Hi, All

I have three grow beds going and am about ready to start a fourth. I have about $500 invested so far, running a DC pump on solar.

I'd also like to try nutrient film for growing some greens. Does anyone have any "gotcha"s that I should watch for?


I'm going to try verticals for heirloom strawberries as well.

Here's a page that posts my progress so far...

This Happy Homestead's Aquaponics page

Hi Jeremy,

If you're in zone 5b, the major gotcha is likely to be the winter. I'm not sure if you're planning to grow year-round but that's a big one. There are ways to do it, though.

There are lots of other little things such as pH, general hardness, nutrient deficiencies (like iron), dissolved oxygen, pipes clogging for a million different reasons, fish breeding, etc...

Aquaponics is a pretty steep learning curve. If you have specific questions I could help.