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Jeffrey Ihara replied to Vlad Jovanovic's discussion Choosing an appropriate variety among cultivars

"The frastigliate I had were stunted, but when I dried out the grow bed during a hot spell (I drained it for the night and forgot to put the plug back in the next morning... and didn't notice until a day and a half later), well they didn't…"

46 minutes ago

ModeratorVlad Jovanovic replied to Vlad Jovanovic's discussion Choosing an appropriate variety among cultivars

"The frastigliatas almost haven't grown at all in the last month. Everything else is doing dandy. I wonder what gives? I'm thinking that it's just the wrong time of year for them "

1 hour ago

Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. commented on SW's group Tilapia Breeding

"P.S. Regarding removing fry & eggs from females. From my experience it is a skill you learn. Once you got it, you loss percentages drop significantly. IMHOP."

1 hour ago

Conrad Chin-Yee posted a discussion

Special Sexing Tank

Many people suggest watching behavior of tilapia in order to sex them. This however presents problems of having the ability to observe behavior to determine the sex of fish. A second problem is that of catching the fish. A third problem is stressing the fish in the catching process.What we need is some bright soul to design a shallow tank with sections where fish can be corraled for easy removal. Who will take the challenge?See More

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Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. commented on SW's group Tilapia Breeding

"At low densities of fish, the males will fight for territory and yes they can kill each other. (see vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWT1EX30ppk) Also big males have been known to bully small males unto death. Solution? 1. More uniform…"

1 hour ago

Jeffrey Ihara replied to Jaimie Denner's discussion Dog waste ok in Biopod?

"My understanding is that the general consensus discourages the use of animal parts or waste in BSF culture if the larvae/prepupae are going into an aquaponic food plant production. If you were just feeding your fish or feeding your chickens, animal…"

1 hour ago

ModeratorJon Parr replied to Jessica M's discussion Afordable AP class on Sunday (Oakland) in the group California Aquaponics

"Hmmm. I'd kind of like to go, but I'm already teaching an aquaponics intermediate class in Santa Cruz on Sunday. Let us know how Oakland goes, and thanks for the heads up."

1 hour ago

David - WI replied to Michael sanders's discussion I want to monitor my AP system from a web site

"The new Neptune Apex has a webcam feed so you can view a camera while checking the readings. It's going to be VERY hard for the average aquaponic gardener to beat the APEX I think. "

1 hour ago

dave jersey replied to Michael sanders's discussion I want to monitor my AP system from a web site

"In the last couple years I am sure y'all have made great strides in AP automation - what systems do you use, how is the pricing, and how well does it work for you? There are commercial systems out there but i am honestly more interested…"

1 hour ago

Hydroponics Curacao commented on SW's group Tilapia Breeding

"Okok. So all of them with that red fin are males? I've found these 2 today. I don't know if they are fighting for that area or what."

1 hour ago

Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. commented on SW's group Tilapia Breeding

"RE: Red fins dorsal and anal. Male breeding colors."

2 hours ago

Bayy Quest replied to Bayy Quest's discussion New and need advice in the group Arizona Aquaponics

"Thank you for the warm welcome :-) I plan to have mine year round I live in Down Town Mesa. I have close to 80 or a 100 blue Nile Talipia mix sex in my breeder tank, I got them from some one in Gilbert for $30 and he showed me his set…"

3 hours ago

Jim Troyer commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

"Click on the picture in the last post and gets bigger..."

3 hours ago

Jim Troyer commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

" Okay everybody. Got something different going on in my brood tank last night. This fish got red spots on both sides and his nose late last night. has anyone seen anything like this before? Still has them this morning... "

3 hours ago

Jaimie Denner posted a discussion

Dog waste ok in Biopod?

The thought of putting Dog waste in the Biopod (a remarkable compost bin that self harvests Black Soldier fly larvae) got me excited. Dog poop is not good for anything, but, in this case, is it "good" for growing larvae and then later feeding my fish the larvae? Animal manure is encouraged, Dog poop is not manure but we catch alot of gofers and the larvae love decomposing them so I need some thoughts! Am I crazy?See More

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Jim Troyer commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

"It would have to breathe Matt. You can buy socks at Goodwill for next to nothing. Be sure to ask for the aquaponics socks special! (Matt don't tell anyone about this okay?) "

4 hours ago

John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics

"Radial Flow Filter - Update It's only been a few days since I installed a DIY radial flow filter on my system and initial results are quite impressive. There's a growing layer of sediment sitting on the bottom of the filter and the water…"

4 hours ago

Shivanie Ramnarine posted a status

"ok so latest test results are Ph 6.8 nitrites 2.0 ppm nitrates 20ppm"

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John replied to John's discussion Low pH from grow media?

"Just as a post mortem, I kept adding lime and checking pH over a couple weeks. It did the trick, now I'm almost done nitrogen cycling, and seedlings seem fine. I'll be ready to add fish next week!"

4 hours ago

Shivanie Ramnarine posted photos