Raft/Deep Water Culture Growers
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Stll in business- Coastview Aquaponics
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 hurricane.Wanted to visit again with Chris to see about setting up our aquaponic system. Tried calling - phone…
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A short time lapse of a "different" application of DWC
Just an FYI. Here is the link to the youtube vid: http://bit.ly/2sLEAgABelow is a still of the system.
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Floating Raft above Aquarium
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 fish, I'd just go ahead and try it, but right now I have goldfish in the tank, which are notorious for…
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polypropylene for "tray-ponics"-type "rafts"
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 floating foam rafts, he lays a 24 inch x 36 inch piece of plywood on the top edge of the tray, an inch or…
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Potassium Deficent??
Hey all, first time on here. Leaves on mainly fruiting plants have started to yellow with the veins still dark green, and edges of leaves are brown or almost burnt looking. Sounds like I need to supplement. Bought Potassium 0-0-50- Sulfur17%. I have a 500gal. system. Just have no idea how much…
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Should I add a DWC component to my system?i
My system has been running for a year now. I've enjoyed the process thus far, and have been thinking about how to expand. DWC has caught my interest and I'm wondering if a DWC expansion will work with my setup. DWC seems like it sit a little lower which will be a big plus; my structure is…
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Optimal Raft Width
What is the optimal design width for Deep Water Raft Construction? My concerns are ability to reach the plants; cost of construction; water issues.
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pros and cons of using styrofoam as rafts
I bought the cheaper styrofoam insulation sheets from Lowes. I got some that were 3/4 inch on sale, and some slightly thinner ones later. Both have faired almost the same.I am using IBCs as growbeds, so to maximize each 4 X 8 sheet, I cut them 32 inches wide and then adjuSted the length to just fit…
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Algae in grow troughs
Goodmorning,I recently (system completed on 7/25) got my freindly style raft system going. I added nitrifying agents to the system to get the nitrogen cycle moving quicker. However, I have no type of testing materials to see where levels sit in the water. I introduced plants into the system on…
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Adding on my first raft setup
my idea is to come from a 175 gal tote ft, drain into a 5 gal radial swirl filter into two 14" tall rafts that I cut from a IBC tote.Cut on their sides.Before I cut my holes I wanted to run this by the group.My drain would be 3/4 pvc. After the inlet side, do I pull water from the top or is it…
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