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Carnivorous Plants for Insect Control?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joel Berg Jul 26, 2013. 5 Replies 0 Likes
We have had a problem with white flies and I do believe we got them under control with soap water spray but a Carnivorous Plants eat bugs. If the white flies are attracted to what ever the plant…Continue
Testosterone Laced Feed so that Fry will develop into males
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jon Parr Oct 8, 2012. 19 Replies 0 Likes
Since male tilapia grow bigger and faster ........ I understand that by feeding Testosterone Laced Feed as soon as the feed sack is absorbed within three weeks the fry will develop into males. Where…Continue
Should I cycle water that has collected in my Stock tank pree cycling
Started Sep 18, 2012 0 Replies 1 Like
Whyle we have been building our green house allot of water collected in our 2 / 700 gal stock tanks and there was allot of mosquito larva. We introduced ten gold fish in each tank and they got the…Continue
Should I paint the outside of our grow bed totes?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Vlad Jovanovic Sep 19, 2012. 9 Replies 0 Likes
I had noticed some aquapons painted the outside of the growbed totes and thought why do they do that. Then I had an "A HA" experience because I can't spell epiphamy. The paint is to prevent Algea…Continue
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- If you found us through a referral or a newsletter, which was it?
- A customer
- Are you an aquaponic gardener already?
- Yes
- If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply)
- flood and drain media, raft
- How old is your system?
- Just started
- What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)
- Tilapia
- How big is your fish tank?
- 275 & 2 - 700 gallon stock tanks
- Please tell us something else about yourself.
- We have a Real Estate Office, Classic Properties Realty Services, and an Insurance Office, Spring Hill Insurance Group, both in Gainesville, Florida, that's our day job's. We are Hobby farmers we keep about 100 goats, 6 Herd Guard Dogs, also Bee Keepers, 7 Bee Hives, 4 Horses. We make our own wine, about 30 gallons a year with our own Grown Muskedine Grapes and Mead using our own harvested Honey. We have a Hoop house / Green House for our grow out tanks one 275 and two 700 gallon stock tanks to grow out Tilapia. We have 25 half totes and 11 half barrel's as grow beds. I'm using expanded shale in the grow beds fortunately I located some here in Gainesville.
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Hi Michael. Glad to see you're doing good with moving your system along.
Need to get some pictures up!
i live in gainesville also. i would like to see more of you system, do you have pix?
Hey Michal. Saw you're looking to use 1/2 barrels for grow beds. I travel US Hwy 19 alot. Several odd places have them, (Feed stores, hunting, and archery shops). Average price from Tallahassee to Inglis is about $18 a barrel.
Cheapest place I've found is in Perry, found him on Craigslist.
I went by Urban Organic Jax
5325 Fairmont St.
Jax., FL. 32207
one block off Beach Blvd. 904-398-8012, the website isn't up yet.
www.n-g-w.com is their distributor. Look there and call Urban and he will order what you want and ship to you or you can pick it up. If you come to town and have kids-I have monkeys and am close by the store.
Pamela
Michael, What kind of grow beds are you interested in?
I'm testing out several ideas so if you are ever down in the Mount Dora Area let me know and I can show you some of the ideas I'm using. I can also show you some of what I found that is not such a good idea.
Welcome Michael,
Love to see some photos of your systems :-)
God bless,
Lava rock and river rock both work as grow bed media. Just make sure to check out the media carefully before you buy a whole truck load.
20 half barrels is probably only enough to filter for a very light stocking load of tilapia in only one of those fish tanks.
Welcome Michael,
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