Just getting started in NE Texas - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T06:00:53Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/just-getting-started-in-ne-texas?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A445936&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'm between Canton and Athens…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-14:4778851:Comment:4496062013-03-14T03:45:00.431ZD. Clarkhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DClark
<p>I'm between Canton and Athens. What type of media are you using? I thought I had a line on expanded shale and it turned out to be too small... 3/8" and down.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Lance Rose said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/just-getting-started-in-ne-texas#4778851Comment449042"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Welcome! We about are you in East Texas? I am between Mt. Vernon and Winnsboro.</p>
<p>I had about a 100 gal FT using blue…</p>
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<p>I'm between Canton and Athens. What type of media are you using? I thought I had a line on expanded shale and it turned out to be too small... 3/8" and down.<br/> <br/> <cite>Lance Rose said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/just-getting-started-in-ne-texas#4778851Comment449042"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Welcome! We about are you in East Texas? I am between Mt. Vernon and Winnsboro.</p>
<p>I had about a 100 gal FT using blue barrels last year. It went pretty well. I started with strawberries and went through okra, peas, and ended up with tomatoes in the mix. My fish (bluegills) never got over about 6" though. I think because I had too many in too small of a space. I used a flood and drain system with bell syphons. They are easy to build and I never had any problems with mine.</p>
<p>I pulled it all down in January after harvesting tomatoes as late as Dec 15th! I am working on cycling my new system right now.</p>
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</blockquote> Welcome! We about are you in…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-12:4778851:Comment:4490422013-03-12T18:04:47.812ZLance Rosehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/LanceRose
<p>Welcome! We about are you in East Texas? I am between Mt. Vernon and Winnsboro.</p>
<p>I had about a 100 gal FT using blue barrels last year. It went pretty well. I started with strawberries and went through okra, peas, and ended up with tomatoes in the mix. My fish (bluegills) never got over about 6" though. I think because I had too many in too small of a space. I used a flood and drain system with bell syphons. They are easy to build and I never had any problems with mine.</p>
<p>I pulled…</p>
<p>Welcome! We about are you in East Texas? I am between Mt. Vernon and Winnsboro.</p>
<p>I had about a 100 gal FT using blue barrels last year. It went pretty well. I started with strawberries and went through okra, peas, and ended up with tomatoes in the mix. My fish (bluegills) never got over about 6" though. I think because I had too many in too small of a space. I used a flood and drain system with bell syphons. They are easy to build and I never had any problems with mine.</p>
<p>I pulled it all down in January after harvesting tomatoes as late as Dec 15th! I am working on cycling my new system right now.</p> Yeah, I hear you. Indexing va…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-06:4778851:Comment:4461312013-03-06T21:19:19.334ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>Yeah, I hear you. Indexing valves are pretty neat too.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>D. Clark said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/just-getting-started-in-ne-texas#4778851Comment445882"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I understand your "cool" factor... I'm just trying to decide if the siphons are cooler than indexing valves and timers!</p>
<p>Probably will have to try both.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Alex Veidel said:…</cite></p>
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<p>Yeah, I hear you. Indexing valves are pretty neat too.<br/> <br/> <cite>D. Clark said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/just-getting-started-in-ne-texas#4778851Comment445882"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I understand your "cool" factor... I'm just trying to decide if the siphons are cooler than indexing valves and timers!</p>
<p>Probably will have to try both.<br/> <br/> <cite>Alex Veidel said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/just-getting-started-in-ne-texas#4778851Comment446115"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Oh, go for the autosiphons. They're a lot of fun! Although according to some it would seem I've had a unique experience with the bell siphon, once I got 'em firing, I've never had to adjust them. And they've been running for over six months. The cool factor is just too good to pass up for a backyard media system.</p>
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</blockquote> I understand your "cool" fact…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-06:4778851:Comment:4458822013-03-06T20:33:49.859ZD. Clarkhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DClark
<p>I understand your "cool" factor... I'm just trying to decide if the siphons are cooler than indexing valves and timers!</p>
<p>Probably will have to try both.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Alex Veidel said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/just-getting-started-in-ne-texas#4778851Comment446115"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Oh, go for the autosiphons. They're a lot of fun! Although according to some it would seem I've had a unique experience with…</p>
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<p>I understand your "cool" factor... I'm just trying to decide if the siphons are cooler than indexing valves and timers!</p>
<p>Probably will have to try both.<br/> <br/> <cite>Alex Veidel said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/just-getting-started-in-ne-texas#4778851Comment446115"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Oh, go for the autosiphons. They're a lot of fun! Although according to some it would seem I've had a unique experience with the bell siphon, once I got 'em firing, I've never had to adjust them. And they've been running for over six months. The cool factor is just too good to pass up for a backyard media system.</p>
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</blockquote> As a deep GB or as a sump? I…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-06:4778851:Comment:4459362013-03-06T20:13:47.552ZD. Clarkhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DClark
<p>As a deep GB or as a sump? I was looking at the 50 gal rubbermaid tanks (12" tall) as grow beds to reduce media cost while keeping same growing area. Is there a good reason to have deeper grow beds (more filtration for fish water?) than 12 inches that I haven't read through or understood. I found a 3 ft x 5 ft x 1 ft rectangular poly mixing trough at TSC that looks like it will work well for a grow bed... a little more growing area and a little more filtration capacity than the 50 gal…</p>
<p>As a deep GB or as a sump? I was looking at the 50 gal rubbermaid tanks (12" tall) as grow beds to reduce media cost while keeping same growing area. Is there a good reason to have deeper grow beds (more filtration for fish water?) than 12 inches that I haven't read through or understood. I found a 3 ft x 5 ft x 1 ft rectangular poly mixing trough at TSC that looks like it will work well for a grow bed... a little more growing area and a little more filtration capacity than the 50 gal tank. Should I rethink this?</p>
<p>I will probably add a 150 gal rubbermaid tank as a sump when/if I expand to 4 grow beds. I am estimating having ~130 gals of water in four grow beds if all are filled at the same time. Is it reasonable to use the extra water in the bigger-than-needed fish tank as my "sump" volume until I expand to four grow beds?<br/> <br/> <cite>George said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/just-getting-started-in-ne-texas#4778851Comment445772"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Check out the 100 gal rubbermaid stock tanks</p>
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</blockquote> Oh, go for the autosiphons. T…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-06:4778851:Comment:4461152013-03-06T19:46:34.789ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>Oh, go for the autosiphons. They're a lot of fun! Although according to some it would seem I've had a unique experience with the bell siphon, once I got 'em firing, I've never had to adjust them. And they've been running for over six months. The cool factor is just too good to pass up for a backyard media system.</p>
<p>Oh, go for the autosiphons. They're a lot of fun! Although according to some it would seem I've had a unique experience with the bell siphon, once I got 'em firing, I've never had to adjust them. And they've been running for over six months. The cool factor is just too good to pass up for a backyard media system.</p> Check out the 100 gal rubberm…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-06:4778851:Comment:4457722013-03-06T12:25:58.904ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>Check out the 100 gal rubbermaid stock tanks</p>
<p>Check out the 100 gal rubbermaid stock tanks</p>