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Comment by Michael Lane on June 20, 2015 at 9:19am

020.jpgI'm having a problem with the heat my tank water is to hot above 85 % I have it shaded and the grow beds with shade screen. I have around 30 Tilapia various sizes . the  day time temp 100+ I do not know what to do.

Comment by Rhonda Hoover on June 17, 2015 at 6:46pm

I am excited! This afternoon, it was decided we will use the old barn for our startup aquaponics. This is over twice the size we had determined was bare minimum to meet the requirements of all participants (Mom and Dad, Hubby and I). The freeze hydrant and electricity are already in place.

The work list:

• Draft up a new/larger aquaponics schematic while waiting for rain to stop 
• Remove everything in the center hall of the barn not related to our project (horsey stuff gets a new home)
• Use the tractor bucket to muck (horse poop, goat poop, and hay all in early compost stage)
• Check electrical lines and water lines for any issues
• Horse stall setup relocation (new horsey home)
• Some PT exterior plywood side walls added 
• Create chicken duplex in the shed and a chicken yard just off those - keeping the two breeds separate. Will add a small brooding area for the Silkie hens we will be adding soon.
• Build short portable tunnels to allow the chickens bug eating privileges in the planned kitchen garden (just Southwest of the West barn door)
• Build and hang doors on both ends of barn (East, West)
• Build and hang interior doors (2 for chicken pens, maybe one or two for other purposes)
• Begin rough layout for AP setup
• Start....  ....

Will post pictures of the barn tomorrow - 

Comment by Shirley A Davidson on June 16, 2015 at 5:28pm

Thanks

Comment by Robert Rowe on June 16, 2015 at 4:40pm

Shirley two of my grow beds are raft beds,one of them has a corner cut out 1/4th of the surface was exposed. I pulled out about a gallon of green stringy algae. I have since shaded the exposed area with no re-occurance. My main tank has remained algae free since I shaded it. I also installed a fan to keep the temperature at 85 deg. in deference to my Red Comets. The Tilapia don't mind the higher temperature.  

Comment by Shirley A Davidson on June 16, 2015 at 1:39pm

im reducing the exposer to sunlight for my pond, we'll see how that goes.

Comment by PRATIK MHAMANE on June 15, 2015 at 12:38am

hi Everybody, i am going to ink down business report for commercial aquaponics. it will be for south India plant. So please give me your suggestions and if anybody has done business plan on aquaponics please feel to share with me so i can get idea how to ink it down. Thank you pals.

Comment by Robert Rowe on June 14, 2015 at 1:57pm

Shirley Do you have evidence of algae? If so , I would further reduce the light getting to the water.

Comment by Shirley A Davidson on June 14, 2015 at 10:55am

My pond is in the green house but I have put a cover over it but it doesn't get shaded all the time. there is a picture on my profile.

Comment by Robert Rowe on June 13, 2015 at 8:19pm

Shirley I recently had an algae bloom and and my nitrites and nitrates went to zero. Ireplaced about half the water and shaded the tank. Thealgae is mostly gone and the nitrogen cycle is backt to normal'

Comment by Robert Rowe on June 13, 2015 at 2:15pm

Shirley is your water surface exposed to sunlight?

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