The first basil seeds sprouting in the NFT system. The DWC system in the back still to be finished.

The grow beds with various forms of irrigation: Ebb & flow and drip irrigation

 The IBC fish tank

The complete system

The first seeds are growing in the aquaponic system!

 Lollo rosso (latuca sativa) germinating in the media beds

Basil (ocimum basilicum) germinating in the NFT system

 Feeding Moringa leaves to the newly deployed fish

 Macrobrachium Rosenbergii prawn live in the raft system

The 3-step filter array, with the solid filter, the foam filter and the biofilter

 Adding worms to the grow bed will contribute to the overall health of an aquaponic system.

  Macrobrachium Rosenbergii larvae, catched in a fresh water stream in Sierra Leone. Prawns will be added to the system to feed on the fish feaces.

Filling the NFT system with granite gravel.

The gravel is filled in each growbed. 

Transporting fish over longer distances requires air input. A airstone connected to a pump keep the fish alive during transportation.

First Aquaponic system in Sierra Leone. Stay tuned...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-UbDwCPzVY&feature=youtu.be

Salone Aquaponic: The first aquaponic system system in Sierra Leone. Within the next days, we add our plants, tilapia, catfish and fresh water prawns. Stay tuned...

NFT-system: For the NFT-system, simple water bottles are used to hold the substrate. This is a cheap and easy to apply method for the NFT-system. With the help of a hot iron, drainage holes are perforated around the bottle end before stucked in the pipes.

New Salone Aquaponic video showing the water flow in the first aquaponic system in Sierra Leone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INYYZn8_GVA

The first test run: The system has been fulled up with water to check the flow. Last corrections can be made now, before the pipes are glued and sealed.