Red Claw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) and Friends
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Emergency/Disaster Preparedness.
Started Jan 15 0 Replies 0 Likes
Have you thought about preparing for a disaster? In the SF Bay we haven't had a Katrina, Haiti, Mid-West or Fukishima Japan level disaster in a while. Because of that we have become pretty…Continue
Water Hyacinth as supplemental water filtration.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ellen Roelofs Oct 17, 2011. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone use Water Hyacinth as supplemental filtration? I'm thinking that if my grow bed is too small for the fish density I would add some water hyacinth to help keep the water clean. I can pull the…Continue
Any of you use Indian Almond Leaves?
Started this discussion. Last reply by TCLynx May 12, 2011. 9 Replies 0 Likes
I use it as a tonic for my aquarium fish. It lowers the pH slightly and provides tea colored water which helps with algae control. Here is some info:…Continue
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Dave Mannina left a comment for Chi Ma"Trying to tweak my bell siphon. It ether takes long to start the siphon or long to break it. But it works."
TCLynx commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"Roger, yes you want the water to enter the fish tank above the water line and you want the outflow from the fish tank to be up high enough that the water level in the fish tank will remain fairly stable. The grow beds are what will fluctuate…"
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Aquaponics For Beginners
This is a place where Beginners can post questions and find answers.Advanced Users are welcome to help the Beginners out.Please KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) .See More
Roger Emmick commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"Thanks for sharing....I think you may have just answered one of my bigger questions. Thanks!"
Jim Rusk commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"The switch itself controls the power that goes through the plug. Once the switch hits the level that you want, it will make the connection inside of the switch housing and the current will flow through turning on the pump."
Jim Rusk commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"Yep. You will be able to adjust the float level to where ever you need it."
Roger Emmick commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"Jim - So, if I rubberbanded the tether switch to where it would turn on at 4 inches of water depth in the sump tank, would it cut the pump on as long as the pump was plugged into the back of the tether switch power plug?
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Jim Rusk commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"This tether is designed to just plug your pump into the piggyback plug. So it will work with both."
Roger Emmick commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"Or could you plug the pump into the back of the tether cord power plug?"
Tom OBrien commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"Roger - I have the same problem with sump tank size on my new system, so I just put the pump in the fish tank for now. You can buy a separate sump pump switch that will work with your FT pump and that do the trick as a safety switch if the water in…"
Roger Emmick commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"Jim - Could this tether be connected a regular pump or only sump pumps?"
Jim Rusk commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"Roger, what you need is a tether sump switch. It can be added to your current sump pump. You can see one here.…"
Roger Emmick commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"So I was thinking and I realized if I ran my sump pump water out to over the FT that would alleviate my earlier pressure question and help with aeration if I ran PVC across FT. However, still not sure how I'm going to get the sump pump to…"
Roger Emmick commented on Chi Ma's group Aquaponics For Beginners"I meant to ask one other question, even when I upgrade to a 60 gallon sump tank, it still is only going to be about 13" tall. I was thinking about using a 1/8 HP sump pump b/c it has a float valve that would cut the pump on.…"
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Comment Wall (29 comments)
- At 9:22am on May 26, 2012, Dave Mannina said…
Trying to tweak my bell siphon. It ether takes long to start the siphon or long to break it. But it works.
- At 8:32am on November 30, 2011,
Mike Creuzer said… The big cray is still going strong. One batch of babies (2 that I pulled out) didn't make the trip in other tanks. I am still trying to get a handle on my crustaceans.
- At 5:53pm on July 28, 2011,
Jay Wolf said… - Hey brah. Haven;t chatted in awhile and just checking in to see how you are doing. I hope all is well!
- At 11:23am on June 7, 2011,
valentina karga said… thanks for the welcome!
- At 10:19am on June 2, 2011, Jay Wolf said…
- Wad up brah?!?!?!?!?!?
- At 9:29pm on April 24, 2011,
Ellen Roelofs said… - Thanks for sharing ideas with me tonight. :)
- At 8:28pm on April 11, 2011, Jay Wolf said…
- Hey Brah!!!! I think the only thing this site is lacking is marketing and sales ideas, tips, experiences. I suppose that is a better conversation for the commercial guys. How are you doing? Hope all is well!!!!
- At 8:23am on March 29, 2011,
chris taylor Swamp Creek Farms said… - those lil jokers are fun watching, they pop out of no where. i think the lil ones are more curious of whats going on.
- At 12:33pm on March 24, 2011, Jay Wolf said…
- Hey Brah!!! You disappeared on me?!?!? Anywho, worked things out and will have a business ready by next week. How are the crayfish doing?
- At 10:24pm on March 21, 2011, Mike Creuzer said…
- I was checking on the crays, and they are still doing well! No babies yet that I've seen, but I didn't look too terribly long. Thanks again!
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