How to Make Soil Wicking Bed & Dutch Bucket for your Aquaponics System

Hi folks. In this video, we'll look at an easy way to grow using a soil-based flow-through wicking bed in your aquaponics system as well as how to set up a basic DIY Dutch Bucket.
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[robjones]

G'day Rob. Hope all is well for you & family in 2024.

[sunilscorpy]

Jack sure is excited about this build ❤😂😊

[edengardeningtowers]

Thanks for the shout out brother. Every bit counts. You cool with me talking your channel up? You are my inspiration to get all this started. Thank you for your content.

[XavierSage]

i like this, cause if you move lots you can take it with you, set up, tear down....

[jamielingenfelter]

You are amazing I’ve been watching you for years and because of you I fell in love with

[survivalpodcasting]

Seeing you do a flow though wicking bed makes me happy. If you want to you can put it on a separate pump and have it run the pump once or twice a day for 15 minutes and it will be plenty to keep her topped and if you get any blockages it won't be as big an issue. That said I have some that have run trouble free continuous for 5 plus years.

The reason I went to timed pumps in some of my systems is they last longer so if a primary pump fails you just flip the timer on and it is a back up while you get the primary fixed.

[starr_ship]

I recently picked up some Uniseals through your Amazon store and they are AWESOME! They are so cheap that I can make several quality of life upgrades that I otherwise would not be able to justify when having to buy bulkhead fittings. I've been searching for a good singular source of aquaponics information for some time and you are the first source I've found that really checks all the boxes. I do believe I'll be buying into your interactive guide, and thank you much for sharing your knowledge!

[NeilsBackyard]

Thanks Rob
I like the idea of using the Aquaponics from the fish tank through to the wicking bed
I'm thinking I might move my banana 🍌 tree over to this type of system

[Shane_O.]

hi Rob, i like the dutch bucket for mint idea, we had mint take over a bath tub, it was a mess to controll, so seperate buckets it is. we also ( for comparison ) planted gotu-cola into a seperate bathtub and it never blocked the drain hole, ( constant flood of 1 inch deep )

[Sue-ecun]

Someday, when I get my farm, I'm gonna give this a try. A nice small scale just like this one. I'm excited to try it!

[mikew]

Rob thank you for all of this information... been watching for years, and you give humanity hope!

[reinhardtras]

Thank for this video. So nice to get measurements in metric.

[sweetwateragaquaponics]

Look forward to your videos every week rob . It's awesome u got jack helping u on your projects . I have 5 Australian blue heelers that work with me daily on my aquaponics system and rabbitry builds and maintenance best wishes to u on the new farm. Hope u and the Mrs find the right fit mate. God bless and keep up the good work

[garethrhodes]

That's awesome Rob, Love the combination of wicking bed and aquaponics mate keep up the good work!

[timothyalanogrady]

Good day mate just checking out some old videos and I see we have the same grow bed the blue mop buckets 😂 looks great

[TheRealMercyofGod]

Love your setup that's a great and simple setup 🙏🏼

[NeonblueIndustries]

Right so the "dutch Bucket" serves as not just a constant drip planter but a Solids catcher as well nice. How long do you think it would take before you have to take out and clean the cloth and dump the solids on the compost?

[redlineXX]

you make it look so easy lol, so can I put a row of dutch buckets one after the other for additional space and just have it drain back in to my sump?

[jimparsons]

Thanks Rob.
What is the purpose of the Dutch bucket?