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How did you find us?: a friend

If you found us through a referral or a newsletter, which was it?: Post on Facebook Friend's Wall

Are you an aquaponic gardener already?: Yes

If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply): combination

How old is your system?: 6 mos - 1 yr

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

How big is your fish tank?: 3 Tanks totaling about 200 Gallons

Please tell us something else about yourself.: I have a BS degree in Aquatic Biology and a MS degree in Environmental Studies focused on waste management obtained in the mid 90's. I have my own business doing database software development for small businesses and have not used my knowledge related to aquaponics until last year when I got a strong inclination to move toward a more sustainable and local food production if not personal food production system.

I'm a strong advocate for open-source technologies and advancement of information and in the spirit of that I have named my project Open Source Aquaponics and have created a website to freely share my research and knowledge with the world as well as serve as an inspiration for others to be motivated to do something similar.

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Arduino woes solved today...

Posted on September 30, 2012 at 9:10pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Today I solved a major problem I've been having with the Arduino and temperature sensors. When I first set everything up it was working great... no issues. Then a few months ago I moved some sensors around and reconfigured a bunch of wiring, etc. and it started behaving poorly with erratic readings or error messages so I figured I must have a loose connection some where. Turns out that I needed to adjust the pull-up resistor in the circuit to a lower resistor. Whoa 'la... All sensors are…

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System is up and Running Well!

Posted on September 11, 2012 at 8:33pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Greetings fellow aquaponic enthusiasts!

I’ve put together my aquaponic system and website to share information and my experience in development of sustainable, personal food production for better health as well as my passion for living things. I’ve always enjoyed gardening, but have struggled with the extremely short growing season here in Minnesota.

So I decided I would do something about that (besides complain) and I built a “lean-to type” of greenhouse alongside…

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At 10:48pm on August 7, 2012, Sylvia Bernstein said…: Welcome William!

Thanks for joining the Aquaponic Gardening community! I hope you find it a fun place to explore aquaponics. There is a real blend of experienced and new aquapons in this community, so please don’t hesitate to get in there and start asking questions. Everyone is quite happy to help out new members--no question is too basic.

A great place to start is to read the “How to Use This Site” link on the upper right corner, “Start Here” section of the Home page. You might also find the “Aquaponic Gardening Rules of Thumb” guidelines helpful.

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

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

Sylvia