Everyone's Blog Posts - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T08:50:28Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?xn_auth=noAquaponics response to "After COVID-19"tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2020-07-08:4778851:BlogPost:6732052020-07-08T23:25:28.000ZPhilippe Pauverthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PhilippePauvert
<p>Hello, A few years, still loving aquaponics.</p>
<p>Here 12 years of projects: <a href="http://RECOVIDA.es" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The RECOVIDA Project</a></p>
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<p>Hello, A few years, still loving aquaponics.</p>
<p>Here 12 years of projects: <a href="http://RECOVIDA.es" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The RECOVIDA Project</a></p>
<p> </p>Business opportunitytag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2019-03-05:4778851:BlogPost:6673182019-03-05T19:32:20.000ZMichael J Riskhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MichaelJRisk
<p>BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY-RAS OR AQUAPONICS</p>
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<p>I have been approached by an arm of the UN to investigate establishment of sustainable aquaculture in Iran. This can be either RAS or aquaponics.</p>
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<p>The idea is to have a Canadian firm build a pilot plant there, most likely in Khuzestan. Once the pilot plant is operating successfully, then the business would expand to many more such plants. Involvement on the Canadian side can range from supplying drawings to…</p>
<p>BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY-RAS OR AQUAPONICS</p>
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<p>I have been approached by an arm of the UN to investigate establishment of sustainable aquaculture in Iran. This can be either RAS or aquaponics.</p>
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<p>The idea is to have a Canadian firm build a pilot plant there, most likely in Khuzestan. Once the pilot plant is operating successfully, then the business would expand to many more such plants. Involvement on the Canadian side can range from supplying drawings to supervision of constructing and operating the entire plant-and obviously there is enormous potential here for expansion.</p>
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<p>There are political issues. Fortunately, the funding/coordinating agency is a branch of the UN, and so avoids all sanctions. I am assured that transferring funds is not a problem. This is clean money, for a good cause.</p>
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<p>I would love to hear from any out there who would like to tackle this. The first phase would be a site visit, during which necessary data would be collected. Then a plan would be submitted, and work would commence.</p>
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<p>If you are interested, please send me a one-pager with some company details, where you have worked, what you would propose, etc. Feel free to contact me for more information-I might even have answers. I will then sift through the submissions, select one or two, and submit the budget for the site visit. I hope to get all this done in the next couple of weeks.</p>
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<p>Mike Risk <span><a href="mailto:riskmj@mcmaster.ca">riskmj@mcmaster.ca</a></span></p>
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<p> </p>My water leaked out and I had to add regular water. Will my fish and plants die from the chlorine?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2018-10-23:4778851:BlogPost:6584882018-10-23T17:30:00.000ZSusanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/SusanAccongio
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<p>I can use some guidance..........I woke up to find my talapia in only a few inches of water. Im not sure how long the fish have been without adequate water, maybe as long as eight hrs or more. When I found them they were still alive but struggling. So, I fill the tank with regular water from our hose, there was no time to gas off the water. Is there anything I can do to save them, they all look like there struggling pretty bad. Think the chlorine will kill tham and my…</p>
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<p>I can use some guidance..........I woke up to find my talapia in only a few inches of water. Im not sure how long the fish have been without adequate water, maybe as long as eight hrs or more. When I found them they were still alive but struggling. So, I fill the tank with regular water from our hose, there was no time to gas off the water. Is there anything I can do to save them, they all look like there struggling pretty bad. Think the chlorine will kill tham and my plants?</p>simi complete system for saletag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2017-12-13:4778851:BlogPost:6471162017-12-13T02:29:01.000ZMark Yarbroughhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MarkYarbrough
<p>I moved from CA to Bullhead City. I had a complete system in paradise and then moved to HELL. I am not 65 anymore and won't do what it takes to build another system that can handle the HEAT. I am not sure exactly what made the move. There is no reason to let this eq rot. I am on a fixed income so I could use any help that you you can give! The biggest problem I have is where I live. CALL ME ..... Mark 559-285-5709 cell</p>
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<p>I moved from CA to Bullhead City. I had a complete system in paradise and then moved to HELL. I am not 65 anymore and won't do what it takes to build another system that can handle the HEAT. I am not sure exactly what made the move. There is no reason to let this eq rot. I am on a fixed income so I could use any help that you you can give! The biggest problem I have is where I live. CALL ME ..... Mark 559-285-5709 cell</p>
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<p></p>Commercial Greenhousestag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2017-03-04:4778851:BlogPost:6400012017-03-04T16:57:08.000Zjohansmithhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/johansmith
<p>From an organisation viewpoint, a <a href="http://modulargreenhouses.com" target="_blank">greenhouse</a> can be extremely profitable, as you can grow spring vegetables all year long. This is true even in the winter months when you need to normally rely on exports. Commercial greenhouses are much larger compared to the conventional greenhouse, often extending to several hundred feet. Like the common greenhouse, they can be made to fit any type of building and also zoning codes.</p>
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<p>From an organisation viewpoint, a <a href="http://modulargreenhouses.com" target="_blank">greenhouse</a> can be extremely profitable, as you can grow spring vegetables all year long. This is true even in the winter months when you need to normally rely on exports. Commercial greenhouses are much larger compared to the conventional greenhouse, often extending to several hundred feet. Like the common greenhouse, they can be made to fit any type of building and also zoning codes.</p>
<p>The very first and also essential step in commercial greenhouse building and construction is to choose the right place. Although you can develop a common greenhouse practically anywhere, a commercial greenhouse has lots of points that should be thought about. From a legal point of view, you will certainly should look at the zoning regulations (greenhouses can be constructed only in specific zones), building codes and ecological usefulness. From a monetary viewpoint and for higher profits, you will need to examine land prices, highway ease of access, as well as schedule of water and also the warm as well as power tariffs of the area.</p>
<p>A free standing greenhouse is best suited for an overall structure location of under 10,000 sq. feet. It is also great for regions that receive hefty snowfall as well as for land with an uneven surface. A gutter-connected greenhouse is best suited for a location in between 10,000 as well as 20,000 sq feet. This framework will greatly reduce your home heating costs, as the heat can be centralized. Your local greenhouse maker will provide you with all that is needed.</p>
<p>For a commercial greenhouse, you will need a good climate control system to warmth or cool down the greenhouse relying on the season. You will need to lay a crushed rock, concrete or plastic floor covering to avoid insect and also illness from impacting your plants. You likewise have to put benches inside, to make sure that your plants will receive also air circulation and drainage.</p>Hello from Jimmy Yang in Koreatag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2017-01-31:4778851:BlogPost:6389112017-01-31T01:06:59.000ZJimmy Yanghttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimmyYang405
<p><span class="font-size-3"> Hello every community memembers,</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">I am a new member in Seoul, Korea. I am going to move to a remote country from Seoul in March and start new farming life with aquaponics. I found out this technology through reading the below news letter posted on December 18th 2016,the news of the first aquaponics system established by Korean government. After that, I have searched aquaponics through various internet sources and…</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"> Hello every community memembers,</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">I am a new member in Seoul, Korea. I am going to move to a remote country from Seoul in March and start new farming life with aquaponics. I found out this technology through reading the below news letter posted on December 18th 2016,the news of the first aquaponics system established by Korean government. After that, I have searched aquaponics through various internet sources and signed up Sylvia Bernstein's online teaching and joined this community a few days ago. I think very few people in Korea know of aquaponics at present so I am looking forword to all your help.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">After I start my country life, I will post all the procedures of my aquaponics facilities and ask your advice.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Yours sincerely,</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Jimmy Yang</span></p>
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<h5>충남수산硏, 아쿠아포닉스 무환수 친환경 양식 성공</h5>
