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Samson J. Loo commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"@John I literally just read a small snippet about swirl filters. The purpose of the swirl to remove the solids, correct? Did you design that with sketchup? That looks amazing. Far better aesthetics then what I am concocting."
George replied to Keith Langdon's discussion Where to get DTPA chelated iron?"eddha is the best, according to Nate
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Advice needed on sick fish behavior
Hi all. I am a bit confused about the recent behavior of my fish. I have recently come to the conclusion that my hybrid bluegill have an external bacterial infection. From reading on this forum, it has been my understanding that a major factor leading to the infection, especially with bluegill, is stress of some sort. I won't deny that my little guys have suffered a bit of stress. In addition, I was also under the impression that sick fish, let alone stressed fish would not be interested in…See More
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Got a greenhouse? This is the place for you! Share your trials and tribulations on packing your plants and fish into a confined space!See More
Shawn Lewis joined Chi Ma's groupAquaponics 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
Free Fingerlings for Aquapons
A group for those of you willing to donate fingerlings (tilapia, koi, catfish, etc) to other Backyard Aquapons and the those needing them. Let's help each other! There is strength in unity. Let's make a better world through aquaponics!See More
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Tom OBrien commented on Tom OBrien's blog post Giving Perch a try"I am feeding a high protein (45%) food and supplementing with some worms. I am not real sure how much I should feed though. How did you judge the amount of food?"
Tom OBrien posted a blog postSunlight vs HPS
I finally broke down and bought a real HPS grow light after growing a big batch of really long stringy pea plants that produced no pea pods. And while it is a very big improvement over the T-8 grow lights with year old bulbs I had been using, I can't help noticing that my outdoor peas are now kicking ass on my indoor plants even though they were started later. Of course, the indoor garden does have a pretty big edge in this area from October through March, but when it warms up it looks like…See More
John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"@Samson
Here's my original design:
I built one grow bed initially, then added a second and a couple of months ago added a third.
I use red lava rock / cinders and they work well. I have a hand trowel I use to dig it around and for…"
Samson J. Loo commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"Matt, thanks for that information about the volcanic rocks. I just googled them and noticed the edging. I think I have enough hydroton to cover at least two inches or so for my grow beds. So far I've been lucky with my purchases. Once I saw the…"
Matt Miskinnis commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"Volcanic rock (or Cinders as Jim likes to call them) are going to be the lightest of all rocks that you can use as a medium. It's PH is neutral which is also nice. I used Pea Gravel as a medium for a grow bed and the weight…"
Samson J. Loo commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"@Jim & @John thank you for the information I really appreciate it. In terms of cost I have just over $146 invested with hydroton nearly at $50 and the 275 gallon IBC at $50 then two additional tubs that will act as grow beds both for $26 and the…"
Dave Story commented on Bob Campbell's group Microbiology"I am on several websites learning to be effective, efficient, and successful off the grid. Engineers are way too technical. I think what we want to learn here is what is good and how to improve a bad situation."
Dan McGuire replied to Dan McGuire's discussion Looking for unwoven food grade plastic mats"In this day and age I really don't think Nate would be offended by me asking. If he has a web page I'm certain he understands people can get infomation for free online. His service is to provide proven technologies pre-made,…"
Jim Enterline posted a discussionLeaf Curl Problem
I am having leaves curl and I do not think that they should to the extent they are. Cucumbers just curl up and die. The tomatoes and kale seem to be affected drastically. The system cycled and has about 28 goldfish and tilapia about 2" long.My levels are:pH 7.8Ammonia .25Nitrite 0Nitrate 40-80 (Can't tell the color difference)Temp 75 + -Dwarf tomatoes…See More
Chalkbrd posted a discussionTrouble with breeding, no fry
I need some ideas to check because for some reason our tilapia are just not reproducing. We never had problems before (started with 14 and had a max of 12,000 at one time and are down to about 8,000 now), but we haven't had any babies for three or four months (which is obviously going to set us back for future sales). The water quality is fine, there are relatively few in the tank so they have plenty of room, the water temperature has been in the 70s, feed is the same we've been feeding…See More
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