Great pics. Thanks for sharing. About to go hydro in the weight room and am taking in everything I can see and read.
Fish would certainly be a future level for a newB like myself. How many seasons has the system pictured been in operation and how do you feel the production of fruit has been -vs- tradition soil variety? Super kewl..

nice system

Wow! That is very impressive. I hope to have a garden like that one day. Right now I'm still on my first hydroponic crop - Alaskan Peas.

I'm very excited because the first few pods have dropped :)

DUDE!!!! Loving that photo of your aqua setup... As a hobbyist, you have managed to instill the purest form of personal hydroponics envy. My brother and I are prepping for our first aquaponics attempt this spring. I hesitate to ask, but since you obviously have your stuff together, would you mind advising a highly motivated first-timer on the best way to get one's feet wet?

We were thinking a simple garbage can setup draining straight to autpots. No recirculation ... just refilling with fresh tap water automatically using a simple toilet ballast system. I'm sure that system is naive, but we are dedicated to building a zero-electricity system.

Any useful thoughts or resources for us? Also, you have to get a site up about your setup. It's beautiful. I would love to see a site documenting your process, and showing the results.