will this work - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T14:23:52Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/will-this-work?groupUrl=filtration&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI have an IBC FT with over 10…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-09:4778851:Comment:6073732015-06-09T03:27:17.619ZJeff Shttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffSullivan
<p>I have an IBC FT with over 1000 Tilapia in it. They reproduce for something to do.Trust me I know that's unheard of but I have it working. I have a swirl filter (formerly a radial flow) but quite frankly it doesn't filter much. I feed the water to 2 IBC media grow beds and 1 IBC dwc bed. I have red wiggler worms in the media beds. Obviously I'm not focused on growing out fish so I keep feeding low to control water #s but some fish are getting to good size. I think the worms are the answer to…</p>
<p>I have an IBC FT with over 1000 Tilapia in it. They reproduce for something to do.Trust me I know that's unheard of but I have it working. I have a swirl filter (formerly a radial flow) but quite frankly it doesn't filter much. I feed the water to 2 IBC media grow beds and 1 IBC dwc bed. I have red wiggler worms in the media beds. Obviously I'm not focused on growing out fish so I keep feeding low to control water #s but some fish are getting to good size. I think the worms are the answer to solids removal. I saw somewhere that feeding fish and throwing away the solids was foolish because those solids are all full of nutrients. In my opinion you should trade at least 1 of your filters in for a IBC media grow bed with worms fed directly from your FT. Just feed your fish as much as they need to supply enough nutrients to your plants.</p> I'm curious where you went wi…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-06-06:4778851:Comment:6071812015-06-06T19:18:16.851ZMichael Garver Jr.https://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MichaelGarverJr
<p>I'm curious where you went with the idea and how it worked out with the barrels. I would think that it was enough.</p>
<p>I'm curious where you went with the idea and how it worked out with the barrels. I would think that it was enough.</p>