Saturday, October 11, 2014

Building an aquaponic raft bed, the finish.

Finally finished up building my aquaponic raft bed, it pretty much started working without a hitch.
Tuning the fill and drain portion was remarkably  smooth and easy, I only had a problem with the swirl filter getting clogged pretty quick.


Installing layer of plastic cover sheeting, I used 2x4s to hold down the insides of the sheets for a tighter fit.

Installed uniseal pipe fittings, these units are pretty awesome and cheap to use.
However in this case, it was a little difficult. I drilled the recommended size hole for a 1 inch uniseal, unfortunately being that wood is not at all flexible,  the intended one inch pipe could not be inserted  as the seal could not expand to let the pipe through. I ended up inserting a 3/4 pipe which worked just fine.

Added water checked for leaks. None!.



Added the rafts and planted some plugs with seeds. Can't wait to see them growing.





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