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Connie Christians
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Tom Barnhardt left a comment for Connie Christians"Connie was wondering how long your system took before it got cycled in using the pond water? Also how much did you use? I have a friend who wants to pump from his pond direct to a grow bed then have it flush back to the pond. I do not see why this…"
Connie Christians replied to Connie Christians's discussion Building a new system:Simpler than it first appears in the group Aquaponics For Beginners"Hi Matt,
Thanks for the kind feedback- we really appreciate hearing from you.
And you're more than welcome to come and visit us, any day but Fridays and Saturdays (these are market days). We're close to Stanton, MO- the Meramec Caverns…"
Tom Barnhardt liked Connie Christians's discussion Building a new system:Simpler than it first appears
Matthew Link replied to Connie Christians's discussion Building a new system:Simpler than it first appears in the group Aquaponics For Beginners"Great post Connie! Nice to see someone new to aquaponics & in the Midwest doing so well. I've just started looking into it about 3-4 weeks ago. Thinking about building my tanks and grow beds. I live near Springfield,…"
Matthew Link liked Connie Christians's discussion Building a new system:Simpler than it first appearsConnie Christians replied to Connie Christians's discussion Building a new system:Simpler than it first appears in the group Aquaponics For Beginners"Thanks for the comments. @Max- I commute between MO and FL, I have friends and family in both places- testing 2 different systems and getting interest in developing a larger urban, commercial site with patners. The family farm is near Stanton, MO.…"
Eric Warwick liked Connie Christians's discussion Building a new system:Simpler than it first appearsChris George liked Connie Christians's discussion Building a new system:Simpler than it first appears
Max In Missouri replied to Connie Christians's discussion Building a new system:Simpler than it first appears in the group Aquaponics For Beginners"Thanks, I am one the new bees that was needing this motivation and advice! Your post is spot-one and very inspirational, especially the part about involving your daughter into the project--that in itself, if very AWESOME!!! Okay, so I am noticing…"
"Great, I will be looking for your results."
Profile Information
- How did you find us?
- referral from another website
- If you found us through a search engine, what search words were you using?
- aquaponics
- Are you an aquaponic gardener already?
- Yes
- If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)
- flood and drain media
- How old is your system?
- Just started
- What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)
- Tilapia
- How big is your fish tank?
- 100 gal.
- Please tell us something else about yourself.
- I'm a lifetime professional horticulturist with 30 years of experience in traditional gardening, greenhouse growing and public speaking. I've been circling around the idea of aquaponics for years with organic veggie beds, container growing, aquatic gardening, gravel beds and aquaculture. As a true DIYer, I'm really into the science, engineering and research. How cool is it that systems that can be scaled down to a backyard and used easily by anyone? I'm in!
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Spike in Growth
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 9:12am 0 Comments 3 Likes
Wow- the Grow Bed is literally jumping into gear! About a week after adding fish.
Just had a spike in Ammonia- the extra Nitrogen inspired an overnight burst of plant growth!
Happy to report no deaths of fish or plants.
Hungry blue tilapia fingerlings
Posted on January 26, 2012 at 12:36pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Nearly 2-inch fingerlings arrived on the 24th and they were hungry! They kept striking at my hand on the outside of the bag- not stressed at all- I really didn't expect them to be so active. I fed them a little and waited a couple of hours to acclimate them before freeing them to the tank. My system is complete now- very cool.
Plants+fish- I'm up and running
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 10:48am 1 Comment 0 Likes
My plants look good after nearly 2 weeks. Tilapia go in tomorrow. Very exciting.
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 6:15pm on May 6, 2012, Tom Barnhardt said…
Connie was wondering how long your system took before it got cycled in using the pond water? Also how much did you use? I have a friend who wants to pump from his pond direct to a grow bed then have it flush back to the pond. I do not see why this would not work but let me know what you think. Thanks again for the post.
- At 9:54pm on January 23, 2012,
Derald Howell said… Hi Connie,
I am glad to have someone in the business close by. I am actually starting my greenhouse late Feb in Golden Gate. Would have started earlier, but still have not sold my condo in the last year and the condo commando"s don't like the idea of a greenhouse on the lake. Go figure ! Anyway, I grew in a farming family in Naples, Immokalee and Indiantown, so have done my fair share of farming and gardening coventional style. So this is something I can really sink my teeth into. Looking forward to meeting you and hope to learn something new from you.
Derald
- At 7:27pm on January 19, 2012,
Sylvia Bernstein said… Welcome Connie,
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 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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