"I've seen systems that add the aeration to DWC systems. That is why I was curious if, without aeration, there would be limitations on what kind of plants could be grown in DWC.
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Jason A. replied to R.K. Castillo's discussion Filter After Siphon?"How many fish do you have? How much are you feeding? That looks like a lot of fish poop. Maybe try a deeper media bed and also a swirl filter that drains into your media then have your media bed drain into your raft."
sticky replied to Verna Gross's discussion Fish not eating"Do you have a lot of algae in your tank.
When i bought my tilapia, the breeder said watch the fish eat when i first put them in the tank. He said that if they don't eat very well at first they might be eating the algae in the tank. If there is…"
R.K. Castillo replied to Louise's discussion What's good on a raft?"I've done a couple tests of my small system and when running fish waste into media bed and then to dwc it doesn't filter out all the solids. I just posted a new question about that…"
Jason A. replied to Louise's discussion What's good on a raft?"You can pretty much grow anything you want in a raft system as long as you provide support for the plant and it doesn't become to heavy and push the raft under the water. Lettuce, basil, tomato, cucumbers, peppers, kale, squash, pumpkins,…"
R.K. Castillo replied to R.K. Castillo's discussion Filter After Siphon?"Do you have any links? or pics of a settling tank from a bell siphon?"
R.K. Castillo replied to R.K. Castillo's discussion Aquaponics For Everyone Podcast"Haha...Nice...
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Bob Campbell commented on Bob Campbell's group Microbiology"@Paul - Thank you for the link to
http://www.gardeningrhythms.com/preparing-extract-samples/
I followed that…"
R.K. Castillo replied to Louise's discussion What's good on a raft?"You gotta clear the water so the roots don't get all gunked up with the solids and get root rot.
Why is clearing the water so important in DWC?
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Louise replied to Louise's discussion What's good on a raft?"I'm letting the media grow bed filter the water from the fish tank, then from the sump tank it goes to the raft tank before returning to the fish tank.
Why is clearing the water so important in DWC?
The bed I'm currently using for rafts…"
John Cubit replied to Louise's discussion What's good on a raft?"Not in the sense we are all use to. Let me explain the process that is working now for me.
Fish tank with pump pumps up to main grow-bed that is a flood and drain. 10 minute fill 30 second drain. Filled with Hydrocorn.…"
R.K. Castillo replied to Louise's discussion What's good on a raft?"Are you doing any type of filtration before the fish tank water goes to the raft? What's going to act as the bio filter to grow the bacteria?
As for plants, it seems like lettuce & herbs do great in a Raft System. "
John Cubit replied to Louise's discussion What's good on a raft?"Sure if you concider my lettuce is only 6" tall and the chard is 13". Other plants I have placed in the DWC that did well were, habanero seeds, pole beans, snap peas, leaf lettuce and broccoli. All of these have been moved to…"
sticky replied to Louise's discussion What's good on a raft?"Yea, but isn't that basically another lettuce. Maybe not in the same family, but very similar in plant type. From what i have observed is that certain plants need to get air to the roots. So a DWC set up wouldn't facilitate that, i guess…"
John Cubit replied to Louise's discussion What's good on a raft?"I am growing Chard in a raft/net pot. It is out growing what is in actual soil garden."
Bob Campbell replied to Samson J. Loo's discussion Pumps, Piping, Fill and Drain Rates in the group Arizona Aquaponics"Larger is better, but larger costs more to operate. The initial price of your pump pales in comparison to the cost of operation so look for efficiency.
My experience shows that the water flow is not critical. I'm not saying a…"
Jeff Navarro commented on Jeff Givan's group Ohio Aquaponics"I'm building a 6x11 grow room in my garage made with 1/2 rigid insulation with a heat barrier on the inside. My garage is already insulated but no heat so I hope that by building a smaller room inside will help control my temperature.I plan on…"
John Cubit replied to Jim Enterline's discussion Leaf Curl Problem"Just my 2 cents. I had the same problem with a dirt grow bed and with my ap system, specifically with Tomatoes and Hot Peppers (all varieties I grow) What I have found was that the plants are suffering a calcium deficiency. Adding…"
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