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Murray Hallam’s Aquaponic Gardening: Book of Plans
Murray Hallam’s Aquaponic Gardening: Book of Plans
Murray Hallam’s Aquaponic Gardening: Book of Plans
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN HOME AQUAPONICS SYSTEM.
Over 1000 Auqaponics system builds around the world on the Three Tote system plans alone!

Murray Hallam is the best known face in the world-wide aquaponics movement. He is best known around the world, for his outstanding aquaponics full length video series: Aquaponics Made Easy, Aquaponics Secrets, and DIY Aquaponics. Building Aquaponics systems is Murray’s stock and trade.

Four individual build projects;
1. INDY 11 standard plan set.
2. Three bed tote system.
3. Wicking bed secrets. Complete build instructions.
4. Use recycled bathtubs to make a very low cost home system.
Over 180 photographs, illustrations and diagrams.
Bill of quantities for each of the four projects.
Plumbing mysteries unravelled.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherBookBaby
Release dateNov 5, 2014
ISBN9780987560230
Murray Hallam’s Aquaponic Gardening: Book of Plans

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    Murray Hallam’s Aquaponic Gardening - Murray Hallam

    PART 1

    Indy – 11.5- Aquaponics System.

    System Build & Operating Instructions.

    The Ultimate Home Aquaponics System

    A Complete Aquaponics System for the Home Gardener.

    A system build that has every element to produce all types of vegetables for the home.

    By

    Murray Hallam

    Team Economics Pty Ltd

    ACN 53 087 289 745

    t/a

    PRACTICAL AQUAPONICS.

    21 – 31 Hives Road North Maclean Queensland 4280 Australia.

    www.practicalaquaponics.com

    [email protected]

    The Indy 11.5 design has been built and tested thoroughly at Murray Hallam’s Practical Aquaponics. The system design is robust and proven in both construction and operation. Today, the pilot/working system is performing well and delivering high quality fish and vegetables. Building an Indy 11.5 by following these plans and operating instructions will produce excellent results. However, the day-to-day operation of the system is entirely in the hands of the owner operator of the system. Practical Aquaponics/Team Economics Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for the day to day operation of the system or the quantity or quality of the produce and/or fish produced by and in the system built by any individual or corporation from the plans or information provided in this manual.

    Table of contents

    What can you expect in this manual?

    List of parts and components in the system

    Pipes and fittings

    Timber & plywood

    Foam for insulation

    Hardware & other items

    Items you need to supply

    List of tools required

    Site preparation

    Start construction

    Materials for one base

    Build the bases of the beds

    Attach the legs to the beds

    Plywood sides and dividers fitted into grow beds

    End wall the grow beds

    Fit the dividers to the two media beds

    Liner to the beds

    Insulation foam to the beds

    Capping / decking timber—fit and finish

    Plumbing

    Fittings to gravel grow beds

    Other fittings—floating raft bed

    Wicking bed

    Preparing the fish tanks, swirl filters and mineralisation tanks

    Run the risers

    40mm (1½") risers

    90mm risers—(4" thin wall pipe in the USA)

    Air lines—25mm (1")

    25mm (1") risers for the water

    Connecting the risers to their appropriate fittings

    Water lines—25mm (1")

    40mm risers to the blue barrel swirl filters

    90mm risers to blue barrel swirl filters

    40mm risers to the mineralisation tank

    25mm airline to its appropriate inlets

    90mm pipe to the swirl filters

    Solids lifting outlet (s.L.O.) Pipe

    90mm balancing pipe

    Media

    Finishing the floating raft (dwc) and wicking bed

    Filling your indy 11.5 And starting the auto siphons

    Starting the air and setting the right flow

    Back up switch

    Hints and tips

    Addendum 1

    Cycling a new aquaponics system

    Method: cycling a new aquaponics system

    Why urea is not the preferred option

    Cycling a new system: notes.

    What Can You Expect in This Manual?

    Thank you for purchasing the Indy Fish Garden 11.5. Whether it is the whole flat pack or just the plans, you are going to build yourself a garden that will provide you with an incredible variety of beautiful, better than ORGANIC, PESTICIDE-FREE fruit and vegetables.

    Not only will you be able to grow your fruit and vegetables as nature intended, you will also be able to grow beautiful freshwater fish that will be the cause of much envy when you present them for dinner, free from any contamination like lead, mercury, and other heavy metals.

    Imagine eating your food as nature intended you to eat it—full of flavour and nutrition from your own back yard.

    Your Indy Fish Garden 11.5 is an ecosystem and by following the plans in this instruction book, you will have the ability to grow possibly more food than you can eat. The directions given in this manual will give you the information necessary to build this vibrant Aquaponic garden. You will have a full list of components, detailed plans, a comprehensive list of all the tools you will need to get the job done, step-by-step instructions to follow so you can build with confidence, and some trade secrets to get the most out of your Indy Fish Garden 11.5.

    This is an exciting journey you are about to embark on—one that will lead you towards self-sustainability, self-satisfaction and self-resilience. We are pleased to be a part of this journey with you and wish you all the best in your endeavours in Aquaponic gardening.

    We have an expanded Premium version of this INDY 11.5 plan set that is available in full colour A3 sheet size hard copy. There are many more plan sheets presenting close detail on plumbing and layout. Additionally, for those that go the Premium extended version, each plan set is regestered and this grants access to the Premium Members area of our Practical Aquaponics Forum sit. There, other INDY 11.5 builders share their experiences, and show photos of their build progress. This is very beneficial in planning and executing your own build. Murray Hallam and the team at Practical Aquaponics are also available via the Premium members area to offer advices, assistance and to answer your specific questions. These are the additional, very meaningful benefits you will enjoy by purchasing the Premium version of the INDY 11.5 plan set.

    To purchase the Premium hard copy version of the INDY 11.5 is found at

    http://www.aquaponics.net.au/indy-11-5-system.html

    Aquaponics Based on Practical Experience

    LIST OF PARTS AND COMPONENTS IN THE SYSTEM

    PIPES AND FITTINGS

    TIMBER & PLYWOOD

    FOAM FOR INSULATION

    HARDWARE & OTHER ITEMS

    ITEMS YOU NEED TO SUPPLY

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