I established the goldfish in their tank first. They were there for four of five weeks before I got around to making the grow bed. The bed is a simple flood and drain set-up with about 3 1/2 inches of expanded clay pellets. The bed is lined with poly. I had some issues with leaks because I was trying to use silicone to seal the overflow pipe to the poly. The silicone didn't really want to…

My system completed its cycling a little over 2 months ago.  I am raising a nice amount of lettuce and not much else.  I have 25 tilapia in a 180 gal tank.  The fish are 2.5 to 3 inches in length.  They eat like pigs.

The grow bed is 12 sq feet under 600w Metal Halide lighting run for 18 hours/day.

I have just had an infestation of aphids and white fly and am just now regaining control.  While doing this, I pulled my tomato plants and a very healthy canteloupe…

Today we had one of our free farm tours which we offer on the first Saturday of every month.  It was a typical tour with people coming because they are interested in Aquaponics and what we do.  Some were brand new to AP like the one gentleman that hadn't heard of it until 3 weeks ago and now has watched every video on YouTube he can find, including ours.  I was not surprised that he is now completely enthralled and has also signed up for our next Micro System Training.  Then there was the…

Root zone heating

I'm from Indiana and many years ago I went to collage in Berrien Springs and then Lansing so I know about the wind-chill factor and lake effect. You poor soul! My situation isn't much better; in fact other than the heavy smog (all year long) we have here, it's quite the same. Hot muggy summers and bitter, dry, cold winters.

The following holistic ideas can be used in a layering method to supplement enough heat to grow food even in extremely cold…

I took my first step today in starting an aquaponics garden - bought a green house kit from Harbor Freight. It will take me a week or so to do prep for green house installation but I'm excited.

Look forward to lots of questions.