This thread has been inactive for quite a while. I'm building a system and have a few questions, in case technology and techniques have changed.

My system will be in an insulated outbuilding with my birds so I'll need LED grow lights and a tank heater. What are good brands or types to consider? I'm growing veggies here, not the now-legal herb. For the 6 weeks or so of summer up here, I'll probably take the system outside into the sun. I'm planning on making it fairly easy to break down and move.

Also, how do you introduce bacteria into your system if you don't know anyone with a system to get a few gallons of their water from? My system is being built from scratch and will be filled with well water. I've read everything from doing nothing and letting the bacteria grow naturally, which takes weeks to months, to pissing in the tank a few times to bring in some urea.

Thanks for any insight!