checking to see if this forum is still active. - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T05:31:09Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/checking-to-see-if-this-forum-is-still-active?groupUrl=floridaaquaponics&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A562302&groupId=4778851%3AGroup%3A2312&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi how is the farm going?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-11-06:4778851:Comment:6178992015-11-06T19:36:40.612ZJorge G.https://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JorgeArturoGranda
<p>Hi how is the farm going?</p>
<p>Hi how is the farm going?</p> Hi Melissa. Candyk here in N…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-09-24:4778851:Comment:5793272014-09-24T14:22:24.949ZCandis Kalleyhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CandisKalley
<p>Hi Melissa. Candyk here in Naples, Fl. Sorry I can't help. We are just setting up a 300 gal tank and hope to expand to 4 to 6 more of the 300 gal tanks. I'm hoping that I can get some info from the groups also.</p>
<p>Hi Melissa. Candyk here in Naples, Fl. Sorry I can't help. We are just setting up a 300 gal tank and hope to expand to 4 to 6 more of the 300 gal tanks. I'm hoping that I can get some info from the groups also.</p> Well, I am almost finished wi…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-09-03:4778851:Comment:5770922014-09-03T14:49:52.478ZJim Kamenhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimKamen
<p>Well, I am almost finished with my garden. I never thought it would be this much work. I got lucky and found two small ponds for sale, $50 for both. So I installed them above ground so I can use my original pond as a sump for the grow beds.</p>
<p>I was very surprised to find that I have 45 fish to move into their new home. Then John in Stuart needed a home for his fish because he was moving. I straped 3 barrels together and moved all 23 big fish down here, They went into the upper tank…</p>
<p>Well, I am almost finished with my garden. I never thought it would be this much work. I got lucky and found two small ponds for sale, $50 for both. So I installed them above ground so I can use my original pond as a sump for the grow beds.</p>
<p>I was very surprised to find that I have 45 fish to move into their new home. Then John in Stuart needed a home for his fish because he was moving. I straped 3 barrels together and moved all 23 big fish down here, They went into the upper tank but two committed suicide by jumping out. Fixed that problem super fast.</p>
<p>This past week I built a pergola over the whole thing, 24 feet long!</p>
<p>Now I have two grow beds, 4X4 each. I pump water from the middle pond into both beds and use a sump pump to bring that water back into the same tank. I also pump from that tank into a make shift swirl filter which sends water to the last tank which in turn waterfalls back into the lower tank.</p>
<p>I know this sounds confusing but it is working. Here are some photos.</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772260622?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772260622?profile=original" width="600"/></a></p> Hi David,
The more I look at…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-08-16:4778851:Comment:5752352014-08-16T23:26:29.420ZJim Kamenhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimKamen
<p>Hi David,</p>
<p>The more I look at them I think they are frog eggs. But I hadn't thought of using them for food for the bigger fish. I have a whole 10 Gal. tank full of them. Treats for the fish. Yea!! LOL</p>
<p>Hi David,</p>
<p>The more I look at them I think they are frog eggs. But I hadn't thought of using them for food for the bigger fish. I have a whole 10 Gal. tank full of them. Treats for the fish. Yea!! LOL</p> Hi Jim,
Thanks for the Kudos.…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-08-16:4778851:Comment:5754122014-08-16T19:37:21.050ZDavid Bhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidB
<p>Hi Jim,</p>
<p>Thanks for the Kudos. It was great having you out for a visit.</p>
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<p>Just now reading your post it makes sense that what you may have are frog eggs. The tilapia will usually hold the eggs in their mouths for brooding (unless scared out of em)... so it makes sense that you suspect they could be frog's eggs.</p>
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<p>Maybe they'll hatch on their own if they're frogs. Probably won't hatch without an egg tumbler if they're tilapia eggs. Either way I wouldn't worry…</p>
<p>Hi Jim,</p>
<p>Thanks for the Kudos. It was great having you out for a visit.</p>
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<p>Just now reading your post it makes sense that what you may have are frog eggs. The tilapia will usually hold the eggs in their mouths for brooding (unless scared out of em)... so it makes sense that you suspect they could be frog's eggs.</p>
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<p>Maybe they'll hatch on their own if they're frogs. Probably won't hatch without an egg tumbler if they're tilapia eggs. Either way I wouldn't worry about it.</p>
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<p>I had a strange new batch of something in one of my pools last year I couldn't figure out.. And until they were nearly an inch long I still couldn't tell what they were... I had at the time several different fish species mixed together. Turns out they were frogs! Tadpoles. I not only left them in there as a tasty meal supplement for the much larger tilapia & other fish, but I've actually been raising (completely by accident) thousands more tadpoles in one of my idle boat molds. and have been regularly catching & releasing them into my big tilapia tank to supplement their dinner. 200 of them are usually gone in a day.</p>
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<p>So I think either way... whatever you've got its good!</p>
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<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>David</p> I got a look at David's farm…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-08-16:4778851:Comment:5754112014-08-16T18:11:57.924ZJim Kamenhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimKamen
<p>I got a look at David's farm over in Bradenton. Impressive and he has a wealth of knowledge too.</p>
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<p>My question today is what freshly hatched Tilapia fry look like. I found some long lines of eggs and put them in a separate tank, and today I find some kind of fry in my main pond. I don't think I have had any frogs in the pond but am trying to figure out just what I have.</p>
<p>They are very small and sort of have a black dot. And the eggs I separated are now hatching…</p>
<p>I got a look at David's farm over in Bradenton. Impressive and he has a wealth of knowledge too.</p>
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<p>My question today is what freshly hatched Tilapia fry look like. I found some long lines of eggs and put them in a separate tank, and today I find some kind of fry in my main pond. I don't think I have had any frogs in the pond but am trying to figure out just what I have.</p>
<p>They are very small and sort of have a black dot. And the eggs I separated are now hatching too.</p>
<p>Any help is appreciated.</p>
<p>Jim</p> Just checking myself on welln…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-07-22:4778851:Comment:5721262014-07-22T18:07:22.725ZSteve Bradburyhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/SteveBradbury
<p>Just checking myself on wellness of the Florida group.....maybe we should do a check in and see who's still here?</p>
<p>Have a great day</p>
<p>Steve</p>
<p>Just checking myself on wellness of the Florida group.....maybe we should do a check in and see who's still here?</p>
<p>Have a great day</p>
<p>Steve</p> I am interested in seeing you…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-06-03:4778851:Comment:5662052014-06-03T20:50:58.018ZMelissa O'Callaghan-Weberhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MelissaOCallaghanWeber
I am interested in seeing your set up.
