My Texas System - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T11:19:46Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/my-texas-system?groupUrl=texas&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A201921&groupId=4778851%3AGroup%3A27477&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJust an update. I live in Nor…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-23:4778851:Comment:6089742015-06-23T15:51:29.424ZLance Rosehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/LanceRose
<p>Just an update. I live in North East Texas (Mt. Vernon). I have three 300 gallon in ground tanks. They have perch and bream from my cattle pond. I overwintered the fish with no heaters and only lost 1. I think the in ground tanks help moderate the freezing cold and the blazing heat. I am growing strawberrys, kale, cabbage, lettuce, okra and tomatoes. For the grow beds, I am using 5 foot bunk feeders I got from Prieferts scratch and dent sale. I have 2 on each tank. I usually start the…</p>
<p>Just an update. I live in North East Texas (Mt. Vernon). I have three 300 gallon in ground tanks. They have perch and bream from my cattle pond. I overwintered the fish with no heaters and only lost 1. I think the in ground tanks help moderate the freezing cold and the blazing heat. I am growing strawberrys, kale, cabbage, lettuce, okra and tomatoes. For the grow beds, I am using 5 foot bunk feeders I got from Prieferts scratch and dent sale. I have 2 on each tank. I usually start the plants in ground and transplant them into the growbeds when they are started.</p> As an update from my above po…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-22:4778851:Comment:6090402015-06-22T20:32:09.270ZLarry Millerhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/LarryMiller224
<p>As an update from my above post, I just put in my first media grow bed to aid my system and grow some of the larger plants. I bought a 40 gallon tub and filled it with red lava rock (BTW, does anyone know if this adds Iron to the system??). I also got rid of the two 30 gallon garbage cans I was using for a sump and switched to the top of an IBC tote (100 gallons). I also just picked up another IBC tote for free which I will turn into two more media based grow beds. …<img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"></img></p>
<p>As an update from my above post, I just put in my first media grow bed to aid my system and grow some of the larger plants. I bought a 40 gallon tub and filled it with red lava rock (BTW, does anyone know if this adds Iron to the system??). I also got rid of the two 30 gallon garbage cans I was using for a sump and switched to the top of an IBC tote (100 gallons). I also just picked up another IBC tote for free which I will turn into two more media based grow beds. <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p> bok choi is GREAT. fall and w…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-05:4778851:Comment:6073062015-06-05T20:52:10.757ZDave & Yvonne Storyhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DaveStory
<p>bok choi is GREAT. fall and winter blooms will bring in bees.</p>
<p>My guy for channel cat and bluegill is Dave at 816-866-1172</p>
<p>have fun</p>
<p>bok choi is GREAT. fall and winter blooms will bring in bees.</p>
<p>My guy for channel cat and bluegill is Dave at 816-866-1172</p>
<p>have fun</p> Yes, I need to get some chann…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-05:4778851:Comment:6070792015-06-05T20:34:32.295ZLarry Millerhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/LarryMiller224
<p>Yes, I need to get some channel cats in there since they can handle the cold and heat here in San Antonio. That and maybe some copper nosed blue gill. We'll see if I can get the tilapia big enough to harvest this year since I know she likes them. My strawberries are doing good as are the herbs, so that will help too. </p>
<p>Yes, I need to get some channel cats in there since they can handle the cold and heat here in San Antonio. That and maybe some copper nosed blue gill. We'll see if I can get the tilapia big enough to harvest this year since I know she likes them. My strawberries are doing good as are the herbs, so that will help too. </p> Back when I started, I was si…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-05:4778851:Comment:6073052015-06-05T20:29:49.805ZDave & Yvonne Storyhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DaveStory
<p>Back when I started, I was single and I started with a 100 gal fish tank and a 50 gal grow-bed. Starting small was best for me. I still use those tanks. Have fun</p>
<p>Dave and Yvonne</p>
<p>Back when I started, I was single and I started with a 100 gal fish tank and a 50 gal grow-bed. Starting small was best for me. I still use those tanks. Have fun</p>
<p>Dave and Yvonne</p> My wife was a fan as soon as…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-05:4778851:Comment:6072042015-06-05T18:44:21.784ZRick Ophttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RickOp
<p>My wife was a fan as soon as the salad stuff and basil started coming in steadily. Pretty sure some grilled Channel Catfish will seal the deal.</p>
<p>Rick<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Larry Miller said:</cite></p>
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<p>My biggest challenge is doing this cheap and…</p>
