Maybe you’ve been interested in getting into aquaponics to grow your own fresh veggies and herbs (and fish!), but you think it’s too complicated, expensive, or the diy systems you’ve seen are too fugly. this guide explains step-by-step how to build this unique aquaponic gutter garden. hydroponic rain gutter garden. 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..