<p class="subT">사육 어류 성장 5배 증가·쌈채소류 1주일 1회 채취 확인</p>
<p class="who">(아시아뉴스통신=<a>최솔기자</a>) <span class="date">기사입력 : 2016년 12월 18일 09시 50분</span></p>
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<p>충남도 수산연구소(소장 성낙천) 내수면개발시험장이 올해 국내 수산연구기관 최초로 시도한 ‘아쿠아포닉스(Aquaponics) 양식시험’에서 무환수 친환경 양식에 성공했다.</p>
</div>A Surprising Source Of Organic Fertilizer For Tomatoes And Other Plantstag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-12-06:4778851:BlogPost:6374692016-12-06T15:55:19.000ZKirsten Suehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KirstenSue
<p>There are all grass on this market - from different colors such as yellow to light to dark shade. There's grass that doesn't need lots of water or sunlight, and there's grass that does. There's grass that can stand up to kids running over it, and there's grass that's a tad bit more delicate.</p>
<p>Most Organic Fertilizer s will not harm the soft roots of plants, unlike, synthetic fertilizers. Very best way to use an <a href="http://victoryglobalinternational.blogspot.com/">Organic Food…</a></p>
<p>There are all grass on this market - from different colors such as yellow to light to dark shade. There's grass that doesn't need lots of water or sunlight, and there's grass that does. There's grass that can stand up to kids running over it, and there's grass that's a tad bit more delicate.</p>
<p>Most Organic Fertilizer s will not harm the soft roots of plants, unlike, synthetic fertilizers. Very best way to use an <a href="http://victoryglobalinternational.blogspot.com/">Organic Food</a> would mix it with the top two inches of soil next on the plant. This is what's called side-dressing, which it is usually worked into dirt during the summer season.</p>
<p>Where I deviate among the "organic" party line is with soil efficiencies. The local desert dirt (it doesn't deserve to be called soil) is alkaline, decreased available iron, and excellent for clay as wll as the water is mineral-laden and alkaline. Vegetables don't grow well in it, even with lots of compost. I'm not going down the sink time making compost tea, and I am going to waste money on various organic supposed remedies like bacterial infusions, Mycorrhyza inoculants, volcanic sands, and the like. The dirt needs a more expensive pH along with the most economical way to obtain it end up being to mix liberal quantities of soil sulfur into the product. I also provide a small level of ammonium sulfate to the beds about mid-summer to provide them a nitrogen boost.</p>
<p>No matter how big the supermarket may be, they can only keep enough stock to last just about every day when it appears to perishable food. Thus one misses out for a varieties of food to be found in the spot. With internet shopping, buying associated with fruits and vegetables along with edibles is much easier. <a href="http://victoryglobalinternational.blogspot.com/">Organic Farming</a> additionally available.</p>
<p>Eggplant, like okra, grows almost too well. I harvested fifteen to twenty softball and larger eggplants a week starting in mid-June. Eat it been for a while going to friends at the office.</p>
<p>What finally started making sense with myself was that "organic", "natural", and "environmentally friendly" was better for me personally and others, for society. Why? Because the fewer pollutants an individual into yourself, the water, the land, and the air, the healthier all things are.</p>
<p>Getting the correct amount of food category is important, but if you counting calories and recognize that you get too high of each category; it's to be able to do some adjusting to your diet. Make alterations every single food category so your evryday intake is fewer calories, you get your nutrients, and power level continues to be high. By cutting your calories should certainly see home loan business your pounds.</p>MYTHS ABOUT HYDROPONICStag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-09-28:4778851:BlogPost:6348922016-09-28T13:18:26.000ZMary Higginshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MaryHiggins
<p><strong>Myth 1: Hydroponics - a new technology</strong></p>
<p>Even in ancient Egypt's pharaohs enjoyed the taste of fruits and vegetables grown using hydroponics. One of the seven wonders of the world, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon" target="_blank">Hanging Gardens of Babylon</a>, in fact, was just a hydroponic garden. In India, the plants are grown directly in coconut fiber, plant roots are immersed in water. If hydroponics - a new technology, it is…</p>
<p><strong>Myth 1: Hydroponics - a new technology</strong></p>
<p>Even in ancient Egypt's pharaohs enjoyed the taste of fruits and vegetables grown using hydroponics. One of the seven wonders of the world, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon" target="_blank">Hanging Gardens of Babylon</a>, in fact, was just a hydroponic garden. In India, the plants are grown directly in coconut fiber, plant roots are immersed in water. If hydroponics - a new technology, it is new for thousands of years. Hydroponics - not new - it's just different from other methods of cultivation</p>
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<p><strong>Myth 2: Hydroponics - this is something artificial and unnatural.</strong></p>
<p>The growth of plants is natural and real. Plants require a simple, natural things for normal growth. Hydroponics provides all the needs of the plants in the right quantity at the right time. There are no genetic mutations in hydroponic plants, there is nothing unusual in the chemical composition of the nutrient solution, which serves the roots of plants, there is no mythical "steroids" described in many <span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://writingpapershelp.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #333333;">paper writing</span></a></span> by using hydroponics. In the production of pure nutrient solutions it is now possible to grow a fully organic products using hydroponics. You will not find anything more natural in the world.</p>
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<p><strong>Myth 3: Hydroponics harm the environment.</strong></p>
<p>This is absolutely wrong. Growing plants hydroponically much more frugally to land and water than traditional methods of gardening. We believe water is one of our most precious resources, and with the help of <a href="http://swes.cals.arizona.edu/environmental_writing/stories/2011/merrill2.html" target="_blank">hydroponics we save 70 to 90 percent of water</a> than conventional gardening. Another benefit is that no fertilizers do not fall into natural water bodies, as is the case with traditional cultivation.</p>
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<p><strong>Myth 4: Hydroponics - this is something from the field of space technology, is too complex and high-tech for the understanding of an ordinary person and it is difficult to learn.</strong></p>
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<p>As already mentioned, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroponics" target="_blank">hydroponics</a> - a cultivation without soil, and it does not require special devices and frills. Inexpensive bucket or flower pot filled with substrate and irrigation hydroponic solution - that's all hydroponics. The foam sheet with holes, which are inserted in pots, floats on the surface of the water in the bath with aerated solution - and this, too, hydroponics system is very popular for simple educational school projects. The technological potential of automation and complete control of the plant environment provides unlimited space for imagination, but in fact do not need to create a beautiful and unique hydroponic garden. No age restrictions anyone wanting to learn the basics and wisdom of hydroponics.</p>
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<p><strong>Myth 5: Hydroponics is too expensive.</strong></p>
<p>This is not entirely true. As with any hobby, you want the new "toys" or you want to improve and expand your knowledge. And gardeners are always spending money on their pets, whether it is a bonsai, orchids, horticulture, etc. However, it is not always easy to achieve the desired result and to meet the size of the planned budget. So it is with hydroponics.</p>
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<p><strong>Myth 10: Hydroponics is mainly used for criminal purposes.</strong></p>
<p>Using hydroponics for criminal purposes due to the fact that this is a very effective and successful method of hidden growing. This casts a shadow on the industry and the methods that can solve the problem of hunger and malnutrition. The percentage of hydroponic systems for illegal purposes is parallel to the percentage of use of Ford vehicles with bank robberies. I wonder why a lot of hydroponic systems used for conventional purposes didn't become the highlight of the evening news.</p>
<p>Yes, hydroponics is very popular among growers of cannabis. This popularity is based on the same principles as that of the conventional vegetable producers - the best, high quality yields.</p>My thoughts about aquaponic gardeningtag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-08-31:4778851:BlogPost:6337692016-08-31T07:30:00.000ZMary Higginshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MaryHiggins
<p>Hello. My name is Mary and I'm newbie in aquaponic gardening. I first heard about it when my kid was doing science homework and I found it really amazing. So this post is for those who wants to try this kind of gardening too.</p>
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<p>Hello. My name is Mary and I'm newbie in aquaponic gardening. I first heard about it when my kid was doing science homework and I found it really amazing. So this post is for those who wants to try this kind of gardening too.</p>
<p>So...</p>
