what you are using).

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Put on temporary drain pipe, fill with clay and wash.

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Stand back and admire handy work...

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And of course fill with water, add fish and plants.... :thumbright:

Took us about 2 hours to make this yesterday including all the filming and photographing, a great project for people to do on a weekend.

paul s

nice work , looks great , how many fish do you think could be housed in a system this size ?

nat

just stock with small ornamental fish pygmy perch, minnows, goldfish or whatever you like i have one with 40 zebra danios and another with 20 pygmy perch this one has 5 goldfish

Charlie

Cool

nat

the plants are doing well

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folsplace

That is awesome

What type of fish are in there ?

nat

just some goldfish

Callatya

Perfect! This I can fit in the yard easily! It also looks much more birdproof than many of the other designs, and easy enough to fit a mesh door over to be sure :-) Thank you!

This is also perfect for a growout for tropical fish in summer! I've seen a bunch of kiddypool & potplant systems but this would be much simpler and space-efficient. Understock and overplant and you have a really good way to raise ornamentals outdoors :-) Very tempted to see if I can breed something just to try it ;-)

DavidGibb

what size pump do you use for a small systems like this?

nat

I've used a few different sizes ranging from 500lh to 1500lh the ones over 1000 don't seem to get blocked

this one has a 1350lh pump

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ccBear

Constant flood or flood and drain on a timer?

nat

this one is constant flood nice and simple you

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nat

These are some photos of the fittings

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Hanzelz

so so good.

RRLAG

That is frickin sweet! I may end up using that for a year round inside system to do lettuce and other low maintenance greens. Well done build, thanks for the post!

AP on my friends!
-Ryan

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