Our system has been running for a few months now, and I thought I’d share my maintenance schedule.

Daily

• Feeding – feed fish morning and night. Feed yabbies every second day after removing any uneaten food pieces.
• Check water temperature.
• Check pumps and plumbing. To conserve power, I use a timer on the pump to operate it during daylight, and a timer on the aerators during the night. Check them.
• Check that all siphons are operating correctly.
• Pick vegetables as needed, while checking for bugs and disease.

Weekly

• Test water for pH, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and dissolved oxygen.
• Check water level in sump tank and top up as required.
• Plant out new plants after removing spent plants. Plant need seeds as required for planting out in 2-3 weeks time.