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A few fish for sale or good home
Started by Linda Logan. Last reply by Linda Logan Feb 2, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I need to shut down my indoor system for a few months. I have 2 mature Shubunkin, 1 albino Hypostomus to clean the aquarium. There is another small fish living in the sump.I live in SE Portland and…Continue
Aquaponics system as filter for swimming pool
Started by John Wilson. Last reply by Wade J Rochelle Jan 25, 2019. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all, we've just purchased a property with a large indoor swimming pool. Around 80,000L with a greenhouse roof and plenty of room around it for grow beds. However, this is far too big for us to…Continue
Not for human consumption!?
Started by Nichelle Hubley. Last reply by Nichelle Hubley Jun 30, 2015. 7 Replies 1 Like
Well, I think I messed up big time. I've been feeding my precious tilapia koi food (I like in a small place and it was all I could get... :( ) for about 2 months and last night I read on the back of…Continue
Help!! Help !!! with new filtration and set-up.
Started by Henrique Miguel. Last reply by Wayne Mcbryde May 14, 2015. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hi,I have a set up of 2 55 gal blue barrel with Tilapia and guppies separate. I have young ones and they are growing well. Issue of overcrowding and feeding. 1. I would like to use a water…Continue
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Comment by Jim Fisk on July 27, 2014 at 12:54pm
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G Mo, Are you just doing DWC? if so you need a true biofilter in there with floaters and sinkers filtration as either one getting to your roots will rot them right off. This is why we suggest not going DWC as a starter system. Way too complicated starting out. I waited 2 yrs before jumping into DWC. Well after taming 5 media beds and 5 IBC FTs. I have a below grade sump which catches all the water from the media beds which are my bio-filters. That clear sump water is perfect for the new DWC bed but if you need a solids/bio-filter ck out mine for starters HERE
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Comment by G Mo on July 27, 2014 at 11:42am
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I've tried 'building' a variety of filters but the plant roots in my dwc trough are still collecting solids. Any ideas where i could purchase a swirl filter or clarifier to help with this problem? Other suggestions?
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Comment by Matt Miskinnis on July 20, 2014 at 10:12pm
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just found the link wasn't working, here you go... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYNMlLoiRFw&feature=youtu.be
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Cool, thanks for the info, I'll definitely look into picking some up! Oh, since I'm here I wanted to show off my new toy: Wifi fish tank temperature reader. Let me know what you think?
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Comment by Jack Dunbar on July 20, 2014 at 9:22pm
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Hi Matt. Jason beat me to the punch. The Aquaponics store has a complete chemical analysis. It is low in Nitrogen as the fish supply that. I like the fact that it is very convenient and they've done all the research so I know it is safe. I can't say enough about the Aquaponics Store. Brent was awesome. I'll try to keep you posted on my results. My plants were pretty sad so it'll take awhile. My plants presently in my media beds are stringbeans. I've been eating them for a couple of months now. I've got Habanero and Banana peppers on the plant. I'm eating lettuce (Arugula and Mesclun). I tried Spinach and it grew quick but bolted very small. I've got 2 Cherry toms that are loaded with blossoms. I'll be trying Swiss Chard soon. Take care.
Jack
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Comment by Jason Stepp on July 20, 2014 at 7:45pm
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Hey Jack, can you give us some more info on those teabags? do they tell what is inside them etc...
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I would like to make a comment...As a beginner, there is so much to learn about aquaponics and it can be very over whelming. I'm sure that this has stopped a lot of people from starting a system. There have been times when my plants did not look as well as my plants outside in my raised beds but as anybody who knows me.. I'm not a quitter. I knew my plants needed something added to perk them up but I was afraid to give them anything that might hurt my sons Goldfish. These are his babies that we care for together. He puts his hand in the tank and they know it's time to be fed and then with his other hand, he drops food in. He's only five so he has names for some of them...Well, to get back on track, I was shopping at the aquaponics store and I noticed that they have tea bags with minerals that you can purchase and put them in your media bed. My goodness, you can't get much easier than that. I talked to a gentleman Brent who was extremely helpful with my questions. One question I had was it says one tea bag is good for 100 Gallons but I've only got 150 Gallon tank wit 2 grow beds. Can I use 1 bag in each without hurting our fish. The answer was yes. I ordered 10 bags. I got the shipment faster than expected and I immediately used 1 bag in each grow bed. My water got cloudy for maybe a day or so and my last count was our fish are fine, maybe even abit friskier, and my plants are looking so much better. I want to thank everyone at the Aquaponics store for being right on top of thins and selling a great product. Now I'm eyeing your 4x4 HID light. It may be an early Christmas at my house. Take care everyone on this sight.
Jack
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Comment by Leo White Bear on June 19, 2014 at 7:40pm
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If you are concerned with the nitrates, add more plants into you system. Just don't go overboard. The new plants will take up the nitrates without harming your system or starving the other plants.
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Comment by Gordon Wilder on May 13, 2014 at 11:05am
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I have a 150 Gal Fish tank and 2ea. 55 gal drums cut in half for grow Beds. What size pump and Sump tank do I need??
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