All Discussions Tagged 'IBC' - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T15:35:48Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/group/makingyourownfeed/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=IBC&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIs it possible to reproduce Duckweed along with Tilapia in an IBC tank? Goal - Lowering ammonia & oxygination with DuckWeed, while avoiding over feeding.tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-01:4778851:Topic:4202162012-12-01T12:39:44.495ZIrvin Carrerohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/IrvinCarrero
<p>I could not make the duckweed proliferate in my Tilapia tank. They would not give it a chance to thrive if it was placed in their tank. This made me ask myself: What would happen if I added an abundance of duckweed in my Tilapia tank?, Would they feed on it endlessly until their deaths? Would there be enough surface area in my IBC tank for the Duck Weed to thrive along with 110 Tilapia?</p>
<p>I also heard that I may need a larger surface area to enable more Duckweed growth perhaps implying…</p>
<p>I could not make the duckweed proliferate in my Tilapia tank. They would not give it a chance to thrive if it was placed in their tank. This made me ask myself: What would happen if I added an abundance of duckweed in my Tilapia tank?, Would they feed on it endlessly until their deaths? Would there be enough surface area in my IBC tank for the Duck Weed to thrive along with 110 Tilapia?</p>
<p>I also heard that I may need a larger surface area to enable more Duckweed growth perhaps implying a shallow Tilapia tank or having less Tilapia per gallon? It sounds to me that the only way to have a constant supply of Duckweed for Tilapia may be in conditions of a shaded shallow pond with a low or moderate population of Tilapia.</p>
<p>My aim is to make the Duckweed lower the ammonia and oxygenate the fish, and so far I may have achieved this to a a degree by keeping the Tilapia from reaching the Duckweed yet sharing the same water. Possible benefits are:</p>
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<li><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">It may even bring down you electricity costs because you can use smaller pumps to oxygenate and clean the water.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">It could be a passive way to keep the fish alive if you lose your electric power.</span></li>
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<p><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">I know Tilapia, given a choice, like to vary their diet; but I just don’t know if they would stop eating the Duckweed after a certain point. </span>My guess is that they would search for something else to feed on after they get their fill on the Duckweed; and they would not overfeed to death. But it’s just a guess I really do not know. Has anyone tried to reproduce Duckweed in a Tilapia tank that could help answer my questions?</p>
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