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Chris Cates replied to Scott Hair's discussion What fish would you recommend for a beginner?"Water overtemping has not been a problem.
Rain can be a problem. We had a storm Monday that dropped 7.69" in two hours. The system of course over flowed. That happened frequently last summer but we still had excellent growth…"
jim mckee replied to Scott Hair's discussion What fish would you recommend for a beginner?"Some problems with an outdoor system can be rain and water over temping.
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Jim Troyer commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"Well, I have another fish starting to get red spots.
I started a salt treatment just now. I'm crossing my fingers, as this tank is attached to my brood system.
Jim"
Jim Troyer commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"@John
Now that is a perfect example of bullying.
When I first tried to start breeding, I had a fish get so beat up it was sickening to observe. He/she was obviously bruised around the tail with rips in the skin showing. So I set…"
Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. commented on SW's group Tilapia Breeding"I have seen tilapia cultured in densities as high as 1 lb/gallon. Very risky however, I would not recommend it. However it demonstrates how resilient tilapia are. This paper might…"
ModeratorVlad Jovanovic replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Transplant from AP to Soil
"The straw bale method id pretty cool...Speaking of which, just make sure to wait until the bale cools down a bit before sticking your seedlings in there...
As far as transplants from AP to soil go...You'll probably have more luck with…"
Jonathan Kadish NYC AA Chair replied to Carlos A. Gorricho's discussion Aquatic Eco-System AQUAPONIC TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN WORKSHOP"I took it last year... Excellent! Rakocy and Lennard are right there to answer all your question and talk about their methods which are know to be effective. The AES staff is also very knowledgeable about the everything regarding aquaculture. They…"
ModeratorBob Terrell replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Transplant from AP to Soil
"That is why I love this site. You learn so many things from others. Thanks for the info Paul. I am gonna try this just for the fun of it.
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ModeratorJon Parr commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics
"Congrats, John. Ceviche for lunch tomorrow, eh?"
Stephanie B. commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"@John I'm not sure what the correct response is but nice job on the fillets. It looks like you didn't leave any meat on the skin.
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Tetlom replied to David Schwinghamer's discussion Wicking methods in the earth in the group Wicking bed growers"Hey Dave, that looks really interesting - those entries in the top - are they to let water in and out? I have been using little plastic bottles stuffed with coir that look a bit like that. I'll post a picture if I can find. Thanks for the…"
David Schwinghamer replied to David Schwinghamer's discussion Wicking methods in the earth in the group Wicking bed growers"Below is a picture of my latest in ground wick bed for growing corn. Its a plastic rain gutter with ten 1.25 pvc tubes stuffed with coir. The sides will have a mixture of coir and vermicompost as the planting media for corn transplants.
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Paul Smith replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Transplant from AP to Soil"Why not try straw bales. I have been growing tomatoes in straw bales for a number of years with Great success.
I suggest that you go to: www.davesgarden.com and look up the strawbale community. There is a bunch of information.
You…"
John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"First Tilapia Fillet
Today was the big day: the day I killed and filleted my first aquaponics grown tilapia.
I got home from work and went to check the fish, and give them a good feed of the new food that arrived today. They were very grateful…"
Gregory J. Showalter replied to Gregory J. Showalter's discussion Ammonia-0 ppm, nitrites 5 or more ppm, nitrates a solid 5 ppm"Great points and information Harold for a beginner such as I. Again, Thanks a bunch!"
ModeratorVlad Jovanovic replied to Scott Hair's discussion What fish would you recommend for a beginner?
"Ok cool. thanks Verna :)
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Paul Smith replied to Jennifer Dozar's discussion Peanuts?"Looking at the size of the plant and the number of peanuts per plant, it seems like you would have to grow an awful lot of plants to get enough to eat. Peanuts are similar to potatoes in habit and growing season length. I would think…"
ModeratorBob Terrell replied to Pat James's discussion Pacu- revisited
"Did not know of these fish for AP so I started reading, gee they sure have big teeth...lol"
Carlos A. Gorricho posted a discussionAquatic Eco-System AQUAPONIC TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN WORKSHOP
Hi all! Has anybody taken this course? They have Drs Rakocy and Lennard lined up, plus Dr Pettit from EPCOT. Sounds like a dream team, but is it? Thanks in advance for your comments. CARLOS A.See More
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