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class="word">beyond</span><span> </span><span class="word">any</span><span> </span><span class="word">doubt</span><span> </span><span class="word">of</span><span> </span><span class="word">where</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">begin</span><span> </span><span class="word">or</span><span> </span><span class="word">what</span><span> </span><span class="word">this</span><span> </span><span class="word">will</span><span> </span><span class="word">really</span><span> </span><span class="word">consolidate</span><span>, </span><span class="word">then</span><span> </span><span class="word">here</span><span> </span><span class="word">are</span><span> </span><span class="word">a</span><span> </span><span class="word">few</span><span> </span><span class="word">things</span><span> </span><span class="word">which</span><span> </span><span class="word">will</span><span> </span><span class="word">help</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">better</span><span> </span><span class="word">appreciate</span><span> </span><span class="word">its</span><span> </span><span class="word">prerequisites</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">Goodness</span><span>, </span><span class="word">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">just</span><span> </span><span class="word">on</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">off</span><span> </span><span class="word">chance</span><span> </span><span class="word">that</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">are</span><span> </span><span class="word">not</span><span> </span><span class="word">certain</span><span> </span><span class="word">what</span><span> </span><span class="word">aquaponic</span><span> </span><span class="word">cultivating</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">is</span><span>; </span><span class="word pl ur3 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class="word">essential</span><span> </span><span class="word">thing</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 ur7 highlight">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">ought</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">comprehend</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">about</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">this</span><span> </span><span class="word">framework</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">is</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">that</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">it</span><span> </span><span class="word">merges</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 ur7 highlight">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">standards</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 ur7 highlight">of</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 ur7 highlight">aquaculture</span><span> </span><span class="word">with</span><span> </span><span class="word">those</span><span> </span><span class="word">of</span><span> </span><span class="word">hydroponic</span><span> </span><span class="word">cultivating</span><span>, </span><span class="word">which</span><span> </span><span class="word">results</span><span> </span><span class="word">in</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur7 highlight">a</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur7 highlight">fresh</span><span> </span><span class="word">out</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur7 highlight">of</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur7 highlight">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">box</span><span> </span><span class="word">new</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur7 highlight">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">exceptionally</span><span> </span><span class="word">proficient</span><span> </span><span class="word">method</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur7 highlight">for</span><span> </span><span class="word">developing</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur7 highlight">plants</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur7 highlight">and</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur7 highlight">fish</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur7 highlight">at</span><span> </span><span class="word">precisely</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur7 highlight">the</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur7 highlight">same</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">With</span><span> </span><span class="word">a</span><span> </span><span class="word">capacity</span><span> </span><span class="word">tank</span><span> </span><span class="word">of</span><span> </span><span class="word">no</span><span> </span><span class="word">numerous</span><span> </span><span class="word">more</span><span> </span><span class="word">than</span><span> </span><span class="word">20</span><span> </span><span class="word">square</span><span> </span><span class="word">feet</span><span> </span><span class="word">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">some</span><span> </span><span class="word">netted</span><span> </span><span class="word">pots</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">will</span><span> </span><span class="word">be</span><span> </span><span class="word">able</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">develop</span><span> </span><span class="word">enough</span><span> </span><span class="word">plants</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">accommodate</span><span> </span><span class="word">your</span><span> </span><span class="word">whole</span><span> </span><span class="word">family</span><span> </span><span class="word">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">once</span><span> </span><span class="word">in</span><span> </span><span class="word">a</span><span> </span><span class="word">while</span><span> </span><span class="word">possibly</span><span>, </span><span class="word">even</span><span> </span><span class="word">give</span><span> </span><span class="word">some</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">your</span><span> </span><span class="word">loved</span><span> </span><span class="word">ones</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">Since</span><span> </span><span class="word">this</span><span> </span><span class="word">framework</span><span> </span><span class="word">intensely</span><span> </span><span class="word">relies</span><span> </span><span class="word">on</span><span> </span><span class="word">upon</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">fish</span><span> (</span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">the</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">fish</span><span> </span><span class="word">give</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">nourishment</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">to</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">the</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">plants</span><span>), </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">ought</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">to</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">take</span><span> </span><span class="word">astounding</span><span> </span><span class="word">consideration</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">of</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">them</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">all</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">together</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">for</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">framework</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">give</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">best</span><span> </span><span class="word">results</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">This</span><span> </span><span class="word">implies</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">should</span><span> </span><span class="word">see</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">to</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">it</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">that</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">water</span><span> </span><span class="word">has</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">perfect</span><span> </span><span class="word">temperature</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">levels</span><span>, </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">PH</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">levels</span><span>, </span><span class="word">right</span><span> </span><span class="word">lighting</span><span> </span><span class="word">conditions</span><span> </span><span class="word">alongside</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">appropriate</span><span> </span><span class="word">measure</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">of</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">oxygen</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">keep</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">the</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">fish</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">in</span><span> </span><span class="word">great</span><span> </span><span class="word">solid</span><span> </span><span class="word">conditions</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">For</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">most</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">part</span><span>, </span><span class="word">monitoring</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">the</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">water</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">bolstering</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">the</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">fish</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">is</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">all</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">that</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">you</span><span> </span><span class="word pl ur3 highlight">should</span><span> </span><span class="word">do</span><span> </span><span class="word">with</span><span> </span><span class="word">a</span><span> </span><span class="word">specific</span><span> </span><span class="word">end</span><span> </span><span class="word">goal</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">become</span><span> </span><span class="word">nutritious</span><span> </span><span class="word">sound</span><span> </span><span class="word">plants</span><span> </span><span class="word">in</span><span> </span><span class="word">aquaponic</span><span> </span><span class="word">cultivating</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">It</span><span> </span><span class="word">is</span><span> </span><span class="word">all</span><span> </span><span class="word">fairly</span><span> </span><span class="word">basic</span><span> </span><span class="word">yet</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">result</span><span> </span><span class="word">is</span><span> </span><span