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Jay commented on Anselmo Torres's group SoCal aquaponics

"Anselmo, Thanks but I haven't seen a list. I have contacted a fish hatchery for trout, so if i drive to Chino Ca. and have a permit i could get Trout. "

11 minutes ago

Jay commented on Jeff Givan's group California Aquaponics

"Yep Kenny, Cleaning 5 IBC's is a pain! "

15 minutes ago

ModeratorVlad Jovanovic replied to Andrew Coscia's discussion WARNING!!!! barley straw pellets

"Well, it's your system so ultimately that's up to you... ...you might dose ammonia to 2ppm, make sure your pH is well above 7, and see if it'll pick up again..."

16 minutes ago

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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?"

1 hour ago

aubrey sloan posted a discussion

need 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

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Hydroponics Curacao commented on Hydroponics Curacao's photo

NFT aquaponics system

"Ahhaha. Really long! Last sunday it was 48 cm long."

1 hour ago

Rob Nash commented on Gina Cavaliero's blog post Commercial Aquaponics and Profitability

"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…"

1 hour ago

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…"

1 hour ago

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…"

1 hour ago

Omari Jaffe commented on Hydroponics Curacao's photo

NFT aquaponics system

"snake roots ...... lol that is long"

1 hour ago

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…"

1 hour ago

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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…"

1 hour ago

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…"

1 hour ago

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,"

1 hour ago

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"

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Omari Jaffe commented on Jim Fisk's photo

Clear Top IBC Bells

"so love AP ICANDY"

2 hours ago

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…"

2 hours ago