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Arizona Aquaponics

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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: Oct 7, 2019

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 Sheri Schmeckpeper on July 17, 2012 at 10:25pm: You know you're a real Arizonan when you do yard work in the middle of a summer day. LOL!

We finally got the fry tanks set up with the additional trays. And now we don't have to climb over buckets & things to get around. :) All cleaned & organized, and we cleaned up the garden yard, too!

Comment by Larry in Casa Grande on July 17, 2012 at 10:21pm: Whoa Sheri

Bob is my hero! You guys are out there in this record breaking heat?

I thought your setup was pretty nice a week or two ago. But wow, this will be just awesome!

Comment by Sheri Schmeckpeper on July 17, 2012 at 10:14pm

We have just two things left to add:

A 1/2 barrel connected to the main system that will be for tomatoes.
And, some time in the future, the greenhouse supports will become vertical planters.

On to the chicken pen!

Comment by Sheri Schmeckpeper on July 17, 2012 at 10:11pm: Some photos from our rebuild. The first is Bob, back in his hole expanding for the second tank:And the finished hole...

The 275 gal sump and 330 gal fish tank being put in place...

The system as it looks tonight...

Looking the other direction, with a duckweed tank on the far side of the raft...

Front view...

The fry and fingerling tanks feeding duckweed trays...

And the large duckweed tray that is fed by the main system...

Comment by David Schwinghamer on July 17, 2012 at 9:34pm: Zach,

I need worms too so why dont I order 1000 for 20 and I will split it?

Comment by Bob Campbell on July 17, 2012 at 8:39pm: @Zach - From what I've read; night crawlers live too deep in the ground and will drown.

Comment by Zach Moler on July 17, 2012 at 7:18pm: @ sheri I didnt think to try the hydroponic shops, seems like all our bait shops here just have nightcrawlers (of every color) and meal worms, so i grabbed some "red nightcrawlers" and ill see how they do

Comment by Larry in Casa Grande on July 17, 2012 at 5:54pm: This afternoon I saw the Tilapia eating again. I'm Liking it!

Comment by Sheri Schmeckpeper on July 17, 2012 at 4:01pm: We found ours at a hydroponics store. If you can't find one close by that has them, you can try bait shops, too.

Comment by Zach Moler on July 17, 2012 at 2:12pm: anyone have success finding red wigglers locally?