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So I’ve had some requests for more video posts. Well here is one I hope you will find fun even though it is kinda tricky to understand what you are seeing. I wedged the camera in right next to the shoot on the fish feeder over the big system tank. Some of the catfish come . . . → Read More: May 25 Feeding the Catfish Originally posted by TCLynx on AGC, June 13, 2010 Tips. A nice whole saw kit plus a few larger whole saws (of the appropriate size for bulkhead fittings or uniseal fittings of whatever two primary large sizes you are going to use if doing a large system) are definitely a must in the Aquaponics Tool . . . → Read More: Drilling holes in plastic container Tips Originally posted by TCLynx on AGC, June 12, 2010 FILTER IT Yes that was me shouting. What’s NFT, that would be nutrient film technique or when you put the plant cups in holes in a pipe or trough and trickle a film of water along the bottom of it. An aquaponics system is more than . . . → Read More: Before you send water to your NFT pipes So I talked about Duck Muck but I’ve made some progress upgrading the duck system. Please enable JavaScript.fp-color-play{opacity:0.65;}.controlbutton{fill:#fff;}play-sharp-fill LinkEmbedCopy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. I’ve added a grow bed above the pump so the water gets filtered and then siphons down into the big duck tank which seems to help . . . → Read More: Duck-A-Ponics Update 5-22-2011 Now in a normal aquaponics system, provided it is properly designed, the gravel doesn’t get clogged up and it doesn’t need re-washing. However, Duckaponics is a different situation. Or should I say I didn’t design my duckaponics right. Now you get to learn from my mistakes. Duck tank 1st, my duck tank is . . . → Read More: Duckaponics Muck Originally posted by TCLynx on AGC, June 11, 2010 I have grown Blue Tilapia but am no longer growing them. I found it too much trouble to keep them warm through the winter without using electricity to heat the water. Here are excerpts of the article I wrote on them for the Backyard Aquaponics Magazine . . . → Read More: Blue Tilapia Originally posted by TCLynx on AGC, June 10, 2010 Channel Catfish are currently my only fish species in my aquaponics systems. Here are excerpts of the article I wrote on them for the Backyard Aquaponics Magazine (Full article with the pictures is available in the 5th issue of the Magazine.) Channel Catfish Ictalurus . . . → Read More: Channel Catfish Originally posted by TCLynx on AGC, June 9, 2010 Many people will ask “What’s with this Gravel Washing?” The answer is you don’t really want the random unknown sediment settling into your system and possibly damaging your pump or clogging up your grow beds and plumbing. Now some media is fairly clean and some people . . . → Read More: Gravel washing Originally posted by TCLynx on AGC, June 1, 2010 Fish feed can be a big dilemma for aquaponics. Especially for people who want to be as sustainable as possible or organic as possible or want to grow fish that are as healthy as possible to eat. Here are the main problems with commercial fish feeds. . . . → Read More: Fish Feed Originally posted by TCLynx on AGC, June 7, 2010 Location, Central Florida, USAThis time of year is so hard for us. I have trouble spending lots of time indoors but it is so hot out here now that simply stepping out the door causes a drenching sweat to break out. Learning to garden in this . . . → Read More: Oh but it’s gotten so Hot |
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