class="word">very</span><span> </span><span class="word">glorious</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">The</span><span> </span><span class="word">awesome</span><span> </span><span class="word">thing</span><span> </span><span class="word">about</span><span> </span><span class="word">this</span><span> </span><span class="word">kind</span><span> </span><span class="word">of</span><span> </span><span class="word">cultivating</span><span> </span><span class="word">is</span><span> </span><span class="word">that</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">won't</span><span> </span><span class="word">need</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">continue</span><span> </span><span class="word">bowing</span><span> </span><span class="word">over</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">tend</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">plants</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">Setting</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">aquarium</span><span> </span><span class="word">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">mesh</span><span> </span><span class="word">pots</span><span> </span><span class="word">at</span><span> </span><span class="word">midsection</span><span> </span><span class="word">level</span><span> </span><span class="word">will</span><span> </span><span class="word">make</span><span> </span><span class="word">every</span><span> </span><span class="word">one</span><span> </span><span class="word">of</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">assignments</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">do</span><span> </span><span class="word">so</span><span> </span><span class="word">as</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">nurture</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">plants</span><span> </span><span class="word">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">fish</span><span> </span><span class="word">as</span><span> </span><span class="word">straightforward</span><span> </span><span class="word">as</span><span> </span><span class="word">anyone</span><span> </span><span class="word">might</span><span> </span><span class="word">imagine</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">Along</span><span> </span><span class="word">these</span><span> </span><span class="word">lines</span><span>, </span><span class="word">say</span><span> </span><span class="word">goodbye</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">all</span><span> </span><span class="word">that</span><span> </span><span class="word">work</span><span> </span><span class="word">burrowing</span><span>, </span><span class="word">twisting</span><span>, </span><span class="word">weeding</span><span> </span><span class="word">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">creeping</span><span> </span><span class="word">staring</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">in</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">face</span><span> </span><span class="word">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">knees</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">deal</span><span> </span><span class="word">with</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">plants</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">are</span><span> </span><span class="word">tending</span><span> </span><span class="word">in</span><span> </span><span class="word">your</span><span> </span><span class="word">patio</span><span> </span><span class="word">nursery</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">All</span><span> </span><span class="word">that</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">require</span><span> </span><span class="word">will</span><span> </span><span class="word">be</span><span> </span><span class="word">at</span><span> </span><span class="word">your</span><span> </span><span class="word">arms</span><span>' </span><span class="word">span</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">The</span><span> </span><span class="word">aquaponic</span><span> </span><span class="word">planting</span><span> </span><span class="word">framework</span><span> </span><span class="word">is</span><span> </span><span class="word">perfect</span><span> </span><span class="word">for</span><span> </span><span class="word">any</span><span> </span><span class="word">age</span><span> </span><span class="word">bunch</span><span> </span><span class="word">alongside</span><span> </span><span class="word">people</span><span> </span><span class="word">from</span><span> </span><span class="word">any</span><span> </span><span class="word">stroll</span><span> </span><span class="word">of</span><span> </span><span class="word">life</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">It</span><span> </span><span class="word">needs</span><span> </span><span class="word">little</span><span> </span><span class="word">time</span><span> </span><span class="word">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">exertion</span><span> </span><span class="word">in</span><span> </span><span class="word">addition</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">subsequent</span><span> </span><span class="word">produce</span><span> </span><span class="word">is</span><span> </span><span class="word">totally</span><span> </span><span class="word">splendid</span><span>.</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">For</span><span> </span><span class="word">whatever</span><span> </span><span class="word">length</span><span> </span><span class="word">of</span><span> </span><span class="word">time</span><span> </span><span class="word">that</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">take</span><span> </span><span class="word">great</span><span> </span><span class="word">consideration</span><span> </span><span class="word">of</span><span> </span><span class="word">your</span><span> </span><span class="word">fish</span><span>, </span><span class="word">your</span><span> </span><span class="word">plants</span><span> </span><span class="word">will</span><span> </span><span class="word">get</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">be</span><span> </span><span class="word">bigger</span><span> </span><span class="word">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">bigger</span><span>, </span><span class="word">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">toward</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">end</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">will</span><span> </span><span class="word">reap</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">absolute</span><span> </span><span class="word">best</span><span> </span><span class="word">vegetables</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">have</span><span> </span><span class="word">ever</span><span> </span><span class="word">tasted</span><span>!</span><br/> <br/> <span class="word">Presently</span><span>, </span><span class="word">in</span><span> </span><span class="word">the</span><span> </span><span class="word">event</span><span> </span><span class="word">that</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">are</span><span> </span><span class="word">attempting</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">go</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">a</span><span> </span><span class="word">choice</span><span> </span><span class="word">on</span><span> </span><span class="word">whether</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">give</span><span> </span><span class="word">aquaponic</span><span> </span><span class="word">cultivating</span><span> </span><span class="word">a</span><span> </span><span class="word">go</span><span>, </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">will</span><span> </span><span class="word">need</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">think</span><span> </span><span class="word">about</span><span> </span><span class="word">on</span><span> </span><span class="word">where</span><span> </span><span class="word">you</span><span> </span><span class="word">are</span><span> </span><span class="word">going</span><span> </span><span class="word">to</span><span> </span><span class="word">put</span><span> </span><span class="word">it</span><span> </span><span class="word">and</span><span> </span><span class="word">what</span><span> </span><span class="word">this</span><span> </span><span class="word">will</span><span> </span><span class="word">involve</span><span>.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://aquaponichowto.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/aquaponics-garden-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://aquaponichowto.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/aquaponics-garden-8.jpg" class="align-full"/></a></span></p>Aquaponics Association Conference November 11-13 in Austin, Txtag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-06-22:4778851:BlogPost:6318172016-06-22T20:09:47.000ZBrian Filipowichhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BrianFilipowich
<p>Hi Everyone:</p>
<p>FYI the Aquaponics Association 2016 industry conference is November 11-13 in Austin, TX. The theme this year is "Going Mainstream." And we are currently accepting presentation proposals.</p>
<p>Here is a link for registering or submitting presentation proposals: <a href="http://www.aquaponicsassociation-event.org/">http://www.aquaponicsassociation-event.org/</a></p>
<p>Hope to see you there,</p>
<p>Brian </p>
<p>Hi Everyone:</p>
<p>FYI the Aquaponics Association 2016 industry conference is November 11-13 in Austin, TX. The theme this year is "Going Mainstream." And we are currently accepting presentation proposals.</p>
<p>Here is a link for registering or submitting presentation proposals: <a href="http://www.aquaponicsassociation-event.org/">http://www.aquaponicsassociation-event.org/</a></p>
<p>Hope to see you there,</p>
<p>Brian </p>What type of freshwater fish is this?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-02-10:4778851:BlogPost:6238822016-02-10T19:54:31.000ZGuillermo Nidohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/GuillermoNido
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656383747?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656383747?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656383747?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656383747?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p>A winter rant hardly worth readingtag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-02-08:4778851:BlogPost:6240142016-02-08T20:50:47.000ZJohn Stevensonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnStevenson
