After 24 hours, drain the system, refill, and let run for another 24 hours before Inoculating. Inoculate the tanks with biological materials. Sprinkle the handful of compost and soils into the entrance of the b1ofilter. Two or three tablespoons of rotten milk can be added to the b1ofilter tank to encourage a healthy microbial community. Adding the plants.
Half fill the plant pots with peat, cocofibre, vermiculite, or perlite.
This layer will wick water up to the plants until their roots grow out of the bottom of the pots. Fill the remaining half of the pots with compost or good potting soil. Plant seeds or seedlings in the pot and arrange them in the troughs. You should try to place them so that the bottom of the pot touches the water flowing through the trough. Water them well with water from the fish tank once you have put them in the place you want them.