Mineral supplements
Has anyone tried glacial rock dust and/or Azomite? I found them to both be beneficial in the system used judiciously, and with no adverse effects to the fish.See More
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"Nice front-on view of the system. You can see here that drainage lines have been split into two independent lines, allowing ample flow back to sump (the sump is a burried 55 gal drum, located behind the visible roughneck bin (that's a…"
Rick Stillwagon commented on chris taylor Swamp Creek Farms's blog post Oldest system crashing. Help"If EVERYTHING is ok with your water, then it has to be a pathogen. Make sure the water is warm, plenty of DO, and salt the water, if you want to try to save the fish. I would stop circulation through the plant beds, troughs, whatever,…"
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"Side view showing the outflow from fish tank. Outflow tube is 1-1/4" reduced to 1" into 90's. I"m using caps with a 3/8" hole to restrict flow, which allows beds to fill nice and steady, and also allows the…"
Rick Stillwagon replied to chris taylor Swamp Creek Farms's discussion HOPS ?"You could try Midwest Supply. They sell the Rhyzomes, (I think that is what they grow from.) It might be a little late in the season to order them I havent checked. They should grow fine in your area, given you provide for all…"
Bob Campbell commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"Yeah the quail ate my eggplant starts. I had to replant."
Bob Campbell commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"You can still bleed a fish after hitting them hard on the head. The heart will continue to pump from auto reflex for several minutes even though the skull is broke.
The industry has made quite an effort to find the most human methods. …"
Lynn Engel commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"When ready to harvest fish you will also get lighter color and tastier fillets if you isolate to chosen fish, take them off feed for a couple days and boost up the saline (salt) level in the isolation tank. Good Eating !!!
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Russell Weight commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"YES!!! I knew birds where a pain when it came to fruit, but never thought they would eat things like all of my romaine lettuce!"
David Schwinghamer commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"Has anyone had troubles with birds eating your veggies? I just planted some corn transplants, do they like corn?"
Russell Weight commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"BTW, they do die quickly with this method, and I don't think of it any less humane.
I have been fishing all of my life. With some fish you just don't bother bleeding them, but with a white meat fish like Tilapia or Bass it will make…"
David Schwinghamer replied to David Schwinghamer's discussion Wicking beds in the group Arizona Aquaponics"Here is the shot of my recent in ground wick bed, its comprised of a rain gutter with tubes filled with coir. They wick water up to the soil compost coir mix to feed the corn transplants.
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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…"
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.
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Lanna posted a discussionProduct 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
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…"
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