Oma Richmond

Female

Portland, OR

United States

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I have experience in hydroponic growing and have an airoponic system set up in the kitchen's southern windows and want to replace my nutritional reservoirs with a 50 gal aquarium. Anyone out there from Portland?

Comment Wall:

  • Sylvia Bernstein

    Welcome Oma,


    Thanks for joining the Aquaponic Gardening community!  I hope you find it a fun place to explore aquaponics.  There is a real blend of experienced and new aquapons in this community, so please don’t hesitate to get in there and start asking questions.  Everyone is quite happy to help out new members – no question is too basic.  


    A great place to start is to read the “How to Use This Site” link on the upper right corner, “Start Here” section of the Home page.  You might also find the “Aquaponic Gardening Rules of Thumb” guidelines helpful.


    Please participate and check in with us every day!  We are constantly posting news about aquaponics and the good food movement.


    Thanks again for joining us, and I look forward to getting to know you.


    Sylvia

    Nov 5, 2011

  • Sylvia Bernstein

    To find some Portland members you can try doing a search of the Member database (see the Members tab above) and also check the Member Map (again, a tab above).  Hope you can connect up with some folks!

    Nov 5, 2011

  • Rick Stillwagon

    Hi Oma!

     

    I am Rick Stillwagon, one of your neighbors in WA. Welcome to AP gardening! Check out Northwest Aquaponics group. We havent been terribly active but you may be able to inspire more to participate!

    Nov 5, 2011

  • Gavin Lee

    so wonderful design

    Nov 5, 2011

  • Sylvia Bernstein

    Fantastic system you have there, Oma!  Thanks for posting the pics...I love how you have encorporated the lights into a tight space.  I would definitely go with Hydroton vs coir in your baskets...maybe has you harvest or replace your plants.  The coir decomposes, which not only takes up oxygen but is also needs to be replaced...which is removing beneficial bacteria from the system.  Hydroton lasts forever and is inert.

    Nov 6, 2011