This is the newest bed in the greenhouse. Wicking beds are going to be the big "new thing" in aquaponics, because of their ability to grow root crops and fruiting plants not grown before in soilless and raft systems. Solid waste removal is less of a problem because solids are used to feed worms in the beds and are removed by this method.
Stand pipe @ 5 inches
Bio mass generation
Sun flower sprouting, 2 lbs per tray every 7 days.
(2 days soaking/sprouting and 5 days growing)
River rock in the tray with the media guard and bell siphon
River rock to a depth of 5 inches
Perlite and coco coir on top of the river rock
3 inches perlite/coco coir
Water inlet pipes go down into the river rock beneath the perlite/coco coir
Moisture wicking up to the beds surface via capillary action
Compost 1" thick added to perlite/ coco coir and mixed in to top inch
Planted seedlings and seeds
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