Help fund me and maybe I can make it happen. I just launched my Kickstarter Project.

I’m Aleece B. Landis and I’m addicted to Aquaponics. I’m perhaps better known as TCLynx online and I’ve been quite active over the . . . → Read More: Aquaponics In a Nutshell]]>

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Aