My Huge PVC Hoophouse Build (Lots of pics chronological 1 month) - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T06:52:28Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/my-huge-pvc-hoophouse-build-lots-of-pics-chronological-1-month?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A485245&feed=yes&xn_auth=noQuick update:
The system is f…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-08-10:4778851:Comment:5031512013-08-10T20:15:02.514ZJason Finnhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JasonFinn
<p>Quick update:</p>
<p>The system is fully cycled and up and running with 75 tilapia in one of the fish tank IBC totes! As for the greenhouse we have not gotten the tarp for the top yet so its still just bare bones right now haha. We have 3 (soon to be 4) fish tank totes running in the system with no fish in the other 2 yet. I am going to be filling one fish tank with baby fish every 3 months so we have steady production. In about one year we will be making lots of fish fertilizer! I will be…</p>
<p>Quick update:</p>
<p>The system is fully cycled and up and running with 75 tilapia in one of the fish tank IBC totes! As for the greenhouse we have not gotten the tarp for the top yet so its still just bare bones right now haha. We have 3 (soon to be 4) fish tank totes running in the system with no fish in the other 2 yet. I am going to be filling one fish tank with baby fish every 3 months so we have steady production. In about one year we will be making lots of fish fertilizer! I will be posting picks of the system fully running very soon.</p> Ho man, lookin' good! I love…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-08-08:4778851:Comment:5024332013-08-08T16:02:12.539ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>Ho man, lookin' good! I love the flooring design in your greenhouse!</p>
<p>Ho man, lookin' good! I love the flooring design in your greenhouse!</p> all i can say is WOW. i can s…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-08-07:4778851:Comment:5020622013-08-07T22:01:31.177Zmary scholzhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/maryscholz
<p>all i can say is WOW. i can see myself in a chair sipping ice tea in your greenhouse</p>
<p>all i can say is WOW. i can see myself in a chair sipping ice tea in your greenhouse</p> Yo im diggin this. I need a g…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-15:4778851:Comment:4857142013-06-15T01:35:09.181ZFarcry305https://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/FrankEly
<p>Yo <span style="font-size: 13px;">im diggin this. I need a green house myself( Some day) . Looking fwd to more photos. I like the bricks on the floor, not the normal thing is nice. Not just PVC and rocks .keep up the good work.</span></p>
<p>Yo <span style="font-size: 13px;">im diggin this. I need a green house myself( Some day) . Looking fwd to more photos. I like the bricks on the floor, not the normal thing is nice. Not just PVC and rocks .keep up the good work.</span></p> The good news Greg is that I…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-14:4778851:Comment:4852862013-06-14T06:32:32.377ZJason Finnhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JasonFinn
<p>The good news Greg is that I have been keeping a folder with all the receipts for all aquaponic or greenhouse expenses and I will do a post about that subject when I am much further along. The only thing I will not be sure of at all is how much time I have put into it total but will have been a lot. I had no labor expenses.</p>
<p>Yeah Wes I thought the same at first and I wanted to do 1"1/2 but it snapped on a test and then I tried 1" and it didn't seem to want to stay together because I…</p>
<p>The good news Greg is that I have been keeping a folder with all the receipts for all aquaponic or greenhouse expenses and I will do a post about that subject when I am much further along. The only thing I will not be sure of at all is how much time I have put into it total but will have been a lot. I had no labor expenses.</p>
<p>Yeah Wes I thought the same at first and I wanted to do 1"1/2 but it snapped on a test and then I tried 1" and it didn't seem to want to stay together because I had to have three joints (ten foot pieces from home depot). I got the entire PVC idea from a youtube video of a guy who did the same exact thing (without the cinder blocks though) so I copied everything from him. I doubled up on the number of "ribs" for good measure and used cinder blocks so assuming that the youtube man's greenhouse is okay then I hope I will be. I tried to post the video I'm talking about but it says the user set it to private now which is super lame <a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Frown.gif"/> so no luck on that but I will keep everyone posted on mine even if it collapses!<br/></a></p> Great photos and super great…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-13:4778851:Comment:4852452013-06-13T18:29:56.007Zweshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/wes
<p>Great photos and super great start. I have to say this, with the height and width you have there I would of went with at least 1" pvc or larger.</p>
<p>Great photos and super great start. I have to say this, with the height and width you have there I would of went with at least 1" pvc or larger.</p> Hi Jason. Wow, looks like qui…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-13:4778851:Comment:4849852013-06-13T11:06:37.007ZGreg McCordhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/GregMcCord
<p>Hi Jason. Wow, looks like quite a project! I think you have done a great job so far. I hope you are keeping a detailed log of your expenses. I think it's really cool when you have a nice report of all your materials and labor if you had any labor expense. What's nice about your system is that it's on a conservative budget. Elementary schools and high schools could really benefit from you detailed journey. Especially if it's has the financials included. What will be fun to see is; how much…</p>
<p>Hi Jason. Wow, looks like quite a project! I think you have done a great job so far. I hope you are keeping a detailed log of your expenses. I think it's really cool when you have a nice report of all your materials and labor if you had any labor expense. What's nice about your system is that it's on a conservative budget. Elementary schools and high schools could really benefit from you detailed journey. Especially if it's has the financials included. What will be fun to see is; how much produce and fish it would produce to the "break even" point. Also, consider looking to your local Boy scouts troop who might want to volunteer and there is always the Eagle scout who needs a Senior scout "project" that he must volunteer for in order to obtain his Eagle Scout Badge. every now and then take a "snap shot" photo of your current expense report for phase one. We would all like to see how it turns out. Good luck and best wishes. Greg McCord </p>