Jeffrey Sullivan

Speaking from experience they are going to put up a tower somewhere in your area so you might as well be the one to benefit from it.

Good luck. I tried the same setup in my aquaponics greenhouse. Didn't work but then again we don't get a lot of sun in Michigan in the winter. I replaced the solar with a chiller coil running from my wood heater. That didn't do much either.  Electric bucket heater was the only thing that would heat the 330 tank and that didn't do much to warm the GH.  Only practical way to do it is with cold water fish. Tilapia will die below 65 degrees. I kept the water at 70.

I wish I'd had these numbers before I built my 8' x 30' greenhouse. LOL It's always been too narrow.

Do you think I will need the baffle since it's a rocket stove? Also does the riser need to be in the center of the barrel?

The water line is open into a tank so pressure won't build up. I'll probably raise it into the barrel. There will be a cylindrical riser 6" I.D. x 8" O.D. with perlite mix insulation. The box has a sealed door with directed air input. Nothing is written in stone. Just looking for better options. Will the secondary burners be needed since there's a riser?

BTW the box shown is the interior fire brick.

I am modifying an old heavy steel fireplace insert and would like some advise. I've added secondary air, water lines and baffle at the top of the fire box. Inside the barrel is a 6" riser. My plan is to come out the back of the barrel at the bottom and go down to a mass along the ground. Will it work? Do I need the secondary burn area at the top of the box since I'm doing the riser? Would the water line be better in the box or the drum?

I have a similar setup in my basement for winter growing. I used an IBC bottom 24" deep, placed a 1" styrofoam hinged top on it and a 2'x4' grow bed mainly to filter the water. Initially I intended to use it as  a backup just in case something happened to my main tank in the greenhouse and I wouldn't loose all my fish. Now I just grow lettuce and do different experiments. Your grow box with the net cups may not work because the fish will eat the roots.

I think I found all my answers in this video  
Good info for anyone building or modifying a stove.

Frank Li thanks for your reply. The articles were helpful but the fresh air tip was something I hadn't thought of. This stove is heavy steel about 450 lbs without firebricks. The whole top is flat so I intend to stack stone on top. Should be able to pick up granite pieces at a counter top supplier. I've been using brick pavers on my current stove but it loads from the top and is a pain to set up each time. The position of the smoke shelf is the first thing I'm going to work on in my new stove. The original shelf only covers less than half of the top and is at a pretty steep angle. I intend on making it larger and decreasing the angle unless that will cause problems. Any thoughts on that?