"Thats a good idea with the scrubby pad im sure i have a few somewhere,
I found that out the hard way when pellets were floating in the water, im trying to get this bell syphon to work for a new bed design.
Would adding start zyme bacteria help?I…"
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ModeratorJon Parr commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Tilapia Growers
"I'm a big fan of the fishless cycling as well, though in truth I've never tried it. I started with fish, not knowing any better, and now simply seed new systems from my old, with no cycling time whatsoever. My advice is to make local AP…"
ModeratorJon Parr replied to Louise's discussion Duckweed beds are a problem?
"Interesting angle, Paul. I certainly agree that duckweed is invasive, but that should not be confused with non-native. In my area of central Cali (and possibly your's too?), duckweed is a native plant and it supports…"
John Malone commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Tilapia Growers"AP System Cycling
I'm a big fan of fishless cycling, mostly because it takes all the pressure off. You don't have the continual worry of whether the fish are going to make it or not.
I did a fishless cycle of a 500 gallon fish tank…"
Bob Campbell commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Tilapia Growers"Cheap feeder fish feel bad too when they suffocate slowly in a system that can't process the nitrogen. I'm clearly an advocate of cycling with ammonia or urine. In fact I'm an advocate of fishless biopoincs, but this group…"
Mike Bavas replied to Mike Bavas's discussion Introducing New Tilapia to an Existing System"Appreciate the advice everyone! "
Beth Medeiros replied to Beth Medeiros's discussion How many fish do I need?"How do you determine how much Epsom salts to add?
I wish there was a tool that would figure all the calculations and tell you what to add when :)"
Jonathan Kadish NYC AA Chair replied to Beth Medeiros's discussion How many fish do I need?"You could ad some Epsom Salts ... couldn't hurt."
Keith Rowan replied to Derrick's discussion what went wrong.."don't feed until your system is cycled
put a "scrubbie" pad under your gb inlets for a while to assiste with cleaning the water
your water should not come up all the way to the top of the media, you should have at least an inch above…"
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ModeratorJon Parr commented on SW's group Tilapia Breeding
"Randal, most will get eaten, some will survive, and it largely depends on hiding spots, and hoe consistent you feed the adults. One bluegill will eat them all, however."
Janet Little commented on SW's group Tilapia Breeding"I would like to mention a sad experience I had with a female with babies in her mouth. If you remove a female she will be in distress and release the babies into the net and with her thrashing about the babies may be flung all around killing them…"
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Janet Little replied to Bayy Quest's discussion New and need advice in the group Arizona Aquaponics"Hi and welcome to the joy of Aquaponics! I used gravel in my IBC beds and I wished I had used something lighter, Hydroton is expensive but there are some lighter alternatives. I am planning to get a yard of expanded shale from a company…"
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Jacques L. commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"@John M
Now that is one seriously awesome build. Simple, inexpensive, easy to build and (I hope) effective.
Keep us updated on how well it works ;)"
Jacques L. commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"@Bob W
You and I are definitely experiencing the same problems..
Fish dying off, attack food.. then leave it.
I attempted to see if it was a lack of dissolved oxygen in the water, that was a bust.. currently at 12ppm (minimum happy requirement is…"
ModeratorTCLynx replied to David Schwinghamer's discussion Wicking methods in the earth in the group Wicking bed growers
"Some interesting ideas there Teltom, please let us know which ones you try and how they work out for you."
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