How did you find us?

Search engine (Google)

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, NFT, combination

How old is your system?

6 mos - 1 yr

What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)

Tilapia

How big is your fish tank?

375 gallons

Name a part of a fish (spam blocking question)

Fin

Please tell us something else about yourself.

Actually my husband is the one doing tha aquaponics. I just help, but I am more into research than he is, plus I enjoy using the computer more. We live in N. Idaho, where the nights get cold. We are 74 years old and just "re retired" from our retirement hobby of all natural beef, chicken, and raw milk production. We are not sure how we got interested in aquaponics, but I guess we just like growing things and it is less labor intensive than what we were doing. We started last year and made a lot of mistakes, but hopefully this year will be better. We have converted a mobile chicken hoop house to a greenhouse and built a fish tank inside.
We didn't have enough fish, only 50 tilapia, so plants didn't have enough food. Also, our bell siphons didn't work right; they drained every 7 minutes, so many plant roots rotted. Also, the temperatures get pretty low at night, so we had a tremendous electric bill heating the water. We think we know how we will solve the first 2 problems, but are still problem solving on the heat issue.