Backyard aquaponics in St. Thomas, Jamaica

Published 2014-12-04
My first set up. My filter failed, so lost all my water. Couldn't decide if I should just cull the bigger fish or let them stay. What do you think? :-)

All Comments (21)
  • i am happy to see fellow jamaicans doing aquaponics and hydroponics i have been studying it for quite some time and trying to introduce fomers to a better life style... P.S i love fish ill have mines steam :)
  • @AmerijamAcres
    Looks like at some could be dinner. Fire up the grill. It's nice to see someone else here doing aquaponics. I'm in st. Catherine. Take a look at my system. Just posted it this week.
  • Nice set up am sure this could spearhead the way to better farming in Jamaica due to the fact that dried weather affect farming on a white scale.
  • @damiong
    Hi Ms can you please tell me where did you buy your water pump from
  • @JTBear
    Fresh fish for dinner always sounds good ... If I may offer a suggestion, is there any way you could add a sump tank to your system and place the pump in that?  I've had my fish tanks empty from a few different accidents and once I switched to the separate sump tank my fish are much happier.  Another solution might be to run a second overflow from the swirl filter back to the fish tank, or to increase the size of the pipe going from the swirl filter to the NFT area.  Without the back pressure from the pump the pipe will need to be at least twice the size to handle the volume. Good luck!  (subd)
  • Good day... how can I get contact you? About to start a fish farm but need some more info before doing so
  • @acctsupsvc6454
    What do you feed the fishes with and what's the cost for the feed?
  • Well im here from Mobay thinking of starting a greenhouse on my roof simple enough hydro setups DWC and Dutch Buckets should be assembling in the coming week planning to run a aqua tank to waive me continuously buying nutrients for plants, thinking of the most suitable, profitable and beneficial sea critters to invest in both to the plants to my stomach and my pocket I'm open for suggestions. Also what crops would be best for quick turn over with minimum room for error or failure?
  • Where do you buy your tilapia fingerlings? I am starting an aquaponics setup similar to yours and have no idea where to get them.
  • @RealMac101
    Do you still operate the system? Also do you know where I can get silver tilapia?
  • @maxMax-bf2rq
    Can I get the name or a number for a farm store that I could buy some feed for tilapia fish