"Very cool. 'Clean'-ish water seems pretty important for NFT to work well long term in AP (or organic hydro where you also have solids and fines to deal with)...
3-5 degrees seems like a bit much (not that it might not work just fine or…"
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len pierce replied to len pierce's discussion recycling my system."Thanks again for your help? I was not sure how fast the nitrites were changed when things were totally cycled. I will see what happens this next week."
Jim Fisk commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"Pretty cool Phil. I do however want to be a fly on the wall when that sharp steel cuts a nick in the wire and not only will he have smoked bacon but his eyes will light up and his hair will stand on end as well when he goes to open it. Just…"
Nick Scud posted a discussionQuestion on algae management and Worms for beds
Hi again all - I hope I'm posting this question in the correct area.. 1) What is the best way to manage algae growth?? I've tried to block out of much sunlight as possible from the tank, but there will always be SOME light hitting the tank.. I'm noticing a pretty quick rate of algae build-up happening in my tank since fish are in. I also understand algae can cause an oxygen problem for fish.. not so much when the algae is living, but rather when it DIES.. any input would be…See More
Nick Scud replied to Nick Scud's discussion NFT Setup question (hole size / slope)"Vlad - the NFT snake is fed from the SUMP - meaning the water has already drained through the grow-beds and is returned to the sump - the sump pump originally pumped water ONLY into the fishtank, however I added a splitter with valves, and now the…"
Jim Fisk commented on Adam Vicknair's photo
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"Yikes Adam, I am counting about 100.00 worth of valves and adapters alone in this one photo. My budget would have been blown away
BTW have you tried the "rotate the gravel guard" method of root control? I learned that nifty trick off a YT…"
ModeratorVlad Jovanovic replied to Nick Scud's discussion NFT Setup question (hole size / slope)
"My 2 cents...
1) "Best" size holes (and spacings) will depend on what you are growing. No need for 3" net pots for short term small crops like lettuce, basil etc...
2) I like to use/order net pots from these…"
dave jersey replied to Michael sanders's discussion I want to monitor my AP system from a web site"would you care to share schematics and programming?
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Jim Fisk commented on Adam Vicknair's photoDSCN1028
"Hey Zach, you may be seeing 2 dif things.
There is purple primer AND there is a new glue that can be used WET (as in water) and that is very blue. Personally I have used the new glue and the old clear glue ALOT and I still prefer the clear glue…"
Ariel Scott posted a discussionHow many goldfish to add
Hello, So I have a 35 gallon tank and growbed and fully cycled my system about a month ago. I added 4 small goldfish to the tank about 3 weeks ago and they all seem to be doing fine. I was wondering if I should add a couple more fish.When I test the ammonia its usually between 0 and .15 so the bio-filter seems to be handling the waste just fine. When I test for Nitrates its usually around 0 so I'm wondering if I need to add more fish or if the nitrates will increase as the fish…See More
Jim Fisk commented on Jim Fisk's group IBC Aquaponics"@Pat. Yum, great idea. Do it. My trout are getting mighty big. Hurry"
Jim Fisk commented on Jim Fisk's group IBC Aquaponics"@sunset, In my humble opinion the bottom of the cage and the top need support to keep the liner from expanding the cage and distorting it. Call me a fanatic but I don't want a bloated looking tank. I replace the 2 supports at the top after the…"
Pat James commented on Jim Fisk's group IBC Aquaponics"My thoughts on the smoker is it belongs in a separate group concerning how to make use of the fish after you've grown them. Like tips for preserving....smoking salting, freezing, canning etc. Plus recipes or whatever.
I figure if a portion of…"
Hydroponics Curacao posted a discussionLight medium for vertical system
Does anyone know a light weighted medium I can use for my vertical aquaponics system?
Phil Slaton commented on Jim Fisk's group IBC Aquaponics"Of course it is for smoking appropriate AP fish; you do eventually eat the trout or tilapia don't you? Add more chips? Simply remove the lid, remove the rack and add the chips. Loosing smoke is not a problem when you are…"
Leo White Bear commented on Jim Fisk's group IBC Aquaponics"Sweet, how do you add more chips without losing all the good smoke??
What does this have to do with aquaponics, unless you want to smoke your fish."
"It's a thought but you would loose a lot of energy in the conversion. What I did is: On my pump there is a "T" fitting at the output of my pump used to hook up a frog that was suppose to sit beside the pond and spit water…"
Phil Slaton commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"Home Built Smoker - Best and Cheapest going http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUS1jeTGc68"
Phil Slaton commented on Rick Stillwagon's group Northwest Aquaponics"Home Built Smoker - Best and Cheapest going http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUS1jeTGc68"
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