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Tonight I cooked up my first AP tilapia. Pan fried with a garlic lemon-butter sauce. Yup - it was good, albeit not much more than a snack. The side of lettuce greens was also from the garden. (The tomatoes…"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by TCLynx Nov 8, 2011. 25 Replies 0 Likes
Hello All,I'm about to launch into building my AP system here in Phoenix AZ. Here is my current system design.…Continue
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John Malone commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Tilapia Growers"Aggressive Tilapia and Breeding
I have several, maybe 4 or 5, very large, say 12"+, tilapia that are quite aggressive and territorial. They regularly take up residence in corners of the tank and obsessively chase away anyone that comes within…"
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…"
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…"
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…"
John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"First Tilapia Fillet
Today was the big day: the day I killed and filleted my first aquaponics grown tilapia.
I got home from work and went to check the fish, and give them a good feed of the new food that arrived today. They were very grateful…"
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…"
John Malone commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Tilapia Growers"AP System Cycling
I'm a big fan of fishless cycling, mostly because it takes all the pressure off. You don't have the continual worry of whether the fish are going to make it or not.
I did a fishless cycle of a 500 gallon fish tank…"
John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"Radial Flow Filter
There seems to be a lot of suspended solids in my fish tank of late, which I'm pretty sure isn't a good thing, particularly for the water that is going to go through the deep water culture (DWC) bed.
So, after a lot of…"
John Malone replied to Robert Rowe's discussion Chlorine, Chloromine & Heavy Metal Control in the group Arizona Aquaponics"Here's the MSDS for the Tetra Pond AquaSafe.
The only thing of interest I could find in it was mention that it contains 2.5-10% of EDTA Disodium Salt which is a chelating agent for metal ions.
I wonder what other ingredients it has in it to do…"
John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"If there's a concern about chlorine / chloramines then the easiest way past that would be to treat the water. I had a good hard look at the API Tap Water Conditioner, a little while ago, and from what I gleaned from the data sheet…"
John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"Now that the warm weather is here, I thought it was time to institute some changes to the AP system
Turned off the solar water heater
Put the shade cloth over the gravel grow beds
I hadn't been measuring the temperature of the water because…"
John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"@Jim
I think you have me confused with Jacques. He's the one that is losing fish at the moment.
You do have a good memory regarding me losing fish last year. I'm not 100% certain of the cause, but I have a couple of strong…"
John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"Way cool Matt.
Mine are still small and green but they're coming.
Good stuff."
John Malone replied to sunset's discussion Just Saying Hi in the group Arizona Aquaponics"Hello Sunset,
I had to smile when I read your post. Not that long ago I was in your position with a whole swarm of questions swirling around my head. My advice: take it as it comes. Sure, there's a basic set of things you…"
John Malone commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"Worms
I bought a box of worms from Summer Winds Nursery on Tatum Rd.
ref: http://www.summerwindsaz.com
From memory they were about $20 a box, which isn't cheap, but it was available and ready to go. They sometimes run out of stock so…"
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- At 12:24pm on September 21, 2012,
Adam Hamilton said… - No problem John. I appreciate you thinking of the small, local businesses. What matters most is you found them. Maybe someday I could see your setup and learn about the process from you?
- At 11:57pm on September 20, 2012, Adam Hamilton said…
- If you are still in need of red wigglers let me know. I'm in West Phoenix.
- At 10:55pm on November 22, 2011,
David Schwinghamer said… I invite you to join my new group- Arizona Aquaponics
- At 5:30pm on November 21, 2011, David Schwinghamer said…
I live in Phoenix and trying to plan a tour of aquaponics people's systems, if you would be interested in seeing what others are doing in our area and/or would like to show off your own system please send me an email at 3ddd@cox.net and put AP TOUR in the subject line.
- At 9:35pm on July 5, 2011,
Sylvia Bernstein said… Welcome John,
Thanks for joining the Aquaponic Gardening community! I hope you find it a fun place to explore aquaponics. There is a real blend of experienced and new aquapons in this community, so please don’t hesitate to get in there and start asking questions. Everyone is quite happy to help out new members – no question is too basic.
A great place to start is to read the “How to Use This Site” link on the upper right corner, “Start Here” section of the Home page. You might also find the “Aquaponic Gardening Rules of Thumb” guidelines helpful.
Please add a profile image, participate and check in with us every day! We are constantly posting news about aquaponics and the good food movement.
Thanks again for joining us, and I look forward to getting to know you.
Sylvia
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