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806464684?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806466411?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806466606?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806466758?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806466758?profile=original" width="320"></img></a> Indulge me if you will.…</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806464684?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806466411?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806466606?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806466758?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="320" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806466758?profile=original"/></a>Indulge me if you will. It is February and another snow storm is on its way this week. The last “winter miracle” was 24” deep and many of the drifts and mounds created during the blizzard have not melted. Snow, ice, and PennDot plow trucks make me think about…. fresh Tilapia and salad???????</font></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri" size="3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806464684?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806466411?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="640" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806466411?profile=original"/></a></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">This weekend several Tilapias were moved to the purge tank. They will remain until the Friday night fish fry. Sweet potatoes are grown in and for my system and make great fries (chips). I will also prepare some Good King Henry (Blitum bonus-henricus) as a vegetable. Tilapia with seasoned rice wrapped in butter lettuce (like a burrito) will be the main course.</font></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806464684?profile=original" target="_self"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><img width="640" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806464684?profile=original"/></font></a></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">At my home we grow fish and perennial/annual plants to produce vegetables, fruit, flowers, seeds, and biomass. Despite deliberate guild planting to provide diversity and a habitat for beneficial insects, the system design is really about the fish.</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">I know there is plenty of advice to ignore the fish side. “Use the extra money you make growing leafy greens to buy some fish to eat”. It is hard to argue with such logic. However, I am not looking for a commercial solution. There are many ways to build wealth that do not rely on Aquaponics or Aquaculture and have a better ROI.</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">The world’s fish supply has been dwindling. Human population is increasing. Many have been researching ways to successfully cultivate various species of fish and crustaceans. Safe and sustainable high density systems are critical. The goal is an easy to replicate system practical for a residential garage/shed/basement. If we can take the burden of fish production from our waterways and aquaculture farms and place it into the hands of everyday homeowners (like the victory gardens of WWII) we should be able to provide for the future protein needs of our planet.</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">An Aquaponics/Aquaculture system that can be easily separated provides a nearly painless method to overwinter fish (breeding/grow out) with minimal heating. You can provide your family with a perpetual supply of fish protein and a continual supply of fertilizer and worm food. I have been posting blogs about my system and will continue to do so for anyone interested in making their own.</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">Replicating nature is the quickest path to success. Fish food has been studied and is in production in homes and businesses across the country. Fish eat red worms, silk worms, meal worms, confused flower beetles, BSF, scuds, feeder fish, duckweed, and a whole host of assorted other bugs, larvae and aquarium plants too numerous to list here.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">Lately my interest has been in the flightless Fruit Fly (Drosophila Hydei) cultivated in a homemade media of sweet potatoes. Formulas for an easy to make, palatable fish food, devoid of wild fish meal is essential to the long term success of aquaculture and for that matter the future of both aquatic and terrestrial animals. Fruit fly and their larvae have fed my fingerlings and fry for quite some time. I am pushing production to determine if it is viable as a fish food for larger fish. My TON approach (total utter neglect) is to allow a colony to crash, solar oven pasteurize/dry the slurry, and use it as feed. Testing is on-going and I will post results here once I believe they are conclusive.</font></font></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">Next, I will be experimenting with Triops longicaudatus and would appreciate any information or links for converting them to a fish feed in an aquaponics system. I have seen no information on them as a food source. Triops are freshwater, easy to breed, and easy to feed. </font> <font size="3">They are a tempting fish food option. If you have experience with Triops, please send me an email. Fish readily eat crayfish, lobsters, and shrimp. They are all from the same subphylum “Crustacea”.</font></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">Well, I feel my mind (such as it is) wandering again. So, I will close with the thought that stared my rant. One of the many benefits of Aquaponics is realized when you trudge through a couple of feet of snow to the fresh greens, gurgling water, and the welcome sight of healthy fish gracefully moving through the water column. I experience a calming feeling of gratitude, something very special which is worth sharing. Thank you for your posts. I appreciate this community and all it has shared with me in the forums, especially when I am housebound waiting for the next thaw.</font></p>
<p></p>Muddy tasting fish??tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-01-26:4778851:BlogPost:6225322016-01-26T19:06:12.000ZJessicahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Jessica213
<p><strong>I have a question about a small aquaponic system...our fish from our system last summer tasted like what mud <span class="font-size-3">smells</span> like...does anyone have any clue as to why this is?</strong></p>
<p><strong>I have a question about a small aquaponic system...our fish from our system last summer tasted like what mud <span class="font-size-3">smells</span> like...does anyone have any clue as to why this is?</strong></p>seeking advise from the more experienced members in our hobbytag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-01-18:4778851:BlogPost:6216692016-01-18T22:24:49.000Zmark gordonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/markgordon554
<p>Seeking advice from our aquaponic community regarding power usage and pump usage</p>
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<p>Hi everyone, We live in NW Oregon and the weather is mild this winter, so we are going forward with greenhouse projects, to jump start our growing season. Currently we have been using goldfish, in a chop system, letting the system idle down in late November, keeping the water flowing, and then jump starting the system in late February or March depending freezing temps with a scratch built…</p>
<p>Seeking advice from our aquaponic community regarding power usage and pump usage</p>
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<p>Hi everyone, We live in NW Oregon and the weather is mild this winter, so we are going forward with greenhouse projects, to jump start our growing season. Currently we have been using goldfish, in a chop system, letting the system idle down in late November, keeping the water flowing, and then jump starting the system in late February or March depending freezing temps with a scratch built heater.</p>
<p>Last year I focused on growing tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, beans, salad greens, some herbs, strawberries, asparagus, and celery. We had a pretty successful garden. My wife let me replace the greenhouse with a nicer wood and plastic panel structure. So This fall when we idled down, we moved a few rabbits into some of the growing space; and a small space heater. </p>
<p>Our system is designed around the pump I selected for the job. Like a lot of people on here we wanted the moon at first on a shoestring budget, so I opted for using a harbor freight pump. And it has worked great for its purpose. But after a brief description of our system I am looking for a few thoughtful ideas on my setup as we expand to raising fish and the associated needs. </p>
<p>Our system is 1 Ibc tote with top as main grow bed. Ibc tote has an insulated cover, I use gravity fed 1.5” pvc to fill three grow beds with manual valves, and each has a bell siphon feeding into a single 4” pvc sewer pipe. All collecting in a 55 gallon trash can; in the bottom sits a Hydro star 1600gph pump with a float switch and return 1.5” pvc return line.</p>
<p> When the pump is activated it does three things. I have two splitters on main outflow of pump. Siphoning off some of the water pressure to feed vertical grow towers and pushing some water through 100 feet of 1/2 “ black poly tubing for solar heat in addition to returning water to ibc tote. The main return pipe from pump has enough pressure to slowly rotate the entire amount of water in the fish tank, which helps with solids collecting in the middle of tank, where I’ve put the intake for the grow bed plumbing. I also drilled a few holes near the top of the pipe before it goes down to the bottom and it pulls in air which blows out in bubbles to oxygenate the tank and prevents back siphon issues when pump shuts off.</p>
<p>The other end of the poly Solar heater also feeds back into fish tank after it is heated in the tubing. And excess water from towers drains back to sump. The solar heater works pretty good when its not frozen outside. I have a kitchen temp probe jammed into the out flow and it shows real water temp.</p>
<p>For heat I built one of Rob’s designs and used a timer, last winter I had a lot of power outages, and water losses. And gave up on it. So this year I went with a stock tank heater, on the same timer and will be plugging that in real soon. </p>
