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Smoky Mountain Aquaponics System Up and Running
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Fisk Apr 30, 2013. 13 Replies 1 Like
Now that we are actually "fished" I guess we are officially a system. So here is an "as built" plan as opposed to the original plan that evolved as we were building.…Continue
Tags: Mtns., Smoky, system, ap, Aquaponics
Calling all AP gurus. Here's a hoot.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Fisk Aug 12, 2013. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else ever notice a voltage potential between your ibc fish tanks. I kept noticing a cactus like feeling when I leaned on my tanks. One forearm on one , etc. You get the idea. So, I got out the…Continue
Blue Gill Fin Fungus?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Brent Wheeler Oct 1, 2012. 18 Replies 0 Likes
We picked up our first bluegills 4 days ago and 2 days in we noticed what appear to be white fungus on the dorsal fins. Water quality is right on and clear. Me thinks it was on them from the fish…Continue
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- If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)
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- How old is your system?
- 2 yrs or more
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- Trout, Catfish, Other
- How big is your fish tank?
- 2500 gal (5 x @250 gal ibc's and 10 ibc grow beds for starters)
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- Please tell us something else about yourself.
- Homesteading in the Smoky Mtns of NE TN. Setting up 5 ibc fish tanks and 10+ ibc grow beds in a 20 x 24 pole building greenhouse with an insulating wall between the "hot house" and the "fish room".
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How We Build Our Solids Lifting Outlet (SLO) At Smoky Mountain Aquaponics
Posted on August 18, 2014 at 1:30pm 16 Comments 5 Likes
There are many ways to skin a cat or in this case get the poop out of your fish tank (FT). Here is how we make ours for our full size IBC (Intermediate Bulk Container) FTs. We wanted a true family size AP (Aquaponics) system so we went with five full size IBCs for our fish…
ContinueMaking A Zero Backpressure Check Valve
Posted on February 21, 2013 at 12:30pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
I have a portion of my bypass water going to the SS heater coil in my woodstove and since it goes high above the rest of the system in order to clear a doorway I ran into some issues. All goes according to plan once I force the water up and over. However if there is a power interruption either by me or the power lines I immediately loose the prime and the coil is emptied and soon overheats and melts the pvc fittings.
So what I needed was a check valve that would not create any back…
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Hi do you know what the flow rates for D.W T. system please
I'd say you're right about things in common...You work on commercial washers, the company I work for operates on them (Ellis brand). However, I work on floor machines in another department of their business.
Thank you so very much!!!! You are awesome!
Hi Jim, I saw on a previous post that you know a lot about bell siphons. I am a newbie and have built my own, but am having difficulty with it. Now I can't get it to work and I'm not sure why. It has a 3/4 " standpipe, 2" bell siphon with 1/2" holes along the bottom all the way around... The bell is an inch taller than the stand pipe... It should work and it did a few times but then stopped, leaving 5 inches of water left in the grow bed. I'm using a 130 gph pump for a 55 gl tank and going up 4ft. Do you think its my pump? I would greatly appreciate any suggestions :) Thanks
Hey Jim,
If the air is warmer than the water, it's a tossup in my view. The sweating might help a tiny bit, but very little of the heat absorbed will come from the plastic of your tanks. That's why I was thinking it's not worth the effort, though I'd love to hear the results of an experiment. If you had metal tanks it might be different.
Thanks!
Hey Jim,
I wouldn't. I don't think the sweating would be worth the convective heat gain.
Hey Jim,
Thanks for asking. Yeah I'm a dad now. Same story as you - long induction and a c-section. I just about lost it in the hospital. Really good to be home. Not much sleep yet but hopefully soon as she gets back up to birth weight.
Here's a link to some pictures.
Wow, Jim, looks like you have the perfect setup. Great property for an awesome AP system! I'm small scale, sub-division in town. AP system, a couple raised beds and some young fruit trees. Thanks for all the posting you do. Helps us newbies learn.
Sam
Nice. What did you end up covering the hot house side with? The video shows it covered with plastic.
Hi Jim,
Thanks for answering my question so promptly. Sorry I took so long to reply but I waited to respond because I wanted to see how the heat exchange my husband built for my yesterday was going to work. It works well. We had to use cast iron 90's because that is what he had on hand. I had a mishap shortly after we set the heat exchanger up- I slowed the flow too much and went inside and cooked dinner. When I came back the pvc had started bending so I pulled it apart and drove quickly to town (13 miles in the freezing rain and sleet) picked up more pvc and when I returned my husband modified the exchanger( to try to prevent me from damaging anything else LOL ) by taking the s.s. across the top also and then connected to the pvc and increased the flow and the temp was 76-78.
Today I added some steel on top and in between of the s.s. then I was reached temps of 87 on the out put and the tank was around 67 or 68 so I increased the flow and until it was a temp of 74 and now both the pond and the fish tank (about 700 gallons) is at 71. the air temp is around 60. So I am pleased with the heater. Now we will see how well everything does if it gets down between 8 and 0 over the next few days. Missouri is definitely experiencing winter weather, but thankfully we did not loose power.
Thanks for posting pictures of your heat exchanger. We had been talking about several options and after I heard that your s.s worked well we decided to make this heater.
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