Im posting here to receive feedback so don't be shy
I moved to an off-grid homestead last year and I'm looking to get involved in some neat projects coming up, mainly to do with aquaculture and aquaponics. I wanted to use our unique position of between two lakes, having easy access to constant running water, to do fish and plant farming year round. Ive already acquired two food grade IBC's and some stock ponds and rain barrels, estimating roughly 1kgal combined water capacity. We already get our water from the lake and it's been great, we're fortunate with very high water quality and consistent levels. I had the idea of adding some lines in the top lake, using gravity to carry water in to my fish room. depending on where I secure the intake line in the lake, I can change the water temp by a couple degrees, which would be great for farming cold water species year round, lake trout and walleye could both be fed ideal parameters and with the addition of some other tanks for catfish and tilapia, Basically I'm making a bunch of fish tanks that have constant fresh water flowing through them and the overflow will drain into the sump (feeder fish breeding tank) and biological filtration media to produce those liquid fertz from the fish waste. Hoping this will be a game changer for my soil quality and crop size. Along with my thriving vermicasting setup (future posts about all my setups are in the works), I could potentially create a self sustaining system that provides me with fresh food year round. I want to conserve my power for lighting and use minimal pumps as possible, I'm trying for none, I'll let you know how it goes. Cheers everyone this is the end.
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