How to Build and Run a Backyard Aquaponics System

My first aquaponics system cost about $250. I messed up everything, killed the plants, killed most of the fish, and the few tomatoes I got cost about $35 each. I’ve learned quite a bit since then, and it’s all here so your first system goes better than mine did.

Start with the 55 gallon simple aquaponics system, one of three cheap systems I came up with so family and friends could set up their own. Then read how to make a bell siphon, the part that fills and drains a grow bed automatically, with tips for when it never starts or just trickles.

Every guide is listed below: fish, pumps, plants, nutrient problems, and the calculations for tank volume, power and unit conversions.