Nick Rizzo
Male
Miamisburg, OH
United States
Profile Information:
- How did you find us?
- a newsletter
- Are you an aquaponic gardener already?
- Yes
- If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)
- flood and drain media, raft
- How old is your system?
- 6 mos - 1 yr
- What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)
- Goldfish, Other
- How big is your fish tank?
- 50gal
- Please tell us something else about yourself.
- Im a 4H advisor and teach folks about the benefits of keeping backyard poultry. Also the founder of Southwestern Ohio Backyard poultry. I'm an urban farmer raising meat chickens layers ,quail and rabbits along with raised beds and regular good old dirt farming. I'm in the process of trying to get an aquaponic system started at my kids school they have a nice green house that hasn't been used for 10 years and is in need of some help but working on that now. My goal is to have one 750 gal tank with perch and several grow beds to get started. Since I have to fund this project myself its going to take a little while to get it going but I see it happening this year.
Molly Stanek
Jan 13, 2011
Adam Shivers
Awesome. -I am jealous! (It's been so long since I incubated -I miss it)
Would you have hatching eggs available that I wouldn't have to send away for? That would help me out! Where do you keep your quail and whatnot? I saw your rabbit was in the basement and I knew the quail were at one time. You were telling me at that swap and at the time I had young quail in my basement. I had most of them in a dove aviary on the back of my house and now in a trailer I baught from Buckley Bros. along with doves and chickens. I am in town and really praying to be out in the country soon.
I have been developing layer cages for quail (if you'd be interested or had any input). working on feeder designs too as I have not seen any out that work quite like mine and the birds can't poop in.
We thought about rabbits when we have tilapia. I forget did you have tilapia or even know where they were available? Sorry about all the questions I am just really excited about all this and no one around seems to understand, All of a sudden I realize someone in close proximity does. Forgive my eagerness! -Adam
Jan 15, 2011
Moderator
Bob Terrell
Nick, raise the temp in your tank to 83 and give it a dose of salt to 3ppm and that should kill the ick and leave you bact.
May 31, 2013