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Pictures are pretty descriptive all you will need are ...

 

List 

IBC container 

Jute mat or weed mat ,,,,silt fencing 

Soil

Sand - Coarse river sand 

Blue metal 

 

Ag line 

Poly line 

Cable ties 

Silicone 

 

 

Tools 

Drill 

Cutters /angle grinder etc 

Scissors 

Shovel

 

Any questions ask...choose your site well as they are heavy and not easy to move 

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2 types 

1 food grade the cleanest ...around $anywhere from 40-100

Gumtree has them close by to most people 

 

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ibc/k0

 

 

 

the other prob wouldnt use them though as your not sure what has been in them ..I would only take a free one .

They do deteriorate over time the black ones are the best for aquaponics ...the clear are good for beds ...you can paint them and dress them up with surrounds if you want them to look pretty.

 

No power needed at all .

They are a well system the plants drink when they want ...and dont when they dont ...you just top it up with the hose on hot days .....and if it rains it overflows out the side poly pipe....just cover the internal end in fly screen or a mesh and shadecloth or similar 

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you can get two out of 1 but I made mine taller so ...less bending and more soil area....

 

so for two including stuff and soil etc maybe around $160.00 

 

but you will have left over to do two smaller ones as well.

the small cutoffs make good seed raising beds 

You will get many years out of one

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