Aquaponics,raft hydroponics,self watering rain gutter system i growing in a aquaponics system,raft hydroponics,self watering gutter system , so lets see how they are doing in the greenhouse. im growing catfish in the. Aquaponic system – design manual september 1997 version 1.3 the conservation fund the system is centered on one side of the gutter-connected greenhouse. this provides a 4’ center aisle, 5’ aisles down the sides and 2’ aisles between beds.. To build this system, you will need 3 10-foot aluminum gutters, 3 coupling adapters, a rubber hose, a fish tank, a small fountain pump, about 4 feet of pvc pipe, silicon sealer, 4-inch plastic pots for the plants, and grow medium..
Not saying it's perfect but i thought this looked like it had some possibilities. system uses a wick going down into a gutter (a net pot going through a hole in the bucket bottom).. Thanks to this whole forum. have learned bunches, i keep reading that to rig a better nft system one should use flat bottomed tubes like pvc fence posts instead of round pipe.. The system works by pumping water from a fish tank set on the ground up into the topmost gutter. the water drains through a hole in this gutter down into the gutter below it..