Couple NFT Questions - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T13:13:58Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/couple-nft-questions?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A417106&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOh! and make sure that they a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-11-20:4778851:Comment:4175672012-11-20T12:47:57.040ZDaniel Budfuloskihttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DanielBudfuloski
<p>Oh! and make sure that they are red wigglers... not earthworms or some other type...</p>
<p>Oh! and make sure that they are red wigglers... not earthworms or some other type...</p> Yup, but it might be god to d…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-11-19:4778851:Comment:4176102012-11-19T23:20:42.344ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>Yup, but it might be god to do that after your system has been up and running a bit, and you've been feeding the fish (so that the worms have something to eat... i.e solids from the fish). If you don't have your own worm bin going, either start one (that is your safest bet, or get some from a reputable source that you trust not to have reared the in cow manure...so as not to potentially introduce e.coli to your system. Just plop in a handful, they self regulate their population pretty much…</p>
<p>Yup, but it might be god to do that after your system has been up and running a bit, and you've been feeding the fish (so that the worms have something to eat... i.e solids from the fish). If you don't have your own worm bin going, either start one (that is your safest bet, or get some from a reputable source that you trust not to have reared the in cow manure...so as not to potentially introduce e.coli to your system. Just plop in a handful, they self regulate their population pretty much according to how much food is available to them. so their super low (no) maintenance. And in case you were wondering, they breathe through their skin and can live under water as long as it is decently oxygenated...So they're fine in a grow bed as long as there is food (fish poop). </p> So you just add some worms wi…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-11-19:4778851:Comment:4176092012-11-19T22:43:50.421ZR.K. Castillohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RKCastillo
<p>So you just add some worms with the hydroton?</p>
<p>So you just add some worms with the hydroton?</p> Another thing that you can ad…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-11-19:4778851:Comment:4174522012-11-19T22:05:26.474ZDaniel Budfuloskihttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DanielBudfuloski
<p>Another thing that you can add into your grow bed will be "red wiggler worms". it can help with getting rid of solids and also give you an added bennifit of worm castings which, when mixed with water, can do wonders with your worms...<br></br> <br></br> <cite>R.K. Castillo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/couple-nft-questions?xg_source=activity#4778851Comment417215"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>So a grow bed that has a screen or a…</p>
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<p>Another thing that you can add into your grow bed will be "red wiggler worms". it can help with getting rid of solids and also give you an added bennifit of worm castings which, when mixed with water, can do wonders with your worms...<br/> <br/> <cite>R.K. Castillo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/couple-nft-questions?xg_source=activity#4778851Comment417215"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>So a grow bed that has a screen or a nylon stocking or something as a filter before it goes into the NFT system will be best?</p>
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</blockquote> Alright then, that's the plan…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-11-19:4778851:Comment:4175282012-11-19T20:05:33.107ZR.K. Castillohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RKCastillo
<p>Alright then, that's the plan. Thanks for all the help Vlad! I will keep this updated</p>
<p>Alright then, that's the plan. Thanks for all the help Vlad! I will keep this updated</p> kinda...the net filter...poli…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-11-18:4778851:Comment:4170722012-11-18T18:09:14.434ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>kinda...the net filter...polisher...or nylon stocking filter would come after the grow bed, but before the NFT portion...combining the two into one unit would present more challenges than it's worth IMO...</p>
<p>Pump from FT to media bed...gravity fall from media bed to "net/sock/fines" filter (lets just call it a fines filter for simplicities sake)...gravity fall to NFT...gravity fall back to FT (or sump tank if you have/need one). That would be a good deal.</p>
<p>kinda...the net filter...polisher...or nylon stocking filter would come after the grow bed, but before the NFT portion...combining the two into one unit would present more challenges than it's worth IMO...</p>
<p>Pump from FT to media bed...gravity fall from media bed to "net/sock/fines" filter (lets just call it a fines filter for simplicities sake)...gravity fall to NFT...gravity fall back to FT (or sump tank if you have/need one). That would be a good deal.</p> So a grow bed that has a scre…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-11-18:4778851:Comment:4172152012-11-18T18:03:00.154ZR.K. Castillohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RKCastillo
<p>So a grow bed that has a screen or a nylon stocking or something as a filter before it goes into the NFT system will be best?</p>
<p>So a grow bed that has a screen or a nylon stocking or something as a filter before it goes into the NFT system will be best?</p> Yep, a grow bed is a bio-filt…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-11-18:4778851:Comment:4171362012-11-18T07:37:28.897ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>Yep, a grow bed is a bio-filter. Those two terms here are used interchangeably A media filled grow bed does a number of things, (a bit of) solids filtration, bio-filtration, and acts as a hydroponic sub-system (a place where the plants can grow).</p>
<p>But just a grow bed (in terms of mechanical filtration) usually wont quite be quite enough for a good healthy long-term functioning NFT. It'll get you most of the way there though. NFT requires pretty "clean" water.</p>
<p>Yep, a grow bed is a bio-filter. Those two terms here are used interchangeably A media filled grow bed does a number of things, (a bit of) solids filtration, bio-filtration, and acts as a hydroponic sub-system (a place where the plants can grow).</p>
<p>But just a grow bed (in terms of mechanical filtration) usually wont quite be quite enough for a good healthy long-term functioning NFT. It'll get you most of the way there though. NFT requires pretty "clean" water.</p> What if I add a grow bed befo…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-11-18:4778851:Comment:4171352012-11-18T07:24:00.798ZR.K. Castillohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RKCastillo
<p>What if I add a grow bed before it pumps into the NFT System? Wouldn't that create the filtration and also the bio filter and also deal with the solids problem? </p>
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<p>What if I add a grow bed before it pumps into the NFT System? Wouldn't that create the filtration and also the bio filter and also deal with the solids problem? </p>
<p></p> Yeah...fish tank to bio-filte…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-11-17:4778851:Comment:4168662012-11-17T22:34:37.276ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>Yeah...fish tank to bio-filter to NFT would be a good order. Now, many folks using a similar set up (fish tank to bio-filter to NFT) find that they still need some sort of additional filtration to catch the fines that make it through. There are a number of (cheap and easy, without getting too fancy) ways to go about that, should you need to. (which you in all likely-hood will eventually) …</p>
<p>Yeah...fish tank to bio-filter to NFT would be a good order. Now, many folks using a similar set up (fish tank to bio-filter to NFT) find that they still need some sort of additional filtration to catch the fines that make it through. There are a number of (cheap and easy, without getting too fancy) ways to go about that, should you need to. (which you in all likely-hood will eventually) <a href="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/profile/BillMoore">http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/profile/BillMoore</a></p>
<p>Bill Moore used a nylon stocking filter before his NFT for instance...It might help to check out some other peoples rigs/trials/tribulations/solutions who have a similar set-up to the one you're after. It might give you some ideas on what to expect, and how to potentially deal with some of the particulars that an NFT system brings to the table...At any rate, good solids and fines filtration is pretty much a prerequisite for NFT. (You didn't exactly start with the <em>easiest</em> AP method for a "newbie", but that's no reason not to do it, that's for sure <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Smile.gif"/>. It'll just require some additional filtration components that's all.</p>