I want to take a moment to thank everyone who joined, shared, commented, and contributed here. This community attracted some thoughtful people and some genuinely solid experience. I’ve appreciated the stories, the honesty about failures, and the willingness a few of you showed to document real systems rather than talk theory. That said, it’s clear there isn’t quite enough momentum or ongoing interest right now to justify keeping this space active in the way it deserves. Rather than letting it quietly drift, I think it’s better to acknowledge that and close things down cleanly. That doesn’t take away from the value of what was shared here. If anything, it confirms something I still believe strongly: aquaponics works best when driven by people actively building, observing, and exchanging in real time. Thank you again for being part of this, even briefly. I genuinely wish you well with your systems, your experiments, and whatever direction you take next. Take care, and keep building.

I was thinking. I’ve noticed over time that aquaponics systems rarely fail all at once. Most of the time, they drift slowly out of balance. The signs are easy to miss at first. When I started, I definitely overestimated how much equipment mattered and underestimated how much value there is in watching or rather, observing the system. That got me curious. If you’ve run a system before, what was the first small sign that told you something wasn’t quite right? And, if you’re still in learning mode (which is completely fine), what’s one part of aquaponics you’d like to understand better when the time comes? What scares you about moving forward (don't say "my partner") 😂 No pressure to reply if you’re just here to read and absorb. That’s a valid place to be. But if you feel like sharing real experiences it helps the community a lot.

Please look. https://youtube.com/shorts/MbG_AozgXN8?si=lty3qM_6Zsl89Y-E I'll do a more indepth one and diagram if interest. I have this running about 5 years or so. The Koi were 6 weeks old when I started and were more numerous! It pumped system controlled by Home assistant automatically. I'm in Cambridge UK and in winter averaging around 5°c

With the heaviest rain in 50 yrs around us. I must thank the all mighty, that I did not loose more than this, some peoples lost houses. I lost 122 000 liters and about 6 000 fish. The dam was build in 2015, and was mostly 3/4 full for 6 yrs, start to overflowing with end of December. 15 days of still heavy rain, now …….. All that I can do is laugh about it, but a huge setback on my system. Was planing to build the grow beds this year, but have to rebuild my dam. 😂

Here's a quick diagram of my system, its in a greenhouse around 5m x 4.5m. I've had it running for several years now, please see previous video.