Clean duck water and free food. Aquaponics Duckaponics

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deputychicken21 said:
Hello
It is a constant flow system. I built the pond about a year ago and could not keep it clean so I bought that big black Matala filter and pump you see in the pic. It did not help and clogged up in about two days from all the poop.

I bought two plastic 35 gallon barrels and cut them in half.
Used old 4x4 treated wood I had laying around for the stand.The beds set higher than the pond
Installed PVC outlets in to the end of the barrels with a piece that goes almost to the top of the barrel so the barrel stays full of water
Filled the barrels with lava rock because its cheap and light then i put a few inches of pea gravel on the top (not pictured yet) so it would be easier to plant stuff
I picked a spot on the outlet side of the filter and drilled a hole and ran 3/4 " pvc to the barrels. Then I just teed it off to each one.
The water flows by gravity out of the filter and into the bed. Then it flows through the rock and back in to the pond.

I am not very artistic but I will try to come up with a diagram.
Thank you
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HAVE YOU COME UP WITH A DRAWING? ALSO SINCE THE FILTER SYSTEM WAS PLUGGING UP FROM THE POOP, DID YOU JUST REMOVE ALL MEDIA FROM IT ? HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH POO SMELL FROM THE OPEN BARRELS?
 

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