Humidity indoors - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T13:52:56Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/humidity-indoors?x=1&id=4778851%3ATopic%3A80725&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSo long as the water is well…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-03:4778851:Comment:810912011-04-03T14:31:50.626ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
So long as the water is well aerated and you are flooding the beds regularly, seems to work fine. I'm some constant flood beds and as long as the flow rate is high enough, the bio-filter actually keeps up far better than in a flood and drain system.
So long as the water is well aerated and you are flooding the beds regularly, seems to work fine. I'm some constant flood beds and as long as the flow rate is high enough, the bio-filter actually keeps up far better than in a flood and drain system. yeah I remember that picture…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-03:4778851:Comment:811762011-04-03T14:27:36.914ZBurtonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BurtonRosenberger
yeah I remember that picture :) ... does the bacteria still do a bang up job if they don't get the same oxygen they would get with a full drain? Maybe I could put some aerator stones in the GB lol ... or just make a couple floating bed filters for the main FT
yeah I remember that picture :) ... does the bacteria still do a bang up job if they don't get the same oxygen they would get with a full drain? Maybe I could put some aerator stones in the GB lol ... or just make a couple floating bed filters for the main FT Well now is when the real cha…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-03:4778851:Comment:812652011-04-03T13:55:12.296ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Well now is when the real challenge starts. With deep beds you don't necessarily have to drain them all the way down. As long as the water mixes each cycle and you are cycling regularly some water in the bottom several inches of grow bed is not a problem. Actually I know a guy with meter deep grow beds and he only drains them half way.</p>
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<p>Here is a drawing that I posted/edited to another member here who will likely use timed flood and drain but it shows a deep grow bed and a…</p>
<p>Well now is when the real challenge starts. With deep beds you don't necessarily have to drain them all the way down. As long as the water mixes each cycle and you are cycling regularly some water in the bottom several inches of grow bed is not a problem. Actually I know a guy with meter deep grow beds and he only drains them half way.</p>
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<p>Here is a drawing that I posted/edited to another member here who will likely use timed flood and drain but it shows a deep grow bed and a fish tank that is too tall to put the grow bed over it. Hopefully this will help you get some ideas.</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772178119?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772178119?profile=original" width="500"/></a></p> with my "supplemental" 400/60…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-03:4778851:Comment:810862011-04-03T13:40:42.333ZBurtonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BurtonRosenberger
<p>with my "supplemental" 400/600w HID's coming on for an hour every 4 hours I wonder if this would confuse them even with a translucent filter ... I imagine some of my LED light will make its way down into the tank but not much ... However most fish see far into UV - orange which are pronounced in the LED's ...</p>
<p>Should be an interesting experiment...</p>
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<p>Going to work out a solution today on how to drain beds which are NOT above the fish tank as the beds are 20" deep and the…</p>
<p>with my "supplemental" 400/600w HID's coming on for an hour every 4 hours I wonder if this would confuse them even with a translucent filter ... I imagine some of my LED light will make its way down into the tank but not much ... However most fish see far into UV - orange which are pronounced in the LED's ...</p>
<p>Should be an interesting experiment...</p>
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<p>Going to work out a solution today on how to drain beds which are NOT above the fish tank as the beds are 20" deep and the FT is 26" high, 46" too high for a bed without a platform ... But I would still have just over 5' of grow room even if I did go this route.<br/><br/>However if I keep the GB's under 36" (still a manageable height since I am 6') then I only have about 14" of room under the beds for "gravity" to work its magic ... meaning the sump has to be 16" high or I need to invent a new siphon ... which by the way I have but have not had a chance to test it and it would work in this situation very well now that I think about it >.<</p>
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<p> </p> Just leave a bit of a gap or…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-03:4778851:Comment:811692011-04-03T13:19:35.408ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
Just leave a bit of a gap or some translucent cover and light will get to them, most don't need much light unless you are trying to get them to breed. they just want to be able to tell the difference between night and day.