I am interested in seeing your set up. ...here's a handful of more r…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-06-02:4778851:Comment:5660362014-06-02T20:28:27.753ZDavid Bhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidB
<p>...here's a handful of more recent photos of my systems you probably wouldn't have seen unless you also subscribe to the Caribbean Islands group. Photos include my organic compost 'tea' generator (haven't purchased chemicals for all this growth in more than two years! And shots of my pure organic hydroponic vegetable pools (not tied into the aquaponics/fish waste systems... fed only by the 'compost tea')<br></br> <br></br> <cite>David B said:…</cite></p>
<p>...here's a handful of more recent photos of my systems you probably wouldn't have seen unless you also subscribe to the Caribbean Islands group. Photos include my organic compost 'tea' generator (haven't purchased chemicals for all this growth in more than two years! And shots of my pure organic hydroponic vegetable pools (not tied into the aquaponics/fish waste systems... fed only by the 'compost tea')<br/> <br/> <cite>David B said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/checking-to-see-if-this-forum-is-still-active?groupUrl=floridaaquaponics&#4778851Comment565938"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Here's a shot of one of my insulated kiddie pool tanks. I posted a similar shot last month in a different forum, while trying to explain another issue my system had solved. Each of my pools also sits on 2" thick Styrofoam insulation. And the floating 2" thick Styrofoam planter "islands" seen floating on top, also go a long way to keep the temps DOWN in the summers, and UP in the winter.</p>
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<p>I've designed a simple thin wall fiberglass version for larger scale commercial farm use that I can manufacture out of fiberglass, using simple boat building techniques. Harvest will be much easier too, another HUGE problem with open pond systems. Those darn Tilapia are soooo fast its like they move @ the speed of light! I've given up trying to net my bigger ones without a way to trap 'em first.</p>
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<p> And the floating system I've come up with simply floats like a boat on lake and pond surfaces, using simple buoyancy calculations (recall... i'm a boat builder/designer) on the 2" thick Styrofoam below, in the side walls, and floatation collars around the top edge. </p>
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<p>Haven't had call or request to build these yet... I've only conceptualized and designed them based off 30years boat building experience (I've got a doctorate in composites & boat design), and nearly three years building and successfully running my own backyard organic hydroponics/aquaponics systems.</p>
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<p>I'd certainly be happy to work with someone to build a demo unit @ cost, so I'd have a marketable commercial composites product to manufacture for others, when done & demonstrable.</p>
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<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>David</p>
<p>PS my systems are in Bradenton, on the Braden River, if anyone was in the area and wanted to come by to check them out.</p>
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</blockquote> Here's a shot of one of my in…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-06-02:4778851:Comment:5659382014-06-02T19:51:58.349ZDavid Bhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidB
<p>Here's a shot of one of my insulated kiddie pool tanks. I posted a similar shot last month in a different forum, while trying to explain another issue my system had solved. Each of my pools also sits on 2" thick Styrofoam insulation. And the floating 2" thick Styrofoam planter "islands" seen floating on top, also go a long way to keep the temps DOWN in the summers, and UP in the winter.</p>
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<p>I've designed a simple thin wall fiberglass version for larger scale commercial farm use…</p>
<p>Here's a shot of one of my insulated kiddie pool tanks. I posted a similar shot last month in a different forum, while trying to explain another issue my system had solved. Each of my pools also sits on 2" thick Styrofoam insulation. And the floating 2" thick Styrofoam planter "islands" seen floating on top, also go a long way to keep the temps DOWN in the summers, and UP in the winter.</p>
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<p>I've designed a simple thin wall fiberglass version for larger scale commercial farm use that I can manufacture out of fiberglass, using simple boat building techniques. Harvest will be much easier too, another HUGE problem with open pond systems. Those darn Tilapia are soooo fast its like they move @ the speed of light! I've given up trying to net my bigger ones without a way to trap 'em first.</p>
<p></p>
<p> And the floating system I've come up with simply floats like a boat on lake and pond surfaces, using simple buoyancy calculations (recall... i'm a boat builder/designer) on the 2" thick Styrofoam below, in the side walls, and floatation collars around the top edge. </p>
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<p>Haven't had call or request to build these yet... I've only conceptualized and designed them based off 30years boat building experience (I've got a doctorate in composites & boat design), and nearly three years building and successfully running my own backyard organic hydroponics/aquaponics systems.</p>
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<p>I'd certainly be happy to work with someone to build a demo unit @ cost, so I'd have a marketable commercial composites product to manufacture for others, when done & demonstrable.</p>
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<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>David</p>
<p>PS my systems are in Bradenton, on the Braden River, if anyone was in the area and wanted to come by to check them out.</p>