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ModeratorJon Parr replied to Pat James's discussion Tilapia as 'graisers' in the group Tilapia Growers
"I have mossambicus tilapia, and they graze like crazy, even when well fed. I think the algae habit may vary by species, but definitely mossies do at least help control algae.
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Chris Cates replied to Scott Hair's discussion What fish would you recommend for a beginner?"I wouldn't bother with a green house. I'm in Ocala and don't need it here, I can't believe you'd need it there. You're more likely to need shade cloth, and as long as you have some way to hang the shade…"
Matt Miskinnis commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"I'm thinking some big time spousal abuse! Just hope you didn't name that fish Jody Arias, or your gonna have a lot dead fish. (couldn't resist)"
David Schwinghamer replied to David Schwinghamer's discussion Wicking methods in the earth in the group Wicking bed growers"Could you draw me a picture so I can better understand your methods.
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chris taylor Swamp Creek Farms posted a blog postOldest system crashing. Help
Ibc tote system. 4 years old or more channel cats. I added 100 cat fingerlings few months ago. They are dead now and are starting to get to my old fish. I haven't had many problems that I couldn't figure out. Changed the water out twice. All water levels seem to be fine. The fish kinda hang out together and seem to barrel roll when swimming. My friend added 100 from the same company the same day and his are all dead from ick. It sounded like ick but these fish don't have spots or any different…See More
Jeffrey Ihara replied to Pat James's discussion Pacu- revisited"heya Pat,
I'm a huge fan of pacu, and it was my first intention to have them drive my aquaponics adventure. They grow very quickly and are excellent table fare (unlike channel cat, which I consider barely tolerable and never mind talking about…"
Wendell Ford commented on SW's group Tilapia Breeding"I have a 4'x4'x6' floating net box. It is made out of 1/8" netting. It is floating in a 10000 gallon FT. I put 350 Tilapia fingerlings in three or four weeks ago. The fish are eating and active. I know the amount of water I have…"
R.K. Castillo replied to David E Tanner's discussion Just a couple of questions"I would cycle all the grow beds at the same time so the beneficial bacteria colonies are in every bed at the same time.
Also...along with your math about fish to amount of grow bed space. I'd watch Bright Agrotech's recent video on…"
Gregory J. Showalter replied to Gregory J. Showalter's discussion Ammonia-0 ppm, nitrites 5 or more ppm, nitrates a solid 5 ppm"Thank you for the encouraging news Harold! The last 3 days the water temps were 70,72 & 73F. How do people raise cooler water fish ( trout, perch) if one needs temps in the 70's to have your bio-filter healthy?"
Joe Jones posted a discussionNew to Aquaponics
Hi everyone! Last year I interned for our local Master Gardner program and I new nothing about Aquaponics or gardening. During my internship it came about that our extension office wanted to get into Aquaponics so a test system was constructed and is doing wonderful. We are one of the first extension offices in Texas to have one. I recently attended the first formal class through the extension office and it taught history, budgeting, and the simple construction of a homeowner system. I came…See More
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We pleased to make available many videos of the Planet Stewards of Aquaponics. We have filmed and are continuing to film many interviews, presentations and mini in-depth short videos of Aquaponic farms and gardens and some recent trainings. We also have dozens of short testimonial videos of students who have attended these…See More
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This group is to explore the nutritional benefits of plants grown in aquaponics system.Areas of Interest of this group are: Nutritious productive plants. Diet sufficiency. Plant nutrition. Medicinal plants that do well in aquaponics. See More
David E Tanner posted a discussionJust a couple of questions
Howdy Y'all,I'm really cheap when it comes to creativity and came across an extremely good deal on 275gal IBC tanks. So good I can't say how much I'll get thumped, and it's a limited supply (I should have about 25 when all is said and done). Instead of making GB out of other material, I'll be chopping the tops and bottoms off many to create them. Each piece is 3'x4' total of 12sqft per half an IBC.Math275gal/7.5gal per cubit ft = 36 2/3cubit ft of water which supports 36 fishesFor the 36…See More
Verna Gross replied to Scott Hair's discussion What fish would you recommend for a beginner?"Viad. We have a new small hobby AP system and it has only been cycled since Feb. we heat our FT with a closed loop that is tied into our house boiler & domestic hot water system (hubby is a plumber) so it is basically free because it is heated…"
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What fish would you recommend for a beginner?
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Pacu- revisited
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Just a couple of questions
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Ammonia-0 ppm, nitrites 5 or more ppm, nitrates a solid 5 ppm
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Low pH from grow media?
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GMO's may have led to increased pesticide/herbicide usage
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Choosing an appropriate variety among cultivars
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I want to monitor my AP system from a web site
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Dog waste ok in Biopod?
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