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Matt Miskinnis commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

"Radial filter installed - I know it looks geeky, I need to get a better lid installed, but that's all they had at home depot. I also have some small leaks - GOD I HATE LEAKS! closer view "

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Pat James commented on Pat James's blog post Swimming Pool System

"Saturday,May 25... Just returned from added another group of 50+ fish to the pool system. I put 5 of the largest into one of the raft grow beds. I want to see if any are interested in breeding anytime soon. I removed all the crawdads and little…"

1 hour ago

Brad Walleye commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners

"I am starting an IBC system for our college and was wondering if anyone knows where to find a good reference for the plumbing of the tank. It is a 275 gallon tank. "

1 hour ago

Brad Walleye joined Chi Ma's group

Aquaponics For Beginners

This is a place where Beginners can post questions and find answers.Advanced Users are welcome to help the Beginners out.Please KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) .See More

1 hour ago

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Pat James added a discussion to the group Homesteading Skills

What to do surplus?

I wanted to introduce a group devoted to the preservation and use of the fish and veggies we produce in our AP. systems. I was thinking in terms of hints/tricks for anything from processing fish to freezing, dehydrating, salting, smoking, canning, pickling.....and the list goes on.

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Rick Stillwagon replied to Hydroponics Curacao's discussion Light medium for vertical system

"Perlite is pretty light. Expanded clay is not too heavy. But unless you keep the plants small you will have considerable weight in biomass and water retention. The design should be able to hold twice your anticipated weight at…"

1 hour ago

Pat James posted a group

Homesteading Skills

What will you do with the abundance of fish meat and vegetables you produce in your system?This group is for tips and tricks for preserving and using our hard-earned bounty.See More

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Rick Stillwagon replied to aubrey sloan's discussion need to upgrade water pump

"Those pumps tend not to be very energy efficient. They usually are not meant for continuous duty either. Cleaning is a part of maintenance. To reduce how often you clean, oversize everything a bit: hoses, pump, and filters. Or you could try an air…"

1 hour ago

Ron Schreiber commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners

"Derrick, I did sure up the barrels raised the whole thing for draining system ."

1 hour ago

Ron Schreiber commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners

"yes still free stuff wood 7 pump and I picked up 30 5 gal buckets with lids going to make dutch bucket system with them ..love it ..but sooner or later I will pay $$ .. "

1 hour ago

Ron Schreiber commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners

"still at "

1 hour ago

Rick Stillwagon replied to David L. Eisenbrandt's discussion Free air?

"Design your system to use an air lift. You oxygenate the water and move it with the same pump."

1 hour ago

Verna Gross commented on Verna Gross's status

"Thanks Rob. Guess my water is too warm. I get the seeds to germinate fine but then everything gets to a certain point and stops growing. My pH runs around 6.4-6.8 and our water is in the high 70's for our Tilapia then it probably cools slightly…"

2 hours ago

ModeratorVlad Jovanovic replied to len pierce's discussion recycling my system.

"When you tested the irrigation water before adding it to your system what did the numbers say? Testing your source water before hand is always a good idea so that you have a baseline to work from."

2 hours ago

David L. Eisenbrandt replied to David L. Eisenbrandt's discussion Free air?

"Not from need,- just to use the movement of water to supplement. It's free. "

2 hours ago