<p>We use 95% rain water to fill our system, and use hydroton for our grow media we Also have T5 grow lights as needed to extend growing. For power we have been sharing a few plugs from an outside workshop that has a single 20amp circuit breaker with a gfci. </p>
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<p>So here is what I am seeking advisement on</p>
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<p>I am unable to run a dedicated power supply back to the greenhouse area for another year. </p>
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<p>So with the current setup I have in place sometimes we pop the circuit breaker at the gfci when both the pump and the heater are on at the same time. The end result is if not caught within a few hours, the water is drawn down to about 2/3 full in the ibc tote before the airbrake stops the gravity flow out. And I lose the warm water to feed a nearby hedge. Plus have to add more water. And reheat it. </p>
<p>First attempt at solution resulted in moving the outflow plumbing higher up the ibc tote side to allow less water to escape when power fails. Which also effects the outflow volume that feeds off of gravity. </p>
<p>so I may still rework the plumbing in this area, (future upgrade)</p>
<p>second attempt has been to shut off the pump at night, and just heat the tank, till around 11am, So far this has been working. 1 timer for power to pump and one timer for power to heater; Pump during the day, heat at night. But water temp fluctuates a lot, so still not getting a steady temp in fish tank.</p>
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<p>If I were to replace the pump out with say a pond pump that moves 400gph would it require less power to run, so as not to overload when the heater/ timer comes on.</p>
<p> And would I need a larger sump volume to accommodate a pump that was constantly on?</p>
<p>And would it also handle all three tasks of the larger pump or would I need more than one pump to cover my three areas.</p>
<p>If you made it all the way to the end of this ramble, I would value any input Look forward to a few ideas from people in similar setups. This is still in a hobby phase for us. So keep that in mind. </p>
<p>I am ready to get the fish fingerlings on order and am just looking for a way to keep power usage manageable, and safe. And not kill off the fish. I am sure I will find many other ways to kill them as we go along.</p>
<p>Cheers ,</p>
<p>Mark Gordon</p>Answering a question regarding the air lifts in my systemtag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-01-13:4778851:BlogPost:6214432016-01-13T18:30:00.000ZJohn Stevensonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnStevenson
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806456865?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806457239?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806457313?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806457418?profile=original" target="_self"></a></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806456865?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806457239?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806457313?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806457418?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806457790?profile=original" target="_self"></a>Regarding: A question about the air lifts used in my aquaponics/aquaculture system.</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">The air lifts I use for transferring the solids to the settling basin are powered by one external aquaculture 64 watt air compressor and gravity which continually moves more than 1000 gallons through the basin system at a rate of approximately 3 gallons per minute.</font></p>
<p><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Air lifts are not anything new. Under gravel filters and other forms of air lifts are regularly used in the aquarium hobby. Modern sewerage treatment plants also use these systems. These designs owe their existence to work of engineer Carl Emanuel Loscher who is credited with inventing air lift technology in 1797.</font></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806456865?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806457239?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806457313?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806457418?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806457790?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="640" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806457790?profile=original"/></a></font></font><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">The system I use has a center drain cut in the middle of each of my two circular poly culture tanks. Water and solids use the power of gravity and the properties of both water and air. </font><font size="3">These forces send the water out of the bottom of the tanks in search of level. Clean water is returned after making a pass through the aquaponics system where it feeds the plants.</font></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">The system can be switched into Aquaculture only mode. It is 100% separated from my aquaponics to overwinter, clean, harvest, etc. Clean water returns from the drain of the bioreactor and from a separate gravity fed filter system, where it is airlifted back into the tank using the same compressor.</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">The air lifts are made by simply drilling a hole into a 90 degree elbow and attaching an aquarium pump hose fitting to it. I seal it with silicone and allow it to dry fully. The fitting is attached to an aquarium air hose and runs to a manifold that comes off the single air pump used in the process. Once air is supplied to the hose it generates the bubbles necessary to carry the water and solids up the pipe and through a bulkhead to the settlement basin tray. There is an extension on each of the up pipes with a cap that I drilled a hole into. This allows the air to escape. It does drip from time to time so I think the next one I make will be a little taller. I usually attach a pairs of tanks to one settlement basin tray and find the flow rate is perfect.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">Can I make my own solids settling basin and how do I size it?</font></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">Sure the design is very simple. For those interested in the math it is all based on Stokes’ law. The system uses the power of gravity and reduced velocity. In simple terms, for the solids to settle out the sinking force (gravitational pull on the solids) must be greater than the horizontal velocity (water flow). The larger the waste the faster it will fall. Smaller particles have less gravitational attraction. Smaller particles therefore require a longer basin and slower water flow. </font><font size="3">By playing with these parameters you can select for the size particle you wish to remove. It is easy to visualize, especially if watching Gold Rush is one of your guilty pleasures.</font></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">The balance of solids will be sent to your grow beds for the worms and/or skimmed with filters (also using gravity). I will discuss this in a future blog.</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">A homemade settling basin/tank made from Dura Skrim or a similar product should work just fine. It is a great way to get those solids out. It is especially helpful if you plan to use them elsewhere. (I use them in Vermiculture and for BSF feed). It will also keep your system cleaner much longer than any other method I have tried.</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">Thank you for taking the time to read this. If you are interested more in the math, send me an email and I will jot down the formula for you or post it in the future.</font></p>
<p></p>Solids Removal in my systemtag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-01-12:4778851:BlogPost:6215262016-01-12T16:30:00.000ZJohn Stevensonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnStevenson
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806456898?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468213?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468548?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468548?profile=original" target="_self"></a></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806456898?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468213?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468548?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468548?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806471971?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806472207?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806472428?profile=original" target="_self"></a>A word on how I deal with solids removal.</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">Recently several friends have suggested that I begin to share some of my successes and failures over the years. I can’t imagine anything I do is new or different. Aquaculture has been employed as a means of food production since nearly 6000BC.</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">That bring said, my system is a bit of a hybrid Aquaculture/Aquaponic/Earth based system. </font><font size="3">In addition to perennial plants, fish, fresh water lobsters, freshwater shrimp, worms, soldier fly, duckweed, crickets, lady bugs, beneficial nematodes, <font face="Calibri" size="3">biochar,</font> and vegetables, I grow my most important crop, soil.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Like many others, I have gravel beds (hydroton) with red wigglers in my aquaponics system. Before any water ever reaches these beds it travels up an air lift to a settlement tray. Using the science of physics and the power of gravity, solids fall on the tray surface as the water continues to a bioreactor filled with </font></font><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">nitrobactor bacteria</font> <font size="3">before being sent to the beds. The entire system can be separated and run on the bioreactor alone. It allows me to over winter fish if I decide not to keep the vegetables going. Fish such as yellow perch and walleye can be overwintered in an unheated garage in my Pennsylvania climate. These temperatures would normally be much too cold to encourage vigorous plant growth.</font></font></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806456898?