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In general, 10-12 inches is the most commonly recommended depth, but given the conditions for your local area, your systen setup, your system conditions, and the plants you are trying to grow,…"
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Izzy replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics
TCLynx replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics"Well I know there are many Australians that use what is called blue metal there. I've never encountered such aggregate myself. Find out if it is granite, if so it should be fine.
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TCLynx replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics"I got a 2 lb package of them a few years back and I used a few hand fulls of the worms from my worm bin in the system when I started my firs system up.
So I'm using them for both.
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Daniel E Murphy replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics"Nice :) Thanks for that tip!
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Victor O. Penna replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics"Do you use them in your aquaculture?
Thanks for the webpage."
TCLynx replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics"Yep have worms.
I got composting worms for a worm farm from these guys. (They are local for me)
Worms"
Victor O. Penna replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics"Thank you for the replies.
I just finished watching Murray Hallam’s video and he recommends ¾ stones not smaller.
My other question was about worms. Murray Hallam’s video talks about using worms as the aquaponics secret. Does…"
TCLynx replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics"You can test to see if something is going to react and raise you pH by pouring some vinegar in a container to cover some of the gravel. If it fizzes up big time, then there is probably a lot of calcium carbonate and it will keep your pH too high if…"
Daniel E Murphy replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics"Quartz is generally translucent and mostly yellow and brown in color. If it looks powdery white then don't use it as it may be limestone.
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Harrison Wayne Griffith replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics"hi all. I am very new in this and am trying to learn all I can before I get into it and kill my fish. So I see you say to use quartz type gravel. Ok I am a dumb how do I tell what kind of gravel I have. Thank you Harrison"
TCLynx replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics"Gravel. Well the 1/2" brown or white river rock commonly available around Florida works well (just make sure it is quartz type of river gravel since limestone and marble would not be good.) However, even larger like a size range that varies…"
Daniel E Murphy replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics"IMHO - Pea pebble for small plants and river rock for larger ones. If we are talking gravel"
Victor O. Penna replied to Victor O. Penna's discussion What size of gravel is the best? in the group Florida Aquaponics"I have been using on my flood bed small gravel for about two years and at the beginning it just worked perfect, but recently the water has trouble passing through. I can do a good cleaning and bring it back but according to Murray Hallam there…"
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- I have an outdoor 250 gallon tank with about 20 mature tilapias that are the product from 2 small tilapias that my son purchase at Morningstar fisherman about 2 years ago. We have a water growing bed with small rocks and we grow basil, tomatoes, corn, letters, and peppers. We have about 100 fingerlings but we are limited on the space.
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- I started this project with my son (now 12) to do something fun and get us closer to nature. It has grown to an addiction and we spend quality time working on it. My son’s school came to see the project and I had to be the teacher for the day explaining the ammonia cycle and way nature work in harmony. The class did not realize they would have a test on it.
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- At 3:59pm on September 15, 2010,
Sylvia Bernstein said… - Hi Victor,
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 join in. Always thrilled to have experienced growers join us – please post some photos of your system!
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.
Thanks again for joining us, and I look forward to getting to know you. - I started my addiction with my son as well...
Sylvia
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