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<p>My wife was a fan as soon as the salad stuff and basil started coming in steadily. Pretty sure some grilled Channel Catfish will seal the deal.</p>
<p>Rick<br/> <br/> <cite>Larry Miller said:</cite></p>
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<p>My biggest challenge is doing this cheap and making it look decent so my wife will like it too. So far I have around $300 to $350 total into the system. </p>
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</blockquote> I'm just a backyard AP for no…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-05:4778851:Comment:6073022015-06-05T18:37:08.026ZLarry Millerhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/LarryMiller224
<p>I'm just a backyard AP for now, and decided to start small just to learn what I can and enjoy another form of gardening in the middle of the city. My system has been up and running for over a year now and continues to grow a little at a time. I currently have 2 IBC totes (275 gal each) tied together with 60 gallon sump. Almost all water is rain water saved in another IBC tote.</p>
<p>I have 16 mosambique tilapia (6" to 8") in the system (saved from the cold last year as fingerlings) and…</p>
<p>I'm just a backyard AP for now, and decided to start small just to learn what I can and enjoy another form of gardening in the middle of the city. My system has been up and running for over a year now and continues to grow a little at a time. I currently have 2 IBC totes (275 gal each) tied together with 60 gallon sump. Almost all water is rain water saved in another IBC tote.</p>
<p>I have 16 mosambique tilapia (6" to 8") in the system (saved from the cold last year as fingerlings) and about 30 comet golds 3+inches. Running as NFT only right now but looking for grow bed (or maybe building one) soon. Plan on using lava rock or river rock as the media with a bell siphon and constant flow. </p>
<p>My biggest challenge is doing this cheap and making it look decent so my wife will like it too. So far I have around $300 to $350 total into the system. </p> Introduction:
I have been doi…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-11-24:4778851:Comment:5875572014-11-24T02:29:47.246ZDave & Yvonne Storyhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DaveStory
<p>Introduction:</p>
<p>I have been doing AP for more than 4 years in Tucson as an urban farmer. I used a solar greenhouse with a 300 gal and a 150 gal fish tanks with two 100 gal fish tanks in the cold and heat of nature to feed our plants in four grow-beds. One grow-bed was 22 inches deep for growing trees.</p>
<p>Now we are moving to Van Horn Texas to setup a larger facility. We have five 700 gallon tanks and three 300 gallon tanks for fish. Our farm is registered as "Greening the…</p>
<p>Introduction:</p>
<p>I have been doing AP for more than 4 years in Tucson as an urban farmer. I used a solar greenhouse with a 300 gal and a 150 gal fish tanks with two 100 gal fish tanks in the cold and heat of nature to feed our plants in four grow-beds. One grow-bed was 22 inches deep for growing trees.</p>
<p>Now we are moving to Van Horn Texas to setup a larger facility. We have five 700 gallon tanks and three 300 gallon tanks for fish. Our farm is registered as "Greening the Desert-Texas." If you are interested you can follow us on facebook as Greening the Desert.</p>
<p>We picked Texas as the place to build our dreams. Hope to see you there.</p> Looking forward to seeing you…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-05-21:4778851:Comment:5641262014-05-21T03:53:54.874ZNat Guytonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/NatGuyton
<p>Looking forward to seeing your new creations, Rick!</p>
<p>Looking forward to seeing your new creations, Rick!</p> Jim Dell said:
Fort Worth's…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-05-19:4778851:Comment:5638562014-05-19T12:40:05.448ZRick Ophttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RickOp
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Jim Dell said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/my-texas-system?groupUrl=texas&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A563668&xg_source=msg_com_gr_forum#4778851Comment563668"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Fort Worth's Meuseum of Modern Art cafe', Chef Dena Peterson, has expressed interest in seeing our first harvest. A CSA startup in Weatherford will probably get some of it, and the Annette Valley Farmer's market will…</p>
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<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Jim Dell said:</cite></p>
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<div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Great stuff, Jim! The outreach thru the CSA and Farmers' Markets will introduce the concept to receptive minds.</p>
<p>I finally installed a "master siphon" chamber and am probably about to seriously expand. My only growbed, the 300 gallon one, has had a leak so I've had to bypass it. A grape vine and a couple of citrus trees still are in there and are just living off whatever rain falls and the worms bring to them. 12+ bunches of grapes forming on the one vine so life isn't too bad for them.</p>
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