Aquaponic Gardening

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Russell Weight commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

"If you want a whiter meat, and a cleaner tasting meat you should bleed the fish. This is done by cutting the throat while the fish is still alive and then putting it back into a bucket of water. This will flush all of the blood out of…"

4 minutes ago

David Schwinghamer replied to David Schwinghamer's discussion Wicking methods in the earth in the group Wicking bed growers

"Here is the final shot ya'all were dying to see. "

7 minutes ago

Lanna posted a discussion

Product similar to Eco Rose available in Canada?

Hi -My system is in definite need of minerals. In researching I keep coming up with a product called Eco Rose and unfortunately it can't be sold in Canada. Does anyone know of a good substitute? I live in a small community with not alot of stores and the closest thing anyone could find was something called "fritted trace elements" however the staff were not grasping how aquaponics works and no one could tell me if this would be safe to use.Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks!!See More

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John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

"@ Bayy Quest I use 1" 200psi pipe almost exclusively in my system because it's a good compromise between cost and size. I bought my UniSeals on line from http://www.aussieglobe.com/ For bulkheads I use PVC conduit…"

24 minutes ago

John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

"Thanks Bob. I tried to find out the best way and so am grateful for the input. Never having been a fisherman, I'm new to this. Rabbits, mice and other farm vermin, on the other hand, I know what to do with. There's a lot to…"

27 minutes ago

Bob Campbell commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

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Rick Stillwagon commented on Rick Stillwagon's blog post Aquaponics & Economics

"I agree. Aquaponics is fun. I have raised koi and other fish all my life. I enjoy watching them, it is very peaceful. The gardening aspect is very similar in both systems, it is satisfying to plant something, watch it grow,…"

32 minutes ago

Bob Campbell commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

"@John - If you raise fish for food you will need to kill them. There are many methods. Some are cruel and inhuman. This link that demonstrate how to kill your fish humanly. I have talk to several people who…"

35 minutes ago

George commented on Rick Stillwagon's blog post Aquaponics & Economics

"Our aquaponic situation is different in that no heating is required, so long as native fish are used. We change some plants with the seasons and gardening continues year round. Gardening in soil is dirt cheap compared to aquaponics and…"

38 minutes ago

Verna Gross posted a status

"I have 1 goldfish with what appears to be a black spot on its nose should I be concerned ? No other problems"

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John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

"Aggressive Tilapia Jim Troyer suggested that the fish that I killed was doing poorly due to bullying. This may, or may not, be the case. I spend quite a lot of time staring at my fish (it's a great way to relax and it also…"

1 hour ago

Lanna joined M Cosmo's group

Vertical Aquaponics

Any and all Vertical Aquaponic growing systems and research

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Lanna joined Rob Torcellini's group

Greenhouses

Got a greenhouse? This is the place for you! Share your trials and tribulations on packing your plants and fish into a confined space!See More

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Lanna joined Terry Clark's group

OFF GRID

doing it with your own power

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Lanna joined Kobus Jooste's group

Mixed Aquaponics Design

Do you combine different media, methods or even culture species in such a way that no rules or system descriptions out there really applies to you? This is the place to share, ask questions, learn and refine.See More

1 hour ago

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Lanna joined Sylvia Bernstein's group

Media Based Systems

This is a group for members who grow using media, such as gravel, Hydroton, expanded shale, etc. See More

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Lanna joined Carey Ma's group

Making your own feed

For those in terested in making their own fish food.

1 hour ago

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Lanna joined Miguel Afonso's group

Permaculture Aquaponics

This group is to explore aquaponics in the context of permaculture. So how is your system interconnected beneficially with your landscape? Polyculture. Water harvesting. Aquatic ecosystem design. Passive heating and cooling.See More

1 hour ago

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Lanna joined Douglas Wozniak's group

Vertical High-Density Aquaponics Gardening Systems

There is now an extreme urgency in developing new systems to grow as much food in as little space as possible. The only problem with this is as man develops different systems they will develop less expensive methods but they will always sacrifice quality over cost, and I guarantee you this will be the case here.Look at today’s Agricultural system, they genetically enhance the seeds to provide strategic mutations that kill or disarms pests or blight, they produce quantity in less acreage too.…See More

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