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What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply): Tilapia, Catfish

Please tell us something else about yourself.: interested in learning new things, developing the ability to live off grid food and power, on a tight budget. Repurposing things that i come across

At 11:15am on September 30, 2011, paul said…: Things are much slower than i would have hoped, but i just finished a water storage system that allows my pump to run 1 minute on, about 15 off. that will change as addittional plant load is adde, but the real plus for this system, is that it allows my electric pump to be used as a back up to a wind turbine driven pump. only coming on when the wind doesnt drive enough water. just started screening in the garden to help with pest control

At 11:37pm on August 22, 2011, paul said…: 08-23-11 did get the tank setup and filled a couple of days ago. one of the members on this site gave me a couple hours of her time to teach what she could about aquaponics. i will be applying these lessons starting tomorrow. I did buy a comprehensive water test kit today at the aquarium supply house.additional materials and initial testing to begin in the morning.

At 1:40am on August 19, 2011, paul said…: 08-18-11 today i purchased a pool of about 860 gallons for use in my system. I have also arranged for two guys to be here saturday to remove a bunch of trees to prepare the area where my setup will be. I want to get the pool full asap, while i work on the rest of the system. so far i have decided on having tilapia, and 2 4x8 raft beds. i will be partialy burying the pool, so i can have two levels of beds( if i choose this in the future). have not arrived at a configuration yet, but will soon. all flow back to the fish tank will be by gravity. and i already have two solar water heating panels to keep every thing cozy in the winter. trying to make best use of materials i already have

At 1:52pm on August 16, 2011, SW said…: Hi Paul & welcome to the community! Everyone here is more than willing to help you get started so jump on in!

Sam

At 9:55am on August 16, 2011, Sylvia Bernstein said…: Welcome Paul,

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 participate and check in with us every day! We are constantly posting news about aquaponics and the good food movement.

You might also find the Off Grid group interesting - check out the Groups tab above.

Thanks again for joining us, and I look forward to getting to know you.

Sylvia