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Andrew Coscia replied to Andrew Coscia's discussion WARNING!!!! barley straw pellets"well now that we all agree i did something wrong. where do i go from here? add active bacteria? fish? drain the system? or just sit back and wait for it to fix it's self?"
aubrey sloan posted a discussionneed to upgrade water pump
I was looking into upgradeing my pump,I was useing pond pump but wasnt happy with the flow and it would fail if there was a loss of power,I would have to remove and give it a bump and it would run fine.Lost faith with it.So I put the pools pump to use.Fond this to be a pain as in piping and cleaning.bad design.I loose water every time I cean.Will have to add a swirl filter I know.Anyway began looking at harbor frieght and found this pump.1 Horsepower Dirty Water Pump With FloatThis powerful…See More
"im with Gina on this one... Aquaponic farming is viable... its just that "profit" is an elusive answer..
my farm has paid for itself for four plus years... but only this year have we finally expanded enough to start really…"
Bob Alvin replied to Michael sanders's discussion I want to monitor my AP system from a web site"I built the system over a year ago, but I found some items and put them in this drop box folder. Here is a link to it - DropBox folder. If you want a free drop box account, I'd love the referral--I get extra free space (free dropbox).
In…"
ModeratorTCLynx commented on Jim Fisk's group IBC Aquaponics
"If lowering the IBC liner into a hole in the ground, you could I suppose remove the base but you will need the cage and maybe something else around the tank to keep the soil from collapsing into the cage and crushing the liner. But as far as…"
ModeratorHarold Sukhbir replied to Ariel Scott's discussion How many goldfish to add
"Hi Ariel,
The ratios from the rules of thumb are 1 lb of fish per 4 gallons water. As gold fish are smaller you can increase the numbers as long as you don't go over the ratios, which in your case should be approx 9 lbs of fish. So the system…"
Ariel Scott replied to Ariel Scott's discussion How many goldfish to add"1 fish per gallon would be 35 fish, that seems way to high. I thought the recommended number was 1 fish per 5 gallons which would put me at around 6-7 fish. The system was already cycled before I added fish and I have a pretty good…"
ModeratorHarold Sukhbir replied to Ariel Scott's discussion How many goldfish to add
"Hi Ariel,
Yea, 4 fish seems very little and will take a longer time to cycle the system. 1 fish per gallon will be a conservative figure.
Your system is most probably not cycled as yet, so beside Nitrate, you'll be short on Nutrient for your…"
Verna Gross commented on Verna Gross's photo
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"I can grow all the hard things like squash, peppers, cucumbers, cabbage, broccoli, tomatoes but I have yet to be able to grow a pot of lettuce help. I have a greenhouse,"
Verna Gross posted a status"I read a post regarding smoked fish. We love smoked salmon & trout but have yet to try tilapia I would love to hear from you re tilapia"
ModeratorBob Terrell commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners
"Cool Phil, I made one out of an old fridg. Removed all ther plastic from the inside, cut a few holes in the top, used the shelves as my racks, put a steel pan in the bottom for the chhips to burn in and also cut one small hole in the bottom…"
Rick Stillwagon commented on Rick Stillwagon's blog post Aquaponics & Economics"I will be soon running my distillery, of which there will be a considerable amount of electricity used. But, the result will be hundreds of gallons of boiling hot spent wash. This will have to go somewhere. My intention is to use the heat to…"
Leo White Bear commented on Jim Fisk's group IBC Aquaponics"Well Jim-
According to the question that sunset asked, what you are doing is just replacing the oem base with a wooden Floor. How does this address the problem of lowering the FT because it is too high for sunset??.
All my FT…"
Christian Skierski commented on Rick Stillwagon's blog post Aquaponics & Economics"Rick I have to agree with you in some regards. The operational cost of running a aquaponics system can run high. I too have seen an increase in power consumption which drive up my cost. I will be switching into a greenhouse in order to cut back on…"
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WARNING!!!! barley straw pellets
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need to upgrade water pump
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I want to monitor my AP system from a web site
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How many goldfish to add
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Question on algae management and Worms for beds
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NFT Setup question (hole size / slope)
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recycling my system.
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Light medium for vertical system
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Free air?
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