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Bob Campbell replied to Bob Campbell's discussion Neem flour and Microorganisms in the group Microbiology

"You are probably bored with this experiment, but I looked at it again today found that neem flour did have a significant affect at reducing the nematode population. In fact the two samples look radically different. But to be fair I…"

1 hour ago

Nic Cantin joined Bob Campbell's group

Microbiology

Study of microscopic organisms, biochemistry research, and the use of microscopes in gardening.See More

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Chalkbrd replied to Chalkbrd's discussion Trouble with breeding, no fry

"My dad informed me that he finally saw some fry in the tank today. The only thing we can figure is that the water was in the lower 70s and now it is in the mid to upper 70s so the spawning urge finally kicked in."

3 hours ago

len pierce replied to len pierce's discussion when do new fish start feeding?

"Thanks for the comments. I will give them a few days to adjust and then slowly introduce food. It's good to know that bluegill like AquaOrganic feed. "

4 hours ago

Rach Morrison, Lenny Wells, Larry Sanders and 14 more joined Aquaponic Gardening

4 hours ago

Jim Enterline replied to Jim Enterline's discussion Leaf Curl Problem

"Thanks John, I will have to check the tea application forums. "

4 hours ago

Aquamaple replied to len pierce's discussion when do new fish start feeding?

"I have hybrid blugill in my AP FT. I started feeding them about a week after they were introduced. To be honest, they would have been more than happy to eat that first day.I actually only really waited because 1. my FT exploded with alae and 2. my…"

5 hours ago

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Randall Wimbish replied to David Ries's discussion my nitrite levels just jumped sky high

"In that video the expanded shale passed the test. it was the sea shells that were bubbling like champagne. Your water is like the water we have here and it has chloramine in it. I have three small systems. I am using three different medias.…"

7 hours ago

Jaimie Denner joined Jeff Givan's group

California Aquaponics

Had the great pleasure of meeting a fellow CA Aquapon, Andy from Santa Barbara. Got me to thinking we shouldn't be left out. There is a Florida and Colorado group so there has to be one from CA. Besides we can share links, ideas and suppliersSee More

7 hours ago

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sticky posted a discussion

Adding waste to growbeds??

One of the many youtube vids i watched to intro myself to AP featured a well known and highly respected aquapon from down under talking about burying waste in his grow bed. He would take damaged fruit from his plants and bury it in the grow bed basically to feed the worms in the beds.Well i just managed to kill all my goldfish ( i think i crashed the pH to fast), and so i find myself with about 30 or so dead goldfish wandering if i could bury them in my growbeds. My has wanted my dead fish in…See More

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Paul Holowko commented on Bob Campbell's group Microbiology

"The link below is from Tim Wilson. He studied with Elaine Ingham. He sells a 2 DVD set showing bacteria, fungi and protists under a microscope. It's really boring, but worth the money. Changing…"

8 hours ago

Kenneth J Roche' posted a discussion

Nelson and Pade Aquaponics course

Good day All, A quick question, has anyone attended Nelson and Pade's Aquaponics courses? I am a graduate student at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Doctor of Plant Health Program and I will be taking their Introduction to Aquaponics course come spring 2014 at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for college credit and would like some input on their program, in addition if there are other accredited college programs in aquaponics or interships, I would sure like to hear about them…See More

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Hal Hurst commented on Sylvia Bernstein's page Buy / Sell Marketplace

"I have some extra O. Mossambicus fingerlings for sale- Los Angeles area- You pick up in your container. 310-251-9298"

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Hal Hurst posted a status

"I have some extra O Mossambicus fingerlings for sale in LA County. Pick up in your container."

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Jason A. replied to Louise's discussion What's good on a raft?

"Adding air is a good thing but don't provide an air gap between your roots and the water. Keep the bottom of the net cup or whatever you are using submerged not the whole net cup just some of the bottom. @R.K. Castillo the small media…"

10 hours ago

sticky replied to Louise's discussion What's good on a raft?

"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. "

10 hours ago

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."

10 hours ago

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…"

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