"Well, cycling is going okay, but I am having a heck of a time getting my pH down, I am going to try some reverse osmosis water to see if that helps. I am getting 10 channel catfish this Saturday from a guy in Rocky Ford. He said they are 8-10…"
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Tyler Knight liked Jeff Hess's discussion Our “I’m in over my head” CHOP2 system. (long version) Do overTyler Knight commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Colorado Aquapons"Well I finished building my greenhouse and my chift pist system. I will post a picture or two tonight. I bought a fancy schmancy TDS meter and temp/ph meter as well. What kind of numbers should I be looking for on those meters during the cycling…"
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Black Soldier flys
I know these aren't native to our state, but if grubs are placed in a greenhouse, will the adult flys create their own new colony? I know they aren't good at flying, so I figure if they are stuck inside the greenhouse with a ready food supply for their larvae they might stick around. Does anyone have any experience with this? Or maybe a resource a might look at. They look tasty, and I want to feed them to my fish. (I might try a few too :))
Tyler Knight commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Colorado Aquapons"Okay here is my idea. If anyone sees any problems I need to address, or has any suggestions, let me know. I'm thinking I could also put a float bed in the sump tank for some leafy greens chift%20pist%203.PNG chift%20pist%202.PNG"
Tyler Knight commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Colorado Aquapons"Alright friends, To help regulate temperature, and add another growbed, I am now considering a chift pist system. This would allow me to keep my fishies constantly in around 260 gallons of water, and would also add a sump tank that roughly holds 120…"
Tyler Knight commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Colorado Aquapons"Before I get either catfish or perch, would it be wise to put five or so koi in the tank to build up nitrogen levels, and also serve as a larger portion of nutrients while the other fish are growing?"
Tyler Knight commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Colorado Aquapons"Thanks Tawnya. I plan to cycle my system a couple times before adding fish (to check for glitches) before I add fish. You information was great."
Tyler Knight commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Colorado Aquapons"Well, I may be leaning toward channel catfish now. There is a fishery about 40 miles from here with them and from my reading they seem to handle to temperature flucuations pretty well. Any ideas and how many I should get for about 250 gallons of…"
Tyler Knight commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Colorado Aquapons"JD, Do you know where I can get more PDFs about species of fish? Also,you said that $3 per fingerling was expensive, what are some other prices I might expect for other fish?"
Tyler Knight commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Colorado Aquapons"Hydro,
Thanks! That's an awesome resource. A few places in Colorado have Yellow Perch."
Tyler Knight replied to Ken Westervelt's discussion Care to show off your system? in the group Colorado Aquapons"How did you know where to mark the gallon lines on your tank?
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Tyler Knight replied to Ken Westervelt's discussion Care to show off your system? in the group Colorado Aquapons"I am going to document the buidling and implementation of my system starting this weekend. I don't live in metro Denver, but I would be happy to give a southern Colorado prospective if you want."
Tyler Knight commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Colorado Aquapons"Hi everyone. I'm starting my system down in Pueblo in the next couple of weeks. I am considering using Yellow Perch in my system. Does anyone know where I might get some fingerlings, and if anyone has raised this type of fish in our climate.…"
Sylvia Bernstein left a comment for Tyler Knight"Welcome Tyler,
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…"
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- At 11:47am on May 2, 2011, Sylvia Bernstein said…
Welcome Tyler,
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. And consider joining the Colorado Aquapons Group (see Groups tab above) so we can all stay in touch!
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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