Styrofoam - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T18:56:26Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/styrofoam?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A606877&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI didn't notice any absorbsio…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-11:4778851:Comment:6077062015-06-11T16:10:43.346ZJeff Shttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffSullivan
<p>I didn't notice any absorbsion problems with the pink or blue stuff probably because it's more dense.</p>
<p>I didn't notice any absorbsion problems with the pink or blue stuff probably because it's more dense.</p> I used the white stuff while…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-11:4778851:Comment:6074002015-06-11T03:40:42.134ZA. Woodwardhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AWoodward
<p>I used the white stuff while it did not break down...But it did seem to absorb water... when I used it in my raft beds it was kind of light going in but when I went to take it out 6 months later it was seriously heavy....No issues other then that...</p>
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<p>I used the white stuff while it did not break down...But it did seem to absorb water... when I used it in my raft beds it was kind of light going in but when I went to take it out 6 months later it was seriously heavy....No issues other then that...</p>
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<p>A.</p> I use 1-1/2" & 2" of the…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-07:4778851:Comment:6071932015-06-07T03:57:52.239ZMikeHhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Mike82
I use 1-1/2" & 2" of the white stuff in my DWC's amd it does great.
I use 1-1/2" & 2" of the white stuff in my DWC's amd it does great. Clark, I would save the 2" st…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-04:4778851:Comment:6070522015-06-04T14:29:54.267ZJeff Shttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffSullivan
<p>Clark, I would save the 2" stuff for insulation if it's big enough. I'm not sure your net pots would reach down far enough through it either.</p>
<p>Clark, I would save the 2" stuff for insulation if it's big enough. I'm not sure your net pots would reach down far enough through it either.</p> I haven't noticed any breakdo…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-04:4778851:Comment:6069792015-06-04T14:26:10.358ZJeff Shttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffSullivan
<p>I haven't noticed any breakdown indoors or out with no paint. Matter of fact I just saw a show on Modern Marvels about Styrofoam and they said it doesn't break down. That's why they use it for building road bases now.</p>
<p>I haven't noticed any breakdown indoors or out with no paint. Matter of fact I just saw a show on Modern Marvels about Styrofoam and they said it doesn't break down. That's why they use it for building road bases now.</p> I have some that is I purchas…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-04:4778851:Comment:6068772015-06-04T13:27:29.513ZClark E. Fullwoodhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ClarkEFullwood
<p>I have some that is I purchased from an existing commercial aquaponics farm that is 2 inches that is a dense (like the Pink stuff at Home Depot) but she told me that to make sure that you paint the top side with 2 or 3 coats of latex paint to keep it from breaking down.</p>
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<p>I have some that is I purchased from an existing commercial aquaponics farm that is 2 inches that is a dense (like the Pink stuff at Home Depot) but she told me that to make sure that you paint the top side with 2 or 3 coats of latex paint to keep it from breaking down.</p>
<p></p> The white isn't usually a den…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-03:4778851:Comment:6068612015-06-03T16:31:41.253ZJeff Shttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffSullivan
<p>The white isn't usually a dense as the other stuff and won't hold up as well.</p>
<p>The white isn't usually a dense as the other stuff and won't hold up as well.</p> Thamks Jeff I was using the w…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-02:4778851:Comment:6069472015-06-02T18:34:53.346ZJack Rifehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JackRife
<p>Thamks Jeff I was using the white and another Aqua Frend said it would leach out chems that were harmful to bacteria.</p>
<p>Thamks Jeff I was using the white and another Aqua Frend said it would leach out chems that were harmful to bacteria.</p> I've used both the blue and p…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-02:4778851:Comment:6067882015-06-02T01:09:14.872ZJeff Shttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffSullivan
<p>I've used both the blue and pink stuff at Home Depot and Lowes. They both work fine. 1" thick.</p>
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<p>I've used both the blue and pink stuff at Home Depot and Lowes. They both work fine. 1" thick.</p>
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