Update 7/5, growbed prep'd and we're ready to rock and roll

Hydrotons acquired and we are ready to rock and roll!

System Reset

The frame was damaged in a storm few months ago so I had to harvest and switch off the system. Finally had time last weekend to to clean things up  so I took the opportunity to reset and redo the setup. The frames are no more and I opted for simpler, low profile setup for better structural stability. I need to get me more LECA!

Non aquaponics - bench with growbed full of lettuce in Insadong, Seoul

Found this cool bench with a growbed full of lettuce in Insadong, Seoul. They're lucky I've had lunch!

Growbed update 26/5/13

Quick update on my rebooted aquaponics system. The growbed now enjoys much much more direct sunlight. The habanero plants are recovering from the shock. The tomato and eggplant plants are growing very very nicely. I am getting more LECA this weekend to convert the system to a constant flow growbed and nore more NFT. More pictures later.

Aquaponics system reboot in progress

I've been working on rebooting my Aquaponics system, moving away from NFT to growbed system. I took the opportunity of the reboot to move the growbed to a place that enjoys full sunlight. Now I need to get ahitload of LECA!

Aquaponics habanero flowering

First flower bud of the aquaponics habanero plant has open and some new buds are maturing nicely. Hope to get some peppers soon!

Aquaponics tower in the making

This is going to be an interesting project. The goal is to have an ecstatically pleasing piece for the front yard that is also functional.

My plan is to have like an outer vase around the tower to hide the white pipe. The media is going to be LECA but the whole structure will need to be weighted down with some heavy pebbles to avoid it from tipping over.

I'll be working on this piece for the next few weekends and I am very excited to see how this goes!