Kobus Jooste

Male

Cape Town, Western Cape

South Africa

Profile Information:

How did you find us?
a friend
Are you an aquaponic gardener already?
Yes
If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)
combination
How old is your system?
2 yrs or more
What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)
Koi, Tilapia
How big is your fish tank?
About 200 Gal (900 liters)
Name a part of a fish (spam blocking question)
tail
Please tell us something else about yourself.
I love to mess around with ideas, do not think much of rules and ratios, and experiment rather than stick to known methodology.

Comment Wall:

  • Sylvia Bernstein

    WELCOME BACK, BUDDY!

    Jan 12, 2011

  • Sahib Punjabi

    Welcome back...missed you

    Jan 12, 2011

  • TCLynx

    Yes, welcome back.  I have missed you.  I do hope you are doing well.

    Jan 12, 2011

  • RupertofOZ

    Welcome back Kobus...

    Jan 13, 2011

  • David Hart

    Hi Kobus   :D 

    Jan 13, 2011

  • Harold Sukhbir

    The Handsome African is back!

    Jan 13, 2011

  • Francois Lemmer

     

     

    HI Kobus
    Glad to see you are back......
    Kobus I live down the road from you.......
    I have been messing around with Aquaponics since 2006.............I wish I had found this forum-you sooner
    I would have loved speaking to you while my system was running.
    I felt very alone in this field...only find you now....
    Hope we can meet sometime
    Regards
    Francois

    Jan 14, 2011

  • rossouweksteen

    Hi Kobus,

    Nice to see that we have other SA's on the site. We are a group of friends that is busy exploring this unknown. So far I'm the only one winning with the challenge. You have a very nice setup.

    Regards

    Rossouw

    Feb 27, 2011

  • Philip J. Wolf

    I am not sure if I sent the last comment. The link I sent was to some photos of the mixed system I recently built.  I believe Sylvia also has a link on Facebook- Aquaponic Garden

     

    https://picasaweb.google.com/PWolfT3/PHOTO?authkey=Gv1sRgCJnksKjF79...

     

    We just started harvesting some lettuce and I am currently adding an air system to teh raft.  I think the best is yet to come.

     

    Phil

    Mar 2, 2011

  • Sylvia Bernstein

    Hey buddy.  Haven't seen you around for a while.  Still busy with life issue?  Miss you...

    Mar 19, 2011

  • Jay Wolf

    Hey Kobus!!!

     

    I think I may have won our bet.  I found a partner and after next week, we will officially have a business started!!!!  As always, I wish you the very best.

     

    PS - So ummm what did I win?  I was thinking a possible visit from you to see our operation here in Minneapolis! 

    Mar 24, 2011

  • Brian Naess

    I used a 2" layer of fine river gravel with 10"+ of fine playground sand on top. I don't think it really matters too much what kind of sand you use, though. Whatever's available and cheapest. You want to wash it out quickly first, just like most other media.

    Apr 14, 2011

  • Brian Hitchcock

    I am grateful for any help I can get on this. I have a small group at home (US) who have set up a system there and then came here (Nigeria) for a week to build it.I now have it to make it successful! I would be glad also to share anything that would help you as we go.

    Apr 18, 2011

  • Eco Owl

    Hi Kobus,

    Thank you for your message.

    We are very new to aquaponics and are in the planning and research stage. We have 2 systems in the planning stage and will no doubt have many many questions.

    One of the first that comes to mind is with regards fish and light.nI have read that in order to prevent algae growth the fish tanks shound be kept away from light. Does this man that the fish can be kept in darkness? This may seem like an obvious question but any guidance will be appreciated.

    Kind regards,

    Eco

    Apr 24, 2011

  • Marco King

    Hi Kobus

     

    Great idea to get us Saffas together because most of the pricing, sourcing etc that gets discussed here doesn't apply to us locally and half the items people mention are named something else on this side of the world.  So good one.

     

    I am just starting out as an aquapon, I am currently sourcing materials for a greenhouse so I can grow all year long.  However I am not doing this undertaking for my own benefit.  The company I am working for, a film and television production company, wants to use some of their garden space to grow veggies and produce fish for the office (we get lunch here everyday) as well as giving one of our staff a way to become financially independent by selling the produce at markets and so on.

     

    So its great in that I get to build this system on someone else's budget but tricky in that I need to get it right.  If there are any of you living in or around Joburg I would love to check out your system and share ideas with you in person, because seeing is believing and with all the varieties of systems and theories out there it would be great to see what works best in our climate/with our available resources. 

     

    Thanks y'all and happy gardening

    Marco

    Jul 6, 2011

  • Mark Huppelschoten

    Hi Kobus,

    Great to know that there are some EC okes involved in AP. How far along are you in the process? I have a million questions (well, nearly) that I'd like to ask you... BE WARNED!

    Jul 27, 2011

  • Mark Huppelschoten

    Hi Kobus,

    Have you got an e-mail address, I will mail some of my questions if you don't mind?

    Jul 27, 2011

  • Attie Esterhuyse

    Hi Kobus, I completely forgot that I registered on this site. I will have a look at the group and join.

    Sep 9, 2011

  • Eric Warwick

    Kobus I typed a research paper for a class and I used some information you have put on this community. Please tell me if I misused or in any way misconstrued your statements. They are about growbed design and duckweed. Also I want to send you the document so I know if I made a mistake, as I'm posting this on the community. If you would like your quotes to be taken away I can revise the paper. Thank you.

    Sep 14, 2011

  • Eric Warwick

    I'll send you it via e-mail. Is this your e-mail? kobus@seasresearch.co.za

    Sep 14, 2011

  • Londiwe Melody Phoswa

    Thanx Kobus for the warm welcome.

    Sep 16, 2011

  • Gene McIver

    Thanks for the info about the jig for the tower. I like the coffee cup addition. 

     

    Oct 24, 2011

  • Carey Ma

    Hey buddy, sorry for late response. I'm happy that you found solid work and am sure you will make a difference to improve the quality of life for your countrymen. I sure miss your input and feedback. Please don't be a stranger and drop me a line once in a while.

    May your god comfort and guide you.

    Cheers

    Dec 2, 2011

  • Jacques Kleynhans

    Hi Kobus, I read in one of your posts that you moved to cape town. I also stay in cape town. The aquabug bit me and now I am planning my first setup. But with so many startup failures because of bad planning I want to take my time and learn everything before I start spending money. Would be nice if we can meet up so that I can pick your brain get some knowledge transfer.

    regards

    jacques

    Mar 18, 2012