Constructing the Pipes in an Aquaponics System

Today I finished drilling holes into the pipes. There process of drilling the holes was unexpectedly easy. Also, it was rather quick. To clarify, we are using 4 inch triple wall drain pipes, each ten feet long. In the end, we will have 11 plants growing in each tube for a total of 33 plants. Eventually, I hope to expand the system to have two pipes running side by side for a total of 66 plants.

Looking towards the future, there is still a lot that needs to be done until I can begin to grow something in the system. First, I will need to buy tubing to connect the pipes for the water to drain through. Then, I will need to attach the end caps to the tubing.

An Update After Some Work Today

Just an update with a few pictures of the most recent work on the aquaponics system.

Here is one of the stands the pipes will be resting on. To completely finish them, we will have to add the support boards to the bottom, as pictured above. 

Here are the pipes we will be using.