System build

Today I attended the Aquaponics course and system build at House4Hack.

We were a bunch of about ten, including a father with two of his daughters. It was great to see everyone sharing their tools, skills and time.

Dennis gave an expanded version of the talk he gave at  Software Freedom Day.

Dennis sourced all the components and we basically had to assemble the lot.  This included filing the aluminium strips, riveting it all together, preparing and assembling the drain pipe and then wiring the whole lot together.  I didn't finish mine as my energy dropped to zero by midday.

Dennis has been running a bigger system at home since the end of last year. He has produced more lettuce, basil, tomatoes, cucumbers and strawberries than what his family can consume.

Thanks to Dennis for presenting and also for all the research and buying all the kit  - much appreciated.