George

Male

Jacksonville, FL

United States

Profile Information:

How did you find us?
a newsletter
If you found us through a search engine, what search words were you using?
n/a
If you found us through a referral or a newsletter, which was it?
Practical Aqua
Are you an aquaponic gardener already?
Yes
If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)
flood and drain media
How old is your system?
2 yrs or more
What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)
Catfish, Other
How big is your fish tank?
440 gal
Name a part of a fish (spam blocking question)
eyeball
Please tell us something else about yourself.
Cycling as of 10/26/11. Bluegill stocked 12/2011. Interested in food quality and safety, permaculture. Gardener for many years, fisherman. As system matures, looking forward to comparisons between ground garden and aquaponics. 2014 fish stocking - bluegill, one largemouth bass, one catfish. August 2015 stocked tilapia. Tilapia grew rapidly and survived the winter but didn't feed for 2 1/2 months.

Comment Wall:

  • Sylvia Bernstein

    Welcome George,


    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 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

    Aug 23, 2011

  • Sahib Punjabi

    Welcome George,  

     

    Great hobby and a fantastic way of growing food naturally,

     

    God bless

    Sep 9, 2011

  • TCLynx

    Sometimes the bulkhead fitting isn't tightened up all the way when you get it.  Usually you just need to give the nut a slight tighten up.  But you might want to make sure there is no grit between the tank wall and the gasket or the gasket and the flange of the bulkhead fitting on the inside of the tank.  Make sure it's all clean and then tighten it up again.

    Oct 22, 2011

  • TCLynx

    Hum, I guess it must just take one nut to know another.  Or you aren't as nutty as you think?

    good Luck with it.

    Oct 24, 2011

  • Mike Vann

    No My father grew it in his garden but I did start the plant for him in my basement in January then he planted it in May.

    Jan 30, 2012

  • Rick Stillwagon

    Hi George,

    You can get a pot still for just distillation, living in florida you probably dont need the heat for a greenhouse.  Look up Rainier Distillers on the internet.  He built the distillation component for my stove.  He builds all kinds of stills and can fix you up.

    Aug 28, 2012

  • Wade Sample

    Hi George, thanks, glad you like the system.  This is my first time at aquaponics, and I am really happy with the results.  We fired the system up for the first time December 12th 2011, and have harvested a lot of produce already, and have had a few fish dinners. 

    Aug 29, 2012

  • Omari Jaffe

    george thanks......... it been a lot of fun setting up  and i really like looking a the ƒish in the tank. you know what is the best thing i found out about AP, the learning never stop.

    thanks again

    May 15, 2013