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Comment by Dave & Yvonne Story on December 21, 2011 at 7:03pm

Dave L, Sorry to hear, really. please, do not rush into too many fish. It takes a lot of time and effort to get a system running in balance. As I understand it, you have a 330 gal tank setup. I suggest you get that running in balance with your 10 fish. if I can do anything, let me know. 

Comment by Dave Lindstedt on December 21, 2011 at 6:10pm

Today was a major disaster.  I have had my fish 5 months today, making them just ove 6 months old.  I have had an occasional dead fish in my large out door tanks over the last week to 10 days. Today I found the vast majority dead.  I have managed to save about 10.  What blew my mind was, I thought I wasn't runing my circulating pump long enough (6 to 8 hours daily) so I left the pump running all night. Anyway I emptied my 330 gallon tank.  A lot of sludge (decomposing fish food) on the bottom.  Still had some live fish along with dead fish in my 100 gallon and 250 gallon tanks. Rescued what I could and began to pump down and syphon water from these tanks and introduce fresh (well) water into the tanks.  Tomorrow I will clean the sludge from my 330 gallon tank and flush it, then refill it and put the remaining fish back in.  I hope I have some females that have survived.

Conclusion I came to is insufficent plants to keep the water clean and failure to run the circulating pump long enough.  Note I started with 220 fingerlings  all in the 330 gallon tank.  I move  out 85 into two 250 gallon tanks  a month ago, but had no way of circulating the water.  

Comment by Dave & Yvonne Story on December 21, 2011 at 5:51pm

I had 2 male runts. I seperated them from the others. one became a bully, I moved him back in with males only. I moved my smallest female in with the one that was beaten-up. They play great, fun to watch

Comment by Lonnie Kirkman on December 21, 2011 at 5:21pm

thanks I have a few more breeders but they are not doing any thing yet.

Comment by Dave & Yvonne Story on December 21, 2011 at 10:07am

Lonnie, all i get are false labors.

you are the meanest guy on here.. ha ha

kudos dude

 

Comment by Lonnie Kirkman on December 21, 2011 at 9:56am

well both female spit out fry last 2 days my one has about 200 at a time going to have to put up more tanks soon and fixing to harvest my cauliflower and pick some tomatoes

Comment by Dave & Yvonne Story on December 15, 2011 at 8:51pm

that is the best thing to know

find what works well for you.. I have changed many things including my auto siphon

to ways that work well for me

Comment by TCLynx on December 15, 2011 at 8:43pm

I'm in Inland central Florida doing flood and drain aquaponics, even in a greenhouse here, without active heating, tilapia didn't survive for me two years in a row.  Catfish not only survive for me without heating, without a greenhouse but they thrive for me.

find what works well for you.

Comment by Lonnie Kirkman on December 15, 2011 at 7:15pm

TCLynx why dont you like Tilapia and Im working on the permit have to call again tomorrow. 

Comment by TCLynx on December 15, 2011 at 8:37am

Well the comment walls are on "groups" this happens to be the Tilapia group.

I started a group for Bluegill so if you were to post on that comment wall it will become more active or you could start a Bass group yourself and invite people to join and comment.  Posting in the tilapia group about it won't help the activity level in other groups though.

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