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468213?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="640" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468213?profile=original"/></a></font></font><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806456898?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468213?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468548?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468548?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806471971?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="480" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806471971?profile=original"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806456898?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468213?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468548?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806468548?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806471971?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806472207?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806472428?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="640" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2806472428?profile=original"/></a><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">What do I do with all these solids? I squeegee the tray daily and remove all bulk solids. I transport the solids to my worm farm using a pool skimmer. I cover the solids with shredded paper (newspaper, recycled paper/mail, cardboard). This provides additional material for the worms and reduces the moisture in the bin. </font><font size="3">I am creating worm castings, worm tea, worms, and soil.</font><font size="3"> </font> <font size="3">I have done all this on a small scale. I have never produced more than 300 pounds of fish at any one time and plan on really pushing the envelope this spring.</font></font></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">My family prefers root vegetables. I use a wicking bed for most of them and float sweet potatoes in rafts for the rich potato leaves that make an excellent fish feed. I do plan to communicate more regularly with the community. I hope I can learn from all of you and I am always willing to share anything that works (or for that matter doesn’t) with you all.</font></p>
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<p>Special thanks to my wife for logging on and liking my post. I have edited this post to allow comments and questions. I received one by email which I will try to address today.</p>grow bed liner or sealanttag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-12-30:4778851:BlogPost:6207132015-12-30T13:56:17.000ZToby Lansdalehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TobyLansdale
<p>ive started looking into liners for the grow beds. im looking to have grow beds that are 4x50x16''. the liners are expensive though. is there a cheaper alternative or is this something i have to just bite the bullet and do? is there some sort of sealant i can coat the gb with? any help on this would be great. thanks for the input.</p>
<p>ive started looking into liners for the grow beds. im looking to have grow beds that are 4x50x16''. the liners are expensive though. is there a cheaper alternative or is this something i have to just bite the bullet and do? is there some sort of sealant i can coat the gb with? any help on this would be great. thanks for the input.</p>new to aquaponicstag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-12-29:4778851:BlogPost:6204272015-12-29T02:46:56.000ZToby Lansdalehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TobyLansdale
<p>ive done some research and watch a bunch of youtube videos on it. i am starting a farm. i was going to go with traditional farming but after looking into aquaponics, it seems stupid to do anything else. im on a very tight budget so im having to think outside the box so to speak. ive got 2 swimming pools coming. 1718 gal each. not sure if i should make both fish tanks or use one as a sump. looking for good ideas for grow beds as well. any help would be great. thanks</p>
<p>ive done some research and watch a bunch of youtube videos on it. i am starting a farm. i was going to go with traditional farming but after looking into aquaponics, it seems stupid to do anything else. im on a very tight budget so im having to think outside the box so to speak. ive got 2 swimming pools coming. 1718 gal each. not sure if i should make both fish tanks or use one as a sump. looking for good ideas for grow beds as well. any help would be great. thanks</p>Christmas in July...sure.....but What about Strawberries at Christmas !?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-12-10:4778851:BlogPost:6194812015-12-10T22:14:38.000ZChris " Wild Dog " S.https://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ChrisWildDogS
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2730521802?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2730521802?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> Christmas in july... ok sure but what about, <br></br>Strawberries for Christmas !?<br></br> <br></br> The other nite i came home from work to find a most pleasant surprise. A pair of bright white <br></br><br></br>Strawberry flowers !! YAY ! This in the middle of december too! I doubt they will mature in <br></br><br></br>time for christmas, but it will be nice just the same. I am so happy and feel…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2730521802?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2730521802?profile=original" width="640"/></a>Christmas in july... ok sure but what about, <br/>Strawberries for Christmas !?<br/> <br/> The other nite i came home from work to find a most pleasant surprise. A pair of bright white <br/><br/>Strawberry flowers !! YAY ! This in the middle of december too! I doubt they will mature in <br/><br/>time for christmas, but it will be nice just the same. I am so happy and feel blessed with <br/><br/>this gift in my indoor aquaponics system.<br/> I also have onion flowers blooming, what i think is neat about those is they look like a <br/><br/>bouqette of tiny white flowers. The onion plant has 3 long stems each with blooming fowers.<br/> while i am sharing about new things..my rosies made babies. i found a baby rosie in my sump <br/><br/>tank while doing maintenance last week! The thing that is so special about this finding is the <br/><br/>path the baby had to take to get there. 1st out the water bridge syphon can, to the flaoting <br/><br/>raft tank, another water bridge, to the grow bed (full of lava rock), then travel into the <br/><br/>homemade bell syphon to the gold fish pond, and finaly another water bridge into the sump <br/><br/>tank.I dont know about you but i think this is quite an undertaking for a baby fish. i put him <br/><br/>in a fish tank that i have baby cichlids in as well as a couple adult rosies...and of course a <br/><br/>couple gold fish that got stuck in my water bridge pipe. i thought if they want out of the <br/><br/>pond so bad, then so be it, off to the fishtank with them. <br/> I have mint drying, to give organic mint tea bags out for christmas gifts.<br/> I truely Love my aquaponics!<br/> Wild Dog</p>System Updatetag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-12-02:4778851:BlogPost:6193292015-12-02T18:22:25.000ZStevedNETNhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/StevedNETN
<p>Well, I installed a 55 gal drum solid filter into my system last night. Have a lot of green slime on the roots of my DWC plants. I have decided to not attempt to heat the water or greenhouse this winter if possible. I did however build a simple black poly solar collector. Had it installed outside the greenhouse and was getting considerable heat collection from it. Have moved it inside the plastic to attempt to insulate it from the air temp outside but still collect IR heat. Will let you…</p>
<p>Well, I installed a 55 gal drum solid filter into my system last night. Have a lot of green slime on the roots of my DWC plants. I have decided to not attempt to heat the water or greenhouse this winter if possible. I did however build a simple black poly solar collector. Had it installed outside the greenhouse and was getting considerable heat collection from it. Have moved it inside the plastic to attempt to insulate it from the air temp outside but still collect IR heat. Will let you know how it works. Never would have thought this would become so addictive.</p>Going live!tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-11-28:4778851:BlogPost:6190322015-11-28T20:30:00.000ZKevin Mahoneyhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KevinMahoney
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I finally have the kinks and leaks worked out and we are ready to grow our first plants. I focused on getting the system live and haven't added any of the controlling and monitoring electronics yet.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I designed my system around inexpensive industrial shelving. Its footprint is…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I finally have the kinks and leaks worked out and we are ready to grow our first plants. I focused on getting the system live and haven't added any of the controlling and monitoring electronics yet.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I designed my system around inexpensive industrial shelving. Its footprint is relatively small and it provides a lot of flexibility. I discovered a 55-gallon plastic barrel fits perfectly between the supports of a shelf. If I didn't know better, I'd say they were designed to fit. I added vinyl coated wire to act as webbing to keep the barrels from sagging under the weight of the water after they were filled.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">There are two fish barrels with a 2" pipe connecting them. My plan is to use one for the adult fish and have the other one for any fishlings needing protection. I am hoping they will naturally use the 2" pipe to migrate to the second barrel, but I might be naive. There is a 12V 396 GPH pump only in the one barrel and both have 300W heaters to help keep the fish cozy on those colder nights. I also added a 12V LED strip to each to light the inside of the barrel. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">There is 12 sqft of growing space. The grow beds are made from a single 55-gallon barrel cut in half. I decided to go with a flood and drain system using a bell siphon and the media is Hydroton. I added to overflow drains to protect from clogs. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The grow lights are PlatinumLED P300 Grow lights. After doing some research, they seemed to be the best bag for the buck. The have a separate setting for flowering plants to help conserve energy. </span></p>
