Aquaponics in Paradise
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media or raft?
Hi, I'm starting up a system with a 150gl tank (just to start I'll add another tank if needed), my question is should I go with a media based grow bed or raft based? I've read that media based are more stable in small systems, is there some where on the big island to buy the Hydroton grow…
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Aloha !!!
Aloha,I'm just back on Big Island from Cali, where I have been building aquaponics systems.If anyone is interested in starting a commercial venture in Kau or Sth Kona please PM me. Mahalo Nui LoaSteve
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Kamehameha renting land to Monsanto for GMO production!!
I just watched a very disturbing video that EVERYBODY living in Hawaii should watch and act on!! Monsanto and the other GMO companies are leasing land ,from Kamehameha Schools, on all islands for experiments and seed production for their distribution. In the process they are endangering our people…
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catchment system
Hi I am in waimea on the big island and want to catch my water from the roof, anyone have experience with this and can give me some pointers?
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Fruit Flies.
For the second year in a row I have lost all my cucumbers and melons to fruit flies "stinging" the fruit and vines. The plants will grow great for a while or even start fruiting and then entire vines or branches start to drop dead. Upon closer inspection I have found worms have eaten out the inside…
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Prawns
I have been on the search for fresh water prawns to stock my aquaponics troughs for a year now. During the cource of my search I have learned a lot about them. There is a certain type of prawn that works best in aquaponic troughs called Macrobrachium rosenbergii or giant river prawn. This variety…
