Essentials & Investment in Hydroponics
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Essentials & Investment in Hydroponics
Hi,
I am thinking of setting up a hydroponic farm, but on a small scale for a start. I have read articles and studied about this topic and it has inspired me alot. I want to set up the system on my roof, and later will expand it. But can u please let me know of the investment i will have to do in the start? And where to buy all the essentials and the greenhouse?
Thanks
I am thinking of setting up a hydroponic farm, but on a small scale for a start. I have read articles and studied about this topic and it has inspired me alot. I want to set up the system on my roof, and later will expand it. But can u please let me know of the investment i will have to do in the start? And where to buy all the essentials and the greenhouse?
Thanks
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Re: Essentials & Investment in Hydroponics
Why not aquaponic? For home based setup I think investment won't be high,find a used pvc bathtub and you will be good to go.
Read this article,guy mentioned in it(Abdul Aleem Shekhani) has set set up the system on the roof of his home in Karachi.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... A224FA38F2
Read this article,guy mentioned in it(Abdul Aleem Shekhani) has set set up the system on the roof of his home in Karachi.
His youtube channel about Homemade Aquaponics System he made :The set-up can cost anywhere between Rs1,200 and Rs1,500 and may even be cheaper if you reuse supplies.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/673704/no-dirty-business/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... A224FA38F2
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Re: Essentials & Investment in Hydroponics
Thanks for your help, but i dont know anything about aquaponics and iv been studying about hydroponics since alot of time, and it may be difficult for me to understand it quicly as i plan to start it this may
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Re: Essentials & Investment in Hydroponics
S.Ahmed okay i agree to your thoughts and i think this is a better idea, but how is it possible that "The set-up can cost anywhere between Rs1,200 and Rs1,500 and may even be cheaper if you reuse supplies." ? Wont we need any grow boxes or a green house, as i am also looking forward of delivering the crop to 1 or 2 shops.
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Re: Essentials & Investment in Hydroponics
Well that set-up and cost mentioned was meant purely for home/personal use. You apparently want to do it on semi commercial basis whereas the guy in that article created the system just for personal consumption.
Instead of one used pvc bath tub you could go for 2 or 3 tubs or could use as many tubs/used empty blue chemical drums as you like according to your need. You will yourself have to decide how big setup you want to install and how much investment you want to do.Maybe you could create a small system and then gradually upgrade to bigger system if you are successful on smaller scale first.
You could inquire about price of air pump and water pump from some aquarium shop.
Instead of one used pvc bath tub you could go for 2 or 3 tubs or could use as many tubs/used empty blue chemical drums as you like according to your need. You will yourself have to decide how big setup you want to install and how much investment you want to do.Maybe you could create a small system and then gradually upgrade to bigger system if you are successful on smaller scale first.
You could inquire about price of air pump and water pump from some aquarium shop.
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Re: Essentials & Investment in Hydroponics
S.Ahmed thanks alot for the info, just 1 more thing, I hav read all the articles and none of them tell u the exact materials you will need to make a setup. My question is that where will the plants be put, will they be put in grow boxes like hydroponics or what? do we need extra LED lights and should we build a greenhouse?
Yes my plans are to start a small setup in the start so i could know a thing or two about this field and the will expand it.
Yes my plans are to start a small setup in the start so i could know a thing or two about this field and the will expand it.
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Re: Essentials & Investment in Hydroponics
I don't have first hand experience with aquaponics,like you I too have been just reading and watching videos about different ponics.
Try following sites that would explain to you step by step along with illustrations,pictures and videos. You would yourself have to improvise and make use to locally available components.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Small-D ... /?ALLSTEPS
http://www.instructables.com/id/First-t ... /?ALLSTEPS
http://www.farmxchange.org/zigg-design-specs/
http://farmingeek.org/how-to-start-aquaponic-farming
http://www.ivandimitrijevic.com/aquapon ... d-to-know/
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-an-Indoor-Aquaponics-System
http://expectus.hubpages.com/hub/How-to ... ics-System
Videos :
http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/di ... undup.html
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... A224FA38F2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYFM7J_TpTU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IryIOyPfTE
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... B4EED26A21
Try following sites that would explain to you step by step along with illustrations,pictures and videos. You would yourself have to improvise and make use to locally available components.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Small-D ... /?ALLSTEPS
http://www.instructables.com/id/First-t ... /?ALLSTEPS
http://www.farmxchange.org/zigg-design-specs/
http://farmingeek.org/how-to-start-aquaponic-farming
http://www.ivandimitrijevic.com/aquapon ... d-to-know/
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-an-Indoor-Aquaponics-System
http://expectus.hubpages.com/hub/How-to ... ics-System
Videos :
http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/di ... undup.html
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... A224FA38F2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYFM7J_TpTU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IryIOyPfTE
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... B4EED26A21
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