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March 2010 Blog Posts (3)

chelated iron

I have been told that if my leaves are yellow I need to add iron to my system. Does anyone know how to get proper iron that won't harm the fish. My fish are healthy and water is good but my leaves are yellow. My systems are after the Friendly Aquaponics people in Hawaii. I am going to tell them about your site, I took a 4 day class last year and am going back in April. I know though the more info I can get the more successful I will become. I already have people wanting to learn about it. I am… Continue

Added by Raychel A Watkins on March 16, 2010 at 3:52pm — 22 Comments

Retrofitting an aerogarden

I am working on my first aquaponic system, and retrofitting an Aerogarden for an inlet, an overflow, and a normal return for an ebb and drain system. I drilled three holes in the Aerogarden shell with a 1 1/8" paddle bit, and then made them slightly larger with a rotary grinding tool. I then fit all the holes with threaded drain fittings, and sealed them in place. The holes are positioned so that the overflow starts to drain when the "fill to here" mark in the aerogarden is hit (3.5 Quarts from… Continue

Added by Dan Brown on March 16, 2010 at 10:41am — 10 Comments

Wonderful and Hello fellow 'growers/breaders' aquaponicists....?....Whatever....

I've just joined and think it is fantastic. I've asked a few questions. And had good answers. Great help and so great to know I am not the only crazy one out there who is loving this topic!!!

Keep up the good work.

Alan

Added by Alan on March 16, 2010 at 2:28am — No Comments