Hi Everyone! My name is Chi. I live in CA.
One day I asked one of the kids I work with if they knew where their food comes from. Their response was the super market. I said "really?" So I asked where did the super market get it from? All I got was a shrug. It inspired me to make my own system to show the kids that food doesn't magically appear at the super market.
I noticed a lot of systems are a lil um "3rd world" looking for the lack of a better term. This is v1.0 for me to get all the plumbing squared away. It is made with a 200 gallon tote, 4" ABS pipe for the grow beds. 500 gph pump. Right now it is all running on house power but in the spring when the storms are over will switch to solar. Also it will get some cedar paneling around it so it will be more presentable. Fish will be a mix of tilapia and channel catfish. I think I might need to add a settling tank but i'll see how it goes.
Any suggestions to improve the system are welcome.
A little vid: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=494750945609
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One day I asked one of the kids I work with if they knew where their food comes from. Their response was the super market. I said "really?" So I asked where did the super market get it from? All I got was a shrug. It inspired me to make my own system to show the kids that food doesn't magically appear at the super market.
I noticed a lot of systems are a lil um "3rd world" looking for the lack of a better term. This is v1.0 for me to get all the plumbing squared away. It is made with a 200 gallon tote, 4" ABS pipe for the grow beds. 500 gph pump. Right now it is all running on house power but in the spring when the storms are over will switch to solar. Also it will get some cedar paneling around it so it will be more presentable. Fish will be a mix of tilapia and channel catfish. I think I might need to add a settling tank but i'll see how it goes.
Any suggestions to improve the system are welcome.
A little vid: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=494750945609
Beginnings: