tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555033592268651262.post6979028311665142955..comments2023-04-18T02:22:24.818-07:00Comments on 3x5 Aquaponics: Greenhouse LayoutsMeg Stouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620672313029212529noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555033592268651262.post-31433409533485852962012-05-19T06:24:18.658-07:002012-05-19T06:24:18.658-07:00Hi timx -
I'm sure you've moved forward, ...Hi timx -<br /><br />I'm sure you've moved forward, and would be interested to see what you've figured out.<br /><br />I've used plastic stock tanks (also sold in the US via the restaurant industry for bulk food preparation). There is the ubiquitous blue 55 gallon drum, and the nearly-as-ubiquitous IBC container.<br /><br />I'm also looking at how to use plywood, standard lumber (2x3 in the US) and EMT with either plastic or EPDM to create growbeds. Not sure of standard plywood sizes in the UK, but in the US we have 4'x8' sheets, from which I could create a 3'x5' growbed (~100 gallons) by creatively adding 9 8' lengths of 2x3 and a single 10' length of EMT.Meg Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620672313029212529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555033592268651262.post-55894347817452017162011-06-25T08:08:01.324-07:002011-06-25T08:08:01.324-07:00I am trying to work out a layout for a 4m x 3m Ked...I am trying to work out a layout for a 4m x 3m Keder house (insulated greenhouse), with maximum growing area. I plan to get one IBC for the fish tank, a 500 litre tank for a sump (which can be sunk into the ground, insulated and covered so that it can be walked over) and 5 second=hand bath tubs for grow beds, The water will be heated, eventually using a solar thermal system (when funds allow!) and the heat from the water will warm the greenhouse. I am in Cornwall UK, so winters are not generally too intense. What do you use for growbeds?timxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906163084335439894noreply@blogger.com