Bob Campbell
Male
Chico, CA
United States
Profile Information:
- How did you find us?
- Search engine (Google)
- If you found us through a search engine, what search words were you using?
- Aquaponics
- Are you an aquaponic gardener already?
- Yes
- If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)
- flood and drain media, raft, vertical, combination
- How old is your system?
- 2 yrs or more
- What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)
- Koi, Catfish, Other
- How big is your fish tank?
- 1300/800/275 gal
- Please tell us something else about yourself.
- Building contractor. I love science, and solving problems with design and technology.
I've kept Koi Ponds since the early 1980's. Those are basically ornamental AP systems, but I built my first vegetable system in February of 2012.
Njǫrd, Old Norse Njǫror, in Norse mythology, the god of the wind and of the sea and its riches. His aid was invoked in seafaring and in hunting, and he was considered the god of “wealth-bestowal,” or prosperity. He was the father of Freyr and Freyja by his own sister. Traditionally, Njǫrd’s native tribe, the Vanir, gave him as a hostage to the rival tribe of Aesir, the giantess Skadi choosing him to be her husband. The marriage failed because Njǫrd preferred to live in Nóatún, his home by the sea, while Skadi was happier in her father’s mountain dwelling ..
Kim Romen
the wetter part of Chico is why your stream looked so lush, then?! Would you recommend having a stream in Phoenix? I heard how much water evaporates from someone with a pond out here and I'm trying to decide if the water evaporation is worth it. Also, will the fish cook in a small stream...
Dec 30, 2013
Max Gfx
The PDF plans for the vertical tower and upside down tomato planters is just a few weeks out there. I'm waiting on plant growth right now so I can include pictures of the things actually proving that they work. I will say that the new design using the green Matala filter media is a lot easier to work with.
Jan 25, 2014
Bruno Dusch
Jun 19, 2018