Just leave a bit of a gap or some translucent cover and light will get to them, most don't need much light unless you are trying to get them to breed. they just want to be able to tell the difference between night and day. lol yeah ... while I could fi…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-03:4778851:Comment:811572011-04-03T04:31:34.171ZBurtonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BurtonRosenberger
<p>lol yeah ... while I could find a 320gal to fit through the door the cost for the extra "20" gallons is not even close to worth it :) So the 300gal Rubbermaid will be awesome ... Seems most fish cant see above 600nm unless they are a predator, maybe I will throw some of my extra LED's down there so I can see them at night ... I should have ordered more LED's to make a fishlight for them since they like 10 hours of light a day and LED's wont increase the temperature of the water…</p>
<p>lol yeah ... while I could find a 320gal to fit through the door the cost for the extra "20" gallons is not even close to worth it :) So the 300gal Rubbermaid will be awesome ... Seems most fish cant see above 600nm unless they are a predator, maybe I will throw some of my extra LED's down there so I can see them at night ... I should have ordered more LED's to make a fishlight for them since they like 10 hours of light a day and LED's wont increase the temperature of the water :D</p>
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<p> </p> Ok, I'll buy that. And I sup…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-03:4778851:Comment:813382011-04-03T02:49:24.148ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
Ok, I'll buy that. And I suppose the stock tank is the best large tank for still getting through door ways.<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Smile.gif"/></a>
Ok, I'll buy that. And I suppose the stock tank is the best large tank for still getting through door ways.<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Smile.gif"/></a> The sarasa and shubunkin need…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-03:4778851:Comment:812382011-04-03T02:05:52.757ZBurtonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BurtonRosenberger
The sarasa and shubunkin need 29 gallons per pair of adult fish ... while they dont require as much room as koi, they still require a bit of room. They do produce a ton of waste, as most in the gold fish family do, but this is not the reason for the size its so they can swim around :)<br/><br/>Originally I wanted to go with koi but I couldn't stock many koi in a 300 gallon without causing them to be stressed. Koi / Shubunkin/sarasa all require a bit of room to move about to be happy :D
The sarasa and shubunkin need 29 gallons per pair of adult fish ... while they dont require as much room as koi, they still require a bit of room. They do produce a ton of waste, as most in the gold fish family do, but this is not the reason for the size its so they can swim around :)<br/><br/>Originally I wanted to go with koi but I couldn't stock many koi in a 300 gallon without causing them to be stressed. Koi / Shubunkin/sarasa all require a bit of room to move about to be happy :D Just curious why you need suc…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-03:4778851:Comment:812372011-04-03T02:01:38.352ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Just curious why you need such a big fish tank in this case? Especially if you are going to have a sump?</p>
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<p>If you wind up changing your layout to use a sump, you could probably do a smaller fish tank more appropriate to your fish stock. Seeing as the system is indoors you don't really have to worry about extreme temperature fluctuations that usually cause people to go for the 300 gallon fish tank as the minimum.</p>
<p>Just curious why you need such a big fish tank in this case? Especially if you are going to have a sump?</p>
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<p>If you wind up changing your layout to use a sump, you could probably do a smaller fish tank more appropriate to your fish stock. Seeing as the system is indoors you don't really have to worry about extreme temperature fluctuations that usually cause people to go for the 300 gallon fish tank as the minimum.</p> I think I am going to go with…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-03:4778851:Comment:811472011-04-03T01:50:55.955ZBurtonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BurtonRosenberger
I think I am going to go with 6 to 8 shubunkin and 6 to 8 sarasa comets :)<br></br><br></br>I am not worried about not being able to see them while feeding them lol The GB's are going to be higher than the FT anyway so the flap will be higher as well ... Will need to use a sump though, I can't place a split IBC on top of a 26" stock tank and expect to reach it without a step ladder >.<<br></br><br></br>Someone is going to ask "what are you doing", <em>"watching my fish,"</em> "oh you have a fish tank in…
I think I am going to go with 6 to 8 shubunkin and 6 to 8 sarasa comets :)<br/><br/>I am not worried about not being able to see them while feeding them lol The GB's are going to be higher than the FT anyway so the flap will be higher as well ... Will need to use a sump though, I can't place a split IBC on top of a 26" stock tank and expect to reach it without a step ladder >.<<br/><br/>Someone is going to ask "what are you doing", <em>"watching my fish,"</em> "oh you have a fish tank in your computer room?" <em>"Nah its down stairs"</em> LOL