"The straw bale method id pretty cool...Speaking of which, just make sure to wait until the bale cools down a bit before sticking your seedlings in there...
As far as transplants from AP to soil go...You'll probably have more luck with…"
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Transplant from AP to Soil
Started this discussion. Last reply by Vlad Jovanovic on Thursday. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Quick question. Does anyone have experience transplanting your AP plants to an outdoor soil garden? I have a bunch of tomatoes that are getting way too big for my system and I have decided I would…Continue
Heaters went out...cold water...now what?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Alex Veidel Mar 6. 5 Replies 0 Likes
I have 6 large (6 to 10 inch) blue and white tilapia. The 2 crappy aquarium heaters both went out at the same time after only a month!!! I didn't notice right away...no more than a few days pasted…Continue
Trying to understand kH in new system
Started this discussion. Last reply by Vlad Jovanovic Mar 2. 11 Replies 0 Likes
So I got my system cycled by getting the kH above 40 ppm. I added a good amount of calcium carbonate and potassium carbonate to the system every day and the cycling seemed to take off once it was…Continue
Shy Tilapia or just new?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Arwen Vaughan Mar 14. 7 Replies 0 Likes
I 've only had my fish for about a week. I bought 6 (4-8 inch) tilapia. They hide at the back of the tank any time they see me. They are eating but they only eat when I leave the room. I am wondering…Continue
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ModeratorBob Terrell replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Transplant from AP to Soil
"That is why I love this site. You learn so many things from others. Thanks for the info Paul. I am gonna try this just for the fun of it.
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Paul Smith replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Transplant from AP to Soil"Why not try straw bales. I have been growing tomatoes in straw bales for a number of years with Great success.
I suggest that you go to: www.davesgarden.com and look up the strawbale community. There is a bunch of information.
You…"
Arwen Vaughan replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Transplant from AP to Soil"Ok, so maybe put them into pots w/ soil and bring them in at night in case it gets cold one last time. I need to remove them from the AP because they are growing up into the lights!!! They grew many times faster than I thought they would. Sometimes…"
Verna Gross replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Transplant from AP to Soil"Still too early for Denver. Couple more weeks of protection if you can move them inside at night"
ModeratorBob Terrell replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Transplant from AP to Soil
"I have 6 tomato's now planted in soil from my AP. I would caution that you need to be very gentle in removing the plants so as not to harm the feeder roots. Also you need to insure that you are planting in a area that is protected…"
Arwen Vaughan posted a discussionTransplant from AP to Soil
Quick question. Does anyone have experience transplanting your AP plants to an outdoor soil garden? I have a bunch of tomatoes that are getting way too big for my system and I have decided I would rather grow more lettuces and such anyway (things that don't flower) in the aquaponics. My question is...can you just pull out the tomatoes and put them in soil outdoors? Will the plants deal with the change? Is there anything I can do to help their chances of survival? It is almost mothers day so…See More
Bob Campbell replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion What is wrong with vinyl tubing?"I just came across this while researching bladder tanks at http://www.flotecpump.com/residentialpage_resource_faq_tanks.aspx
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Larry Glaser replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion What is wrong with vinyl tubing?"as a new comer to this forum are you updating all new info and new technique to each post ? Is it possible that re-asking a question may cause new info to be added to this forum? or are all answers to questions definitive?…"
Arwen Vaughan replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Shy Tilapia or just new?"Thanks for all the responses. The fish are actually starting to become a bit more brave already. Some of them will come out and feed if I stay a few feet away or so and don't make any sudden movements."
Jason Verbeke replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Shy Tilapia or just new?"Hi Arwen,
I experienced the same thing with my Tilapia when I bought them however they soon got used to me being in the same room and their reactions started calm down rather than swimming off to hide. After about 1 month now they come right to the…"
Arwen Vaughan replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Heaters went out...cold water...now what?"Thanks for the feedback.
Being new at this, I think anything out of the norm will end is dead fish or yellow plants, but these guys seem pretty tough. The fish look ok, just a bit lethargic...moving really slow. The water is up to 65 now, so I am…"
Kenji Snow replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Heaters went out...cold water...now what?"not sure how big your system is but we have had a decent success with the fish sweater to heat our water. We have been able to bring our temps up from the high 40's to the high 60's-low 70's with the unit. Our total system…"
Paul Letby replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Heaters went out...cold water...now what?"Hey Arwen,
I don't think you are bringing the temperature up too fast. I've had much bigger temperature swings with tropical fish during the winter with no obvious ill effects. ( water changes with water from a barrel filled with…"
Arwen Vaughan replied to Arwen Vaughan's discussion Heaters went out...cold water...now what?"I forgot to mention that the water must have dropped from its normal temp of 78 F down to ~62 during this heater burn out. I didn't check the water for about a week so I'm not sure how long it took to drop. Also, I got it up 2 degrees over…"
Arwen Vaughan posted a discussionHeaters went out...cold water...now what?
I have 6 large (6 to 10 inch) blue and white tilapia. The 2 crappy aquarium heaters both went out at the same time after only a month!!! I didn't notice right away...no more than a few days pasted but the temperature is now at 62 F. I ran out to Walmart to get another crappy heater (because it is only thing open at 9pm), just to start bringing it up slowly. The question is...how fast is safe to bring up the temp....a couple of degrees a day sound ok? Faster or slower. I read on the forums that…See More
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