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I am planning to build a greenhouse this Spring on the concrete pad formerly occupied by an old steel garden shield that I torn down and recycled last fall. I want to protect both the wood, the…Continue
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There is a fair amount of information on the ratio of fish to tank capacity, but I've not seen any discussion on the ratio of fish to plants. How do you keep fish waste and plant nutrient needs in…Continue
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There are any number of tilapia species available and I am unsure which will make the most sense for my indoor system. Blue, White, red, Hawaiian gold? What do I need to know or take unto…Continue
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Learned today that the way to control ammonia levels is to stop feeding the fish. We were overfeeding and that drove ammonia levels really high in the 8+ ppm range (tubes on the left of photo). Taking what I learned in Knoxville, I stopped feeding the fish for two days and the tubes…
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Made major mistake last nite. Left new tank heater running since it appeared to be keeping temp stable at around 74F. This morning water was too hot. Didn't take time to measure but likely in the 120F range. Immediately started pouring cold tap water in tank. One fish died, others survived near cooler water inlet from NFT system.
Two huge mistakes on my part. The heater is suspended in the top volume of water, about 5-8 inches below the surface. The temp probe was temporarily siting…
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One possible grow medium that might be considered somewhat comparable to Hydroton (expanded clay pebbles imported into the USA from Germany) is Buildex, an expanded shale product produced at a quarry located between St. Joseph, Mo. and Kansas City, which is only about 150 miles south of my location near Omaha, Ne. The company sent me a 10 pound sample of the material to test. Today, after several weeks of letting a handful of the material sit in pH neutral snow melt (see attached photos), I…
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A.N.N. test of "plan B" fishless system on Saturday, 26 Nov 2011. Have a few seedlings in the bed. Have been occasionally adding capful of seaweed extract. Shifted to Maxicrop with Iron (2%). Added 50 ML yesterday. Noted that after over dosing with Muriatic Acid (75 ml) pH dropped to 5 range and water…
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Vlad Jovanovic said… Yeah, I was kinda bummed when I figured it out, as I only live a couple hours drive away and wanted to go out there and take a tour/check it out ...
How's the NFT working out for you so far? Lookin' good in the pics!
Vlad Jovanovic said… Bill,
Hehe...Did you want the impressive greenhouse photos, or the fish in a plastic baggy pics?
The greenhouse pics were all culled from different places pixel per pixel.. A couple were from China, El Salvador, one from France and another from Quebec. Those are hydroponic greenhouses mostly built by a company called Hydronov that specialize in lettuce growing systems, mostly Boston Lettuce. The accompanying text was taken from fishyparmacy and the University of Arizona. You probably get the idea by now...
At any rate you can find most of those pics here should you still want to show your friend...http://www.hydronov.com/2010/French/F-04-001.htm
Robert Gardner said… Welcome Bill, I'm just getting started and this looks like the place to learn and share
Robert
Sylvia Bernstein said… Welcome Bill,
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 Main page. You might also find the “Aquaponic Gardening Rules of Thumb” guidelines helpful.
Please 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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