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Breeding and intake issues

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Joy Aug 17, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Hello, My White Brook farm, White Nile tilapia are 8 months old and are very vigorous and healthy looking. I am hoping they will start to reproduce. The dominant male is about 10" and some of…Continue

Indoor system energy costs

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jeff S Feb 17, 2015. 25 Replies 0 Likes

Well, I think I hit the wall with energy costs here. Just adding a post let people know who are thinking about indoor setup. Over 2 years, I have grown my basement system to 175 gallons of water…Continue

Ok, one more time on KH

Started this discussion. Last reply by Alex Veidel Apr 6, 2014. 43 Replies 0 Likes

Apologies as I know this topic has been beaten to death but I am getting results that don't match most recommendations I find. My issue is one of low KH. In my 180g indoor aquaponic system i use…Continue

Reverse Osmosis + ?? = happy fish

Started this discussion. Last reply by Tradewind Jul 22, 2013. 12 Replies 0 Likes

Switched from de-chlorinated tap water to RO for my 160 gallon system a few months ago. I did this very slowly. My tap is very hard and high PH. 8.3 and I was looking to use RO to reduce the PH. …Continue

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How did you find us?: Search engine (Google)

If you found us through a search engine, what search words were you using?: aquaponics

Are you an aquaponic gardener already?: Yes

If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply): flood and drain media

How old is your system?: 1 - 2 yrs

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

How big is your fish tank?: 125g and 30g

Please tell us something else about yourself.: Small basement system. Started very small and have slowly expanded over the last year.

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