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Helping each other to learn and grow big nutritious plants and fish to help feed the world.

Location: Phoenix
Members: 230
Latest Activity: Aug 7, 2024

Thank you all for joining my group, I hope to do a lot with all anyone interested. Please
tell me any event suggestions you would like us to do.

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Comment by Dave & Yvonne Story on January 5, 2012 at 8:34pm: I have one. You can see how to use it on Satuday.

Comment by David Schwinghamer on January 5, 2012 at 8:19pm: I dont have a vacuum yet, when you use it does it also suck up the gravel?

Comment by Sheri Schmeckpeper on January 5, 2012 at 5:33pm: If you use an aquarium vacuum when you pull out water for a change, you can suck a lot of the solid waste & excess food out, which will help you keep it under control.

Comment by Sheri Schmeckpeper on January 5, 2012 at 5:32pm: Scott's right, in a normal aquarium you figure 1: of fish/gallon. Tilapia can handle being a lot more crowded than that, but your babies are around 2-2.5" ea, so they're producing a lot of waste for the tank. It simply means you need to watch the numbers and change out some of the water pretty often to keep it safe for them.

Comment by David Schwinghamer on January 5, 2012 at 3:52pm: With my API test kit in hand I wanted to test the water in my 20 gallon aquarium where the 25 fast growing tilapia are living. Ph- 6.5, Am- 0, Ni- 5, Na- 20. I was a little concerned about the 5 for nitrites but I figured my system is still about 22 days old which is considered a new system, right? Plus I have been feeding the fish a lot which could be a factor according to the api test kit book. What do you people think?

Comment by Lynn Engel on January 4, 2012 at 10:16pm: Scott Did you source the river rock locally?

Comment by Dave & Yvonne Story on January 4, 2012 at 8:07pm: Do you see the fish in my net? they are less than 6 mos old.

Saturday, you will see all of my fish are less than 8 mos old.

2 not in the picture are BIG.

Comment by David Schwinghamer on January 4, 2012 at 8:02pm: Dave S.,

Yes I do have bigger tanks outside, 2 ibc totes. Why do you think I need bigger tanks for the 25 fish I have now? I know they will grow bigger so then I will transfer the biggins to the bigger tank.

Comment by Lynn Engel on January 4, 2012 at 6:55pm: Thanks for the video Scott - What material are you using in your grow beds?

Comment by Dave & Yvonne Story on January 4, 2012 at 6:28pm: Great job. 1st video .. cool

Keep them coming

OH.. nice system..

I love the phrase "no right, no wrong,"

I have questions.. but I will save them until I see your operation