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I can help here! I did it for about a year or so, when I was in IL. I will say this from the get-go: be prepared to spend a lot of money, for a very slow repa
by ifoundthetao 8y ago
I can help here!
I did it for about a year or so, when I was in IL. I will say this from the get-go: be prepared to spend a lot of money, for a very slow repayment cycle, if you're not doing this at scale, and if you're not doing it in a place where you have enough light to suit your needs. Otherwise you'll find yourself in my situation, with the $800 green pepper.. which, was delicious, and probably one of the best I'd had. I just don't want you to think you'll end up saving money, because you probably wont.
Okay, on to the fun stuff. So, on reddit, you can check out https://reddit.com/r/aquaponics https://reddit.com/r/aquaponics. They had a decent enough community there.
The other big resource that I was familiar with was https://www.theaquaponicsource.com/ https://www.theaquaponicsource.com/.
For my build, it was pretty simple. I got a 55 gallon barrel, cut the top third off, flipped it over, and filled it with media. Then I added my bell siphon, pump, and whatnot, and I was good to go.
The whole setup, for me, was pretty cheap initially. I was in a 5b zone, right outside Chicago. So I had to keep everything indoors, and I had to make sure that it had proper lighting.
It was similar to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5BWutAygqM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5BWutAygqM
Feel free to reach out if you have questions.
- Nexxius 8y agoI'll second this commenters post, I researched aquaponics extensively and it is expensive to break into if you are trying to make a profit. You can do wonders with very little space but, the time and equipment costs are just as arduous as regular farming at the start. I ended up going back into IT as I just couldn't scale to market before my finances went red. More power to those who can make a go of it, I just wasn't one of them.
- melenaos 8y agoThanks for the links, I do plan on investing some money on it and I hope I could get some of them back. I do buy bio groceries and it's much more expensive than normal food is. I want to create a greenhouse like this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBspR2p0YYM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBspR2p0YYM