<p>I also added a couple hose connections for filling and draining the system. </p>
<p>So there it is, my first Aquaponics System. We just sowed the first seeds and are crossing our fingers. I added more pictures below to hightlight the various features.</p>
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<p>Vinyl coated wire to help take some of the load of the water and keep the shelf support beams from pushing out and the barrels sagging.</p>
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<p>Waterproof 12V LED light strip for illuminating the fish tank. I mounted it to the underside with a couple 5/8" standoffs and cut holes for the wires in the top of the barrel. Also showing the outflow of the bell siphon in action.</p>
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<p>The 12V 396 GPH pump what draws about 22W when running. I also mounted the heaters to the inside of the barrel. I designed and 3D printed the mounts using FDA approved PLA. I have my reservations on how well the PLA will hold up in water over time. For now, I just have the wires coming out the main opening, however I will eventually route them out a hole with the other wires. </p>
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<p>A hose connector that I can use to add or remove water from the system for watering. Its perfect if you want to fill a water can to water house plans, etc. I can also connect a hose and water my terestial garden too. </p>
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<p>12 sqft of grow bed area. </p>
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<p>Custom bell siphon top. I designed an printed this also using the FDA approved PLA. The design keeps the stand pipe center and allows the outside pipe to hover above the bottom of the grow bed to improve performance. It utilizes all off-the-shelf PVC pipes you can get at the hardware store. I will have a follow-up blog discussing this more.</p>
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<p></p>Why my aquaponic tomatoes leaves dying?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-11-18:4778851:BlogPost:6186122015-11-18T12:47:18.000ZFawzi Fadil https://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/FawziFadil
I would love for any one help me on this? Why my tomatoes leaves Turing brown. Fish is healthy. Water is circulating fine
I would love for any one help me on this? Why my tomatoes leaves Turing brown. Fish is healthy. Water is circulating fineMy first system...and blog posttag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-11-14:4778851:BlogPost:6183302015-11-14T00:04:11.000ZKevin Mahoneyhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KevinMahoney
<p>This is my first blog of hopefully many more to come. I'm in the process of designing a DIY system in my garage out of industrial shelves and 55-gallon plastic barrels. My initial goal was to create a sustainable garden that can feed my family year round, but, it has become much more than that. The more people I talk to the more I discover that Aquaponics may just become the next food revolution. </p>
<p>I own my own Embedded Product Development business. As I look for solutions to monitor,…</p>
<p>This is my first blog of hopefully many more to come. I'm in the process of designing a DIY system in my garage out of industrial shelves and 55-gallon plastic barrels. My initial goal was to create a sustainable garden that can feed my family year round, but, it has become much more than that. The more people I talk to the more I discover that Aquaponics may just become the next food revolution. </p>
<p>I own my own Embedded Product Development business. As I look for solutions to monitor, control and automate my Aquaponic system, I have only found a few talented tech savvy DIY'ers that have designed and built one-offs. As a result, I have begun dedicating some of my business resources to developing the technology to automate the control and monitoring of small-scale Aquaponic systems. I welcome any and all input from the community!!</p>Need Help with Deficiencytag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-11-03:4778851:BlogPost:6176722015-11-03T19:58:02.000ZRichard Joneshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RichardJones
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<p>I am having trouble identifying a deficiency can anyone help? Please see the attached picture. Only the top leafs are effected. At first i thought it was a manganese deficiency but after reading i might be wrong. The system is 1 1/2 years old and has been doing great. I add iron, calcium carbonate, potassium carbonate and magnesium. If anyone…</p>
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<p>I am having trouble identifying a deficiency can anyone help? Please see the attached picture. Only the top leafs are effected. At first i thought it was a manganese deficiency but after reading i might be wrong. The system is 1 1/2 years old and has been doing great. I add iron, calcium carbonate, potassium carbonate and magnesium. If anyone has an idea and how to correct please tell me. This one has me stumped. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>Production Lackingtag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-10-14:4778851:BlogPost:6165302015-10-14T01:46:56.000ZRich Koehlerhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RichKoehler
<p>I have had my system operating over a year. I get a lot of growth and very little production out of my crops. My fish are doing fine, I feed them once a day. My PH is usually between 6.8 and 7.2. My Nitrates are between 80 and 100. Nitrites and Ammonia are nil. I add aqua Essentials on a regular basis, usually once a month. I have three grow beds that use the bell siphon. My system is in my basement with adequate ventilation and I use a HPS light source on a traveling…</p>
<p>I have had my system operating over a year. I get a lot of growth and very little production out of my crops. My fish are doing fine, I feed them once a day. My PH is usually between 6.8 and 7.2. My Nitrates are between 80 and 100. Nitrites and Ammonia are nil. I add aqua Essentials on a regular basis, usually once a month. I have three grow beds that use the bell siphon. My system is in my basement with adequate ventilation and I use a HPS light source on a traveling rail.</p>
<p>Right now it seems I may also have a fungus problem, because my bean leaves show a mottled appearance.</p>
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<p>I know I must be missing something, but have been unable to figure it out. Any suggestions?</p>Added my fish to my system yesterdaytag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-09-11:4778851:BlogPost:6147792015-09-11T15:05:51.000ZJameshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/James841
<p>Well I finally added my blue tilapia to my system, I ordered 30 to start with 29 made it through the shipping process and 1 died just after being added to the system. It was one that I noticed wasn't doing so well during the acclamation process. Water temp is a steady 88 degrees Fahrenheit and they seem to be doing well for now. I did notice a bit more water evaporation then I was expecting. I will have to deal with that later. I will update this blog as time goes by.</p>
<p>Well I finally added my blue tilapia to my system, I ordered 30 to start with 29 made it through the shipping process and 1 died just after being added to the system. It was one that I noticed wasn't doing so well during the acclamation process. Water temp is a steady 88 degrees Fahrenheit and they seem to be doing well for now. I did notice a bit more water evaporation then I was expecting. I will have to deal with that later. I will update this blog as time goes by.</p>Aquaponics without fishtag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-09-07:4778851:BlogPost:6148022015-09-07T15:37:16.000ZDelbert Johnsonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DelbertJohnson
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<p>I have an artificial pond/waterfall that does not currently have fish but does have algae. I would like to install a red worm filtration bed to remove the organic buildup in the pond and, if possible run some of the water through strawberry towers and thereby reduce the nutrient content. Is it possible, in this situation, to grow plants without introducing fish into the pond? There is a lot of organic build-up from leaf loading so I could feed the red worms for quite some time.…</p>
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<p>I have an artificial pond/waterfall that does not currently have fish but does have algae. I would like to install a red worm filtration bed to remove the organic buildup in the pond and, if possible run some of the water through strawberry towers and thereby reduce the nutrient content. Is it possible, in this situation, to grow plants without introducing fish into the pond? There is a lot of organic build-up from leaf loading so I could feed the red worms for quite some time. </p>
<p>The pond is about 27 feet in diameter with a depth of 3-4 feet Most of the surface of the pond is currently covered with aquatic plants (not floating algae). </p>
<p>Thanks in advance for any advice that you can provide.</p>
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<p></p>Bees in the greenhouse?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-08-27:4778851:BlogPost:6140752015-08-27T21:17:52.000Zgigi mortonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/gigimorton
<p>Is anyone keeping a beehive in their greenhouse?</p>
<p>Is anyone keeping a beehive in their greenhouse?</p>http://gannat-aquaponics.blogspot.com/tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-08-27:4778851:BlogPost:6138662015-08-27T05:42:45.000Zgamal hamadahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/gamalhamada88
<p>that is my project.....</p>
<p>that is my project.....</p>Aquaponic farms, Arkansastag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-07-18:4778851:BlogPost:6107672015-07-18T14:39:18.000ZCharlotte Seiberthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CharlotteSeibert
<p>I am looking into starting an Aquaponic farm in Arkansas, anyone else out there doing so? And if so what area are you in?</p>
<p>I am looking into starting an Aquaponic farm in Arkansas, anyone else out there doing so? And if so what area are you in?</p>