"What did your water tests say at the time?
pH?
What about Salt, did you by chance salt the system for any reason?
If your neighbor was spraying pesticide, I'm very glad your fish are all ok but most pesticides don't kill plants. …"
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something wierd happened?
Started this discussion. Last reply by TCLynx yesterday. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hi everyone-About 8 weeks ago, all of our plans started to die. the leaves started dying and drying out. There was no impact to the fish, in fact my husband thought they were growing faster. So we…Continue
Anyone use Melaleuca products before?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ken Armstrong May 5. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hi-Wondering if anyone used Melaleuca products before? There is a formula using their tough and tender product to kill white powdery mildew, but not sure if its safe for the fish?Continue
Kureig K-cups as seed starter pots...
Started Mar 18 0 Replies 1 Like
Hi FriendsYES- Im addicted to my K-cups! I opened one of the cups after use to discover that it has a paper filter in it with a hole through the bottom. I used my Kureig machine to make 2 more holes…Continue
Started new system this weekend here in Waimanalo, Oahu
Started this discussion. Last reply by Aquachronic@ogg Feb 21. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Aloha everyone!We just started our new system this weekend. It has lava rock media, 110 gallon tank and its a flood and drain system. We germinated seeds yesterday and have starter plants in our…Continue
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M Waialeale Sarsona posted a discussionsomething wierd happened?
Hi everyone-About 8 weeks ago, all of our plans started to die. the leaves started dying and drying out. There was no impact to the fish, in fact my husband thought they were growing faster. So we lost most of our lettuce, watercrest, beans and strawberries. We removed all of these plants, replaced them with new ones and everything seems to be back to normal. Does anyone know what would have caused this? I was bummed to have lost all of those plants, I dont understand why it happened.I wondered…See More
Ken Armstrong replied to M Waialeale Sarsona's discussion Anyone use Melaleuca products before?"Probably want to be careful and not get it into your water supply. Melaluca (Tea Tree) Oil is a natural bactericide and fungicide. It would probably help with the mildew, perhaps even some infections with fish, but if it got into your…"
TCLynx replied to M Waialeale Sarsona's discussion Anyone use Melaleuca products before?"Melaleuca? I always thought that was an invasive exotic tree here in Florida. Got any links to the products."
M Waialeale Sarsona posted a discussionAnyone use Melaleuca products before?
Hi-Wondering if anyone used Melaleuca products before? There is a formula using their tough and tender product to kill white powdery mildew, but not sure if its safe for the fish?See More
M Waialeale Sarsona posted a discussionKureig K-cups as seed starter pots...
Hi FriendsYES- Im addicted to my K-cups! I opened one of the cups after use to discover that it has a paper filter in it with a hole through the bottom. I used my Kureig machine to make 2 more holes on the bottom. Put some of my lava rocks from the grow bed, dropped some seeds in it, placed it in my growbed and whalla! One week later..... I can feel a little less guilty about all the K-cups, now that I can repurpose them! See More
M Waialeale Sarsona replied to Bob Vento's discussion How does rainwater affect the aquaponic system?"We've had 3 days of storm, we are draining the fish tank because it's overflowing. Our leafy veggies look drenched! Looks like its wilting the leaves pretty badly. What can we do?"
M Waialeale Sarsona replied to Jim S.'s discussion Tilapia not hungry?"This is great news. Our fish are behaving the same way, we thought they were sick. I didn't know we could feed them romaine. What other types of veggies can we feed them?"
Aquachronic@ogg replied to M Waialeale Sarsona's discussion Started new system this weekend here in Waimanalo, Oahu"Talapia overall is a good eating fish,mild and flakey. Once I tried a blind taste test against papio and 9 out of 10 like the Talapia better, I know wow! One thought: if you raise your own animals (fish) at least you know how they were raised and…"
TCLynx replied to M Waialeale Sarsona's discussion Started new system this weekend here in Waimanalo, Oahu"I'd say use what fish are easy to get at first. Tilapia tend to be handy in tropical climates where cold weather isn't an issue. I don't know how easy it is for you to get catfish there but if it's easy, they are nice…"
M Waialeale Sarsona replied to M Waialeale Sarsona's discussion Started new system this weekend here in Waimanalo, Oahu"Thank you for the reminder, sometimes we take the view for granted! Hm, well if you experiment with other fish, let me know.
Waialeale
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M Waialeale Sarsona replied to M Waialeale Sarsona's discussion Started new system this weekend here in Waimanalo, Oahu"ah... i could not figure out how to post my pix... thanks! My brother told me to use catfish instead, he said it tastes better....
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TCLynx replied to M Waialeale Sarsona's discussion Started new system this weekend here in Waimanalo, Oahu"You can post photos directly into your messages using the button at the top of the post box next to the link button
like this
As for the fish. Tilapia really isn't anything special but when grown in a nice clean aquaponics system, there…"
Russ Grant replied to M Waialeale Sarsona's discussion Started new system this weekend here in Waimanalo, Oahu"What a fabulous view from your back-yard - lucky! I'm using talipia in my AP system as well, it's a hardy fish and I've not experienced any problems with them, the fish are 5 months old. I'm new to AP as well, I don't have…"
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- If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)
- flood and drain media
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- Just started
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- Tilapia
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- Newly vegetarian! Looking forward to working growing my own organic food.
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- At 7:51pm on February 19, 2012,
Sylvia Bernstein said… Welcome M Waialeale,
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
- At 4:51pm on February 19, 2012,
Dave Story said… Welcome
You will find a bunch of friendly people on here. You can learn, teach, and have fun.
I think HI is growing fast for AP systems.
Dave in Tucson
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