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 Main page. You might also find the “Aquaponic Gardening Rules of Thumb” guidelines helpful.
Please add a profile image, 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.
Sam...I saw that you were giving away 50 fish to anyone in your area who is setting up a system...When can I come by? LOL I am a little excited.. I've been an Organic Farmer for many years now...I added Hydroponics to my farm abut 6 yrs ago...I do have some fish...but they are "wild" fish caught from a cast net and grown in a barrel... I haven't lost any....SO I decided to get a pool and start an actual mini fish farm... The pool is ready, it has lots of algae and is up to temp...All air is working so are my pumps... This site is WONDERFUL! Thanks for all the great info that you have shared...
I would like to come see your setup,,, trying to learn as fast as possible to grow as much as I can afford this year. i do need to travel south as soon as this storm lifts to get some things in the ocean and perhaps some baby tilapia?
I see u r an early bird like me, usually up at 4:00 am. In the 1980's and 90's I owned and operated a Koi farm in central Florida, on my farm I also kept an above ground swimming pool loaded with catfish and tilapia for my dining pleasure :>) I'm retired now and living in a small town just outside Apopka in a small retirement house. I just finished building a aquaponics system, the FT is 2600 gallons and one stream filter/grow-bed 240 gallons. I will add 3 more grow-beds in the coming weeks. I've never been one to think small so I always over achieve
The system has been running 10 days now and is nearing the completion of its cycling since I seeded it with sponge filters from my greenhouse where I keep tropical fish. I raised 200 fingerling catfish and 100 fingerling tilapia in an Intex swimming pool and have moved them into their permanent FT. I got the catfish at the end of April from a nearby lake and the tilapia(3/4") on June 16th. From the looks of the tilapia they don't seem to be Blues more like a hybrid, I was wanting Blues since they are a little more forgiving as to temparature. Maybe you have a few to spare, anyway I've kept fish for 60 years and at my retire I had a 100 acre farm with 500 ponds most were 20' x 40'. What I have now can fit inside one of those ponds. But I'm not as young as I used to be and am trying to keep my self under control(I think I'm failing at that).
Glad to be a member/friend and want to learn as much as possible. I now have a backyard set up and desire to go commercial ASAP. I have Snails, Blue Tilapia and a variety of basic herbs. I am St. certified and ready to sell everything. I also have BT fingerlings if anyone needs some to get started.
Thank you for your comment. My grain is for human consumption. I do not use grain in making feed which is something I have been working on for the past several years. I'm not interested in making money. My only interest is securing safe, clean, wholesome food.
Plus his stuff is simply organic not non GMO (genetically modified organisms). Do you know the difference? Do you care? I'm not asking to be snooty. I'm asking because many people do not realize how much of their food is GMO simply because the gov tries to protect those big Ag bandits by refusing to identify what is and what is not made of GMO crops.
Hi SW, Glad to meet you! I have really been enjoying your Tilapia Breeding discussions and look forward to learning more about my new found passion. I began my 1st AP system in late June of 2011 and began with 125 Blue Nile Tilapia. I just moved them indoors for the winter and counted 140...possibly a few more even (as they were hard to count with all the wiggiling) I was surprised to see fish from 6" to fingerlings. I look forward to sharing more as my adventures continue
Sylvia Bernstein
Welcome Sam,
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 Main page. You might also find the “Aquaponic Gardening Rules of Thumb” guidelines helpful.
Please add a profile image, 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
Feb 1, 2011
David Hart
Jul 15, 2011
Carey Ma
Thanks. I'll start a Greenwall blog or something in the near future.
Cheers
Aug 9, 2011
Carey Ma
Aug 14, 2011
Urban Hillbilly
Sam...I saw that you were giving away 50 fish to anyone in your area who is setting up a system...When can I come by? LOL I am a little excited.. I've been an Organic Farmer for many years now...I added Hydroponics to my farm abut 6 yrs ago...I do have some fish...but they are "wild" fish caught from a cast net and grown in a barrel... I haven't lost any....SO I decided to get a pool and start an actual mini fish farm... The pool is ready, it has lots of algae and is up to temp...All air is working so are my pumps... This site is WONDERFUL! Thanks for all the great info that you have shared...
Gwen< the Urban Hillbilly
Aug 15, 2011
Carey Ma
Aug 17, 2011
John Jay
Aug 23, 2011
Larry Reinhardt
Morning,
I see u r an early bird like me, usually up at 4:00 am. In the 1980's and 90's I owned and operated a Koi farm in central Florida, on my farm I also kept an above ground swimming pool loaded with catfish and tilapia for my dining pleasure :>) I'm retired now and living in a small town just outside Apopka in a small retirement house. I just finished building a aquaponics system, the FT is 2600 gallons and one stream filter/grow-bed 240 gallons. I will add 3 more grow-beds in the coming weeks. I've never been one to think small so I always over achieve
The system has been running 10 days now and is nearing the completion of its cycling since I seeded it with sponge filters from my greenhouse where I keep tropical fish. I raised 200 fingerling catfish and 100 fingerling tilapia in an Intex swimming pool and have moved them into their permanent FT. I got the catfish at the end of April from a nearby lake and the tilapia(3/4") on June 16th. From the looks of the tilapia they don't seem to be Blues more like a hybrid, I was wanting Blues since they are a little more forgiving as to temparature. Maybe you have a few to spare, anyway I've kept fish for 60 years and at my retire I had a 100 acre farm with 500 ponds most were 20' x 40'. What I have now can fit inside one of those ponds. But I'm not as young as I used to be and am trying to keep my self under control(I think I'm failing at that).
Sep 1, 2011
Vickie Stodola
Glad to be a member/friend and want to learn as much as possible. I now have a backyard set up and desire to go commercial ASAP. I have Snails, Blue Tilapia and a variety of basic herbs. I am St. certified and ready to sell everything. I also have BT fingerlings if anyone needs some to get started.
Sep 23, 2011
Richard Shaw
Nov 28, 2011
Carey Ma
Thank you for your comment. My grain is for human consumption. I do not use grain in making feed which is something I have been working on for the past several years. I'm not interested in making money. My only interest is securing safe, clean, wholesome food.
Dec 3, 2011
Carey Ma
Plus his stuff is simply organic not non GMO (genetically modified organisms). Do you know the difference? Do you care? I'm not asking to be snooty. I'm asking because many people do not realize how much of their food is GMO simply because the gov tries to protect those big Ag bandits by refusing to identify what is and what is not made of GMO crops.
Dec 3, 2011
David Owens
Hi SW, Glad to meet you! I have really been enjoying your Tilapia Breeding discussions and look forward to learning more about my new found passion. I began my 1st AP system in late June of 2011 and began with 125 Blue Nile Tilapia. I just moved them indoors for the winter and counted 140...possibly a few more even (as they were hard to count with all the wiggiling) I was surprised to see fish from 6" to fingerlings. I look forward to sharing more as my adventures continue
Dec 3, 2011