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Erik Phillips posted a discussion

catfish breeding

I've just started my system and the cycling is almost complete. I am going to put channel catfish in my system. I was wondering if they would breed in the tank and if so if there is anything I need to do to allow it to happen.

20 minutes ago

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Ivette commented on SW's group Free Fingerlings for Aquapons

"Hi everyone. I will be building a three 55 gallon tank system soon. At 3-5 gallons per fish, that'$ 11 to 18 fish i need for my first system. Does anyone have this many fish they can give me in the Miami or South Florida area? I can trade 55…"

23 minutes ago

ModeratorHarold Sukhbir replied to Debra-ann Phipps's discussion Plants all died

"Hi Debra, The water level in your beds should be 1 inch below the top of the media or alternatively the top 1 inch of media should be dry. Also I've noticed some of the seedlings are being wet constantly which is not good. The roots of all…"

41 minutes ago

Debra-ann Phipps posted a discussion

Plants all died

I have a indoor 20 gallon tank with crawfish and rosy red minnows feeding into 2 pea gravel growbeds, the full setup can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O9ZYJ0INb0 It is fully cycled and my ammonia and nitrites are 0, my ph (which was my first concern until I tested it) is 6.8 (although I tested it the day after I added some sea shells so it might have been lower had I tested it before adding them) and my nitrates are about 80.…See More

1 hour ago

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Paul Smith replied to David L. Eisenbrandt's discussion Water wheel powered air pump

"Hi David, Here is another link to a Great Water Wheel pump story!! http://lurkertech.com/water/pump/morgan/tripod/ Paul."

1 hour ago

George replied to Averan's discussion raccoons and grow beds

"Yeah, been there. It ain't pretty. "

1 hour ago

Paul Smith replied to David L. Eisenbrandt's discussion Water wheel powered air pump

"Hi Devid, Here is a link to a spiral water wheel pump that You might find interesting. http://techref.massmind.org/techref/other/pump/spiral.htm Paul"

1 hour ago

Jay joined Patrick McKee's group

Aero-Aquaponics

This group is dedicated to Aeroponic/Aquaponic combined systems where the roots are not growing in media. The photos are from Green Sky Growers in Winter Garden.You can also visit my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grow-Green-Aquaponics/295088907172203 See More

2 hours ago

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Jon tripp commented on K Schreiber's group New England Aquaponics

"Hello all? Is anyone still active in this group?"

2 hours ago

Jon tripp joined K Schreiber's group

New England Aquaponics

A group for New England Aquapons to meet and discuss our uniquely New England challenges.

2 hours ago

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ModeratorBob Terrell replied to Roger Baldwin's discussion Organic trailblazer accept GE!

"CFACT There has been no global warming since the nineties -- according to all the major temperature data sets. When most in the media refused to report, CFACT graphed it and put it on a billboard at the entrance to D.C. Warming campaigners…"

2 hours ago

Hector Acuna updated their profile

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ModeratorBob Terrell replied to Roger Baldwin's discussion Organic trailblazer accept GE!

"Alex, I agree with your points of control over populace, have you ever been to Bejing, China, Belize City, Belize, Kenya, Guatamala, El Salvador, ? I have. I have seen what overpopulation has done. Stop to think for just a…"

2 hours ago

Hector Acuna posted photos

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2 hours ago

R.K. Castillo replied to R.K. Castillo's discussion What's Happening With These Plants?

"Nice graphic"

3 hours ago

CalSunshine, Robert Brunet, Sifu Marcus and 18 more joined Aquaponic Gardening

3 hours ago

Matt Miskinnis commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Tilapia Growers

"Ditto, big fan of fishless cycling, I cycled for over 3 months before putting fish in the system (my fish were two small to put in). My system was cycled in a month and a half, and waiting for the fish to grow to a decent size to put in the…"

3 hours ago

Jonathan Kadish NYC AA Chair replied to R.K. Castillo's discussion What's Happening With These Plants?

"Might be iron or magnesium deficient ... I have posted this is image on other treads. I found it a while back and find that is informative. Both of these minerals can be deployed via spraying the leaves with a diluted solution. "

3 hours ago

Rick Stillwagon posted a blog post

Aquaponics & Economics

Aquaponics is a fascinating method of growing. Creating a micro-eco-system (can you double hyphenate?) is a challenging, interesting, and often expensive endeavor. I enjoyed the research and the fruits of that labor. But, in the Northwest, I found it to be a greater challenge to make it economically practical on a small scale. Perhaps if I were to use native species of fish and allowed the system to go dormant during the cold and dark season, it may have been more practical. But I wanted…See More

3 hours ago

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George replied to Beth Medeiros's discussion How many fish do I need?

"Good question. after watching Nate's videos on iron a couple of times, I've begun adding epsom salts weekly at about the same rate as iron EDDHa). Not sure if that is the right amount but possibly…"

3 hours ago