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Raft/Deep Water Culture Growers

A group dedicated to raft growers. A place to share tips, tricks, and general info.

Website: http://coastviewaquaponics.com
Members: 378
Latest Activity: Dec 8, 2022

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A short time lapse of a "different" application of DWC

Started by Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. Jul 2, 2017. 0 Replies

Just an FYI. Here is the link to the youtube vid: http://bit.ly/2sLEAgABelow is a still of the system.…Continue

Floating Raft above Aquarium

Started by Courtney. Last reply by kimlee kingston Jan 4, 2015. 2 Replies

Hi everyone! I had some issues with setting up a grow bed's plumbing and it got me to thinking, in the interim, can I just set up a raft directly onto the fish tank? If it were any other kind of…Continue

polypropylene for "tray-ponics"-type "rafts"

Started by Paul Trudeau. Last reply by Joni Solis Nov 14, 2014. 37 Replies

Glenn Martinez has described a nice small raft system where he uses 24 inch x 36 inch x 8 inch-deep plastic masonry mixing tubs (trays) (available at Home Depot) as plant troughs.  Instead of…Continue

Stll in business- Coastview Aquaponics

Started by Michael Gough. Last reply by Michael Gough Aug 20, 2014. 3 Replies

Aloha all,Just joined today. 2 years ago had taken a tour of Coastview Aquaponics operation. Going back to the big island IN 4 WEEKS to see what damage our Puna property sustained from the…Continue

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Comment by Chris Smith on January 18, 2011 at 10:00am
Thank you Michelle. My wife gets all the credit for the site. She spent many hours learning how to design a page and putting it all together. I spend all my time working on the systems!
Comment by Michelle Silva on January 18, 2011 at 7:38am
Just seeing this..your website looks great!
Comment by Chris Smith on January 18, 2011 at 12:14am

Aloha Rafters. I hope the new year is starting out well for all of you. I must apologize for lack of participation for the last month or so. My farm and business are growing faster than I can keep up with. I have just finished with some major projects and will have more time for this forum.

Chris

Comment by Chris Smith on December 18, 2010 at 10:16am

One inch foam might be a little weak when loaded with mature plants. I use 2" net pots and they are 2" deep as well as 2" in diameter. The bottom of the net pot just touches the water with 2" foam. With 1" foam half of the pot would be submerged. Give it a try and see how it works. If the foam is too weak or you have other issues you can always double up the sheets.

Comment by Paul Ellinghuysen on December 18, 2010 at 6:58am

Chris, . I located a 1inch Dow Blue board at a very good price. Will this thickness work, or is the 2 inch needed for plant health as well as ease of handling.Paul

Comment by Sahib Punjabi on December 15, 2010 at 4:37pm

I too am in the process of designing either a web site or a Word Press forum type web presence as well as a Facebook page. Your web presence is really informative and one that I will refer to in my design :-)

Well done once again ;-) 

Comment by Chris Smith on December 15, 2010 at 4:30pm

Thank you Sahib. My wife spent many hours working on our new site and she gets all the credit!!

Comment by Sahib Punjabi on December 15, 2010 at 2:26pm

Fantastic Website Chris...very professional. One of the best that I have seen :-)

Comment by Chris Smith on December 14, 2010 at 12:18am

Paul, I use 2" blue board.I cut my 4x8 sheets down to 2x4 or 2x2 for ease of handling. My spacings vary depending on stage of growth, grow out cycle and crop. Check out "Hole Spacing" in this group.I use coconut coir for seeding, but I have been testing a new method which I will post the results of soon.

Comment by Paul Ellinghuysen on December 13, 2010 at 7:42pm

Chris , are your boards 2inch thick? If you took a4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris, are you using the 2 inch board. On average how many holes per 4+8 sheet do you use. Are you using the 2inch net pots? What kind of media are you using for your seedling out in the rafts? Thanks Paul

 

 

 

 

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