indoor micro system - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T05:45:08Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/indoor-micro-system?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A45421&feed=yes&xn_auth=noim still sealing up some leak…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-16:4778851:Comment:455842011-02-16T22:08:08.680ZAJ Grottkehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AJGrottke
<p>im still sealing up some leaks, but i have some preliminary photos of 3/4 of my system. <a href="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/my-indoor-system" target="_self">Check out the thread i started</a>. i am also adding another 4'x8' grow bed in the adjacent room and 4 2'x4' trays stacked on shelves, all to be attached to this system.</p>
<p>im in between Monroe and Beloit, closer to Beloit; but out in da country(or as close as it can get for being southcentral WI) LOL.</p>
<p>im still sealing up some leaks, but i have some preliminary photos of 3/4 of my system. <a href="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/my-indoor-system" target="_self">Check out the thread i started</a>. i am also adding another 4'x8' grow bed in the adjacent room and 4 2'x4' trays stacked on shelves, all to be attached to this system.</p>
<p>im in between Monroe and Beloit, closer to Beloit; but out in da country(or as close as it can get for being southcentral WI) LOL.</p> Got it - I am leaning towards…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-16:4778851:Comment:456292011-02-16T21:28:39.104ZJosh Faganhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JoshFagan
<p>Got it - I am leaning towards the 2 lights on 2 rail system. It seems to make sense to me, my situation and budget.</p>
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<p>Monroe area?</p>
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<p>I will try to find Perch locally first, and go from there.</p>
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<p>U have any pics of your setup?</p>
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<p>Got it - I am leaning towards the 2 lights on 2 rail system. It seems to make sense to me, my situation and budget.</p>
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<p>I will try to find Perch locally first, and go from there.</p>
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<p>U have any pics of your setup?</p>
<p> </p> The digilux bulbs come in all…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-16:4778851:Comment:456282011-02-16T21:22:05.648ZAJ Grottkehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AJGrottke
<p>The digilux bulbs come in all different size bulbs, 400W, 1000W, etc. Whether u use a 400W or 1000W is up to u if u want to use a light rail. That would be 2 lights (400, 600, or 1000W, your choice) and 2 light rails. If you skip light rails you will need 4 lights total (400, 600, or 1000W). Rails mean you could buy 2 lighting systems and 2 rails instead of 4 HID systems, not to mention 2 lights throws off way less heat than 4. Rails also reduce shading by letting the light hit much…</p>
<p>The digilux bulbs come in all different size bulbs, 400W, 1000W, etc. Whether u use a 400W or 1000W is up to u if u want to use a light rail. That would be 2 lights (400, 600, or 1000W, your choice) and 2 light rails. If you skip light rails you will need 4 lights total (400, 600, or 1000W). Rails mean you could buy 2 lighting systems and 2 rails instead of 4 HID systems, not to mention 2 lights throws off way less heat than 4. Rails also reduce shading by letting the light hit much more leaf surface area than a non-mobile light.</p>
<p>As to fish, when i was at Sweetwater i asked where they got their fish... Tilapia are from new mexico bought in large quanitites, and perch are from some WI institute bought in large quantities only. Im not sure but i think they are hormone treated as well; i dont know how they would manage multiple tens of 1,000's gallon fish tanks if they kept breeding all the time; but im not 100% sure about this one. I will probably be ordering fish within a month, i will let u know what i come up with; also let me know if u find anything local.</p>
<p>Ya it would be fun to meet up sometime, i live 15 min west of Beloit, WI. Im going to to Madison tonight to get supplies from Paradigm and hit up a metal show :)</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/indoor-micro-system?xg_source=activity&id=4778851%3ATopic%3A45501&page=2#4778851Comment45611"><div><p>That is just awesome...I was beginning to think I was the only one who felt this way - I need to come to Madison and have a beer at Great Danes with you guys.</p>
<p>So I assume the digilux bulb coincides with the power of the balast...400-->400</p>
<p>When I go from the 1000 to the 400, am I just trading off the size for the lights for the cost of the rail? Is that the idea?</p>
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</blockquote> that helps TC, thanks. I am p…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-16:4778851:Comment:457142011-02-16T19:28:25.394ZJosh Faganhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JoshFagan
<p>that helps TC, thanks. I am planning on a Sweetwater trip next Sunday for the tour - I will ask Godsil.</p>
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<p>that helps TC, thanks. I am planning on a Sweetwater trip next Sunday for the tour - I will ask Godsil.</p>
<p> </p> Well tilapia will survive wat…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-16:4778851:Comment:453922011-02-16T19:27:08.660ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Well tilapia will survive water temps down even below 60 F but they will definitely grow better (they don't grow or eat much below 70 F) if you can keep the water above about 74 F.</p>
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<p>I would recommend perch or blue gill personally but that is just my bias to recommending local native fish. Perhaps contact Sweetwater or Growing power to see if they can recommend a source for fingerlings.</p>
<p>Well tilapia will survive water temps down even below 60 F but they will definitely grow better (they don't grow or eat much below 70 F) if you can keep the water above about 74 F.</p>
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<p>I would recommend perch or blue gill personally but that is just my bias to recommending local native fish. Perhaps contact Sweetwater or Growing power to see if they can recommend a source for fingerlings.</p> True...that was my plan - jus…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-16:4778851:Comment:456132011-02-16T19:23:56.352ZJosh Faganhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JoshFagan
<p>True...that was my plan - just put 20-25 perch in there and see how many plant units I could grow and let my system evolve as my fish grew.</p>
<p>By the way - any hookups for local, non-hormone fingerlings??? Perch or Tilapia...I am open to both, although I am not excited about heating my tank for the Tilapia(I am assuming I would have to heat the tank).</p>
<p>True...that was my plan - just put 20-25 perch in there and see how many plant units I could grow and let my system evolve as my fish grew.</p>
<p>By the way - any hookups for local, non-hormone fingerlings??? Perch or Tilapia...I am open to both, although I am not excited about heating my tank for the Tilapia(I am assuming I would have to heat the tank).</p> I wouldn't put a full 20 poun…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-16:4778851:Comment:453912011-02-16T19:12:51.377ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
I wouldn't put a full 20 pounds of fish in it. I would start with like 20 small fish. The system is really probably only able to support about 20 pounds of fish MAX and that has probably only been tested with tilapia.<br></br>
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<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/indoor-micro-system?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A45713&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment45713"><div><p>Oh - and my system calls for 20 lbs of fish in a 150 gallon…</p>
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I wouldn't put a full 20 pounds of fish in it. I would start with like 20 small fish. The system is really probably only able to support about 20 pounds of fish MAX and that has probably only been tested with tilapia.<br/>
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<cite>Josh Fagan said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/indoor-micro-system?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A45713&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment45713"><div><p>Oh - and my system calls for 20 lbs of fish in a 150 gallon tank...does this sound right to you guys?</p>
<p>I am thinking of doing perch so I don't have to heat the water.</p>
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<p><cite>Josh Fagan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/comment/show?id=4778851%3AComment%3A45611&xn_out=json&firstPage=0&lastPage=1&_=1297882612372&xg_token=19ffe96f872c4ed36546ae7d845d78ab#4778851Comment45611"><div><p>That is just awesome...I was beginning to think I was the only one who felt this way - I need to come to Madison and have a beer at Great Danes with you guys.</p>
<p>So I assume the digilux bulb coincides with the power of the balast...400-->400</p>
<p>When I go from the 1000 to the 400, am I just trading off the size for the lights for the cost of the rail? Is that the idea?</p>
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</blockquote> Oh - and my system calls for…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-16:4778851:Comment:457132011-02-16T19:03:00.044ZJosh Faganhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JoshFagan
<p>Oh - and my system calls for 20 lbs of fish in a 150 gallon tank...does this sound right to you guys?</p>
<p>I am thinking of doing perch so I don't have to heat the water.</p>
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<p><cite>Josh Fagan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/comment/show?id=4778851%3AComment%3A45611&xn_out=json&firstPage=0&lastPage=1&_=1297882612372&xg_token=19ffe96f872c4ed36546ae7d845d78ab#4778851Comment45611"><div><p>That is just awesome...I was…</p>
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<p>Oh - and my system calls for 20 lbs of fish in a 150 gallon tank...does this sound right to you guys?</p>
<p>I am thinking of doing perch so I don't have to heat the water.</p>
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<p><cite>Josh Fagan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/comment/show?id=4778851%3AComment%3A45611&xn_out=json&firstPage=0&lastPage=1&_=1297882612372&xg_token=19ffe96f872c4ed36546ae7d845d78ab#4778851Comment45611"><div><p>That is just awesome...I was beginning to think I was the only one who felt this way - I need to come to Madison and have a beer at Great Danes with you guys.</p>
<p>So I assume the digilux bulb coincides with the power of the balast...400-->400</p>
<p>When I go from the 1000 to the 400, am I just trading off the size for the lights for the cost of the rail? Is that the idea?</p>
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</blockquote> That is just awesome...I was…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-16:4778851:Comment:456112011-02-16T18:56:19.805ZJosh Faganhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JoshFagan
<p>That is just awesome...I was beginning to think I was the only one who felt this way - I need to come to Madison and have a beer at Great Danes with you guys.</p>
<p>So I assume the digilux bulb coincides with the power of the balast...400-->400</p>
<p>When I go from the 1000 to the 400, am I just trading off the size for the lights for the cost of the rail? Is that the idea?</p>
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<p>That is just awesome...I was beginning to think I was the only one who felt this way - I need to come to Madison and have a beer at Great Danes with you guys.</p>
<p>So I assume the digilux bulb coincides with the power of the balast...400-->400</p>
<p>When I go from the 1000 to the 400, am I just trading off the size for the lights for the cost of the rail? Is that the idea?</p>
<p> </p> That point is a BIG ONE! I a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-16:4778851:Comment:457062011-02-16T17:39:31.700ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
That point is a BIG ONE! I agree big time!!!!!<br></br>
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<cite>AJ Grottke said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/indoor-micro-system?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A45562&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment45562"><div><p>Not to mention the priceless factor to growing your own food, and knowing what the hell is in it. Also the priceless effect of you reducing what people call these days a "carbon footprint". Dont listen to what others say, try it for…</p>
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That point is a BIG ONE! I agree big time!!!!!<br/>
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<cite>AJ Grottke said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/indoor-micro-system?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A45562&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment45562"><div><p>Not to mention the priceless factor to growing your own food, and knowing what the hell is in it. Also the priceless effect of you reducing what people call these days a "carbon footprint". Dont listen to what others say, try it for yourself, the anti-depression effects of growing your food could be worth all the money in the world, (that is how it is for me). Many people pay hundreds of dollars to take pills to feel better, when you could kill 2 birds w/ 1 stone by growing your own food and having an anti-depressant physical activity. Any time someone says something isn't profitable or wont work, I take that as a challenge, because we are solely limited by our creativity and imagination.</p>
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<p>Albert Einstein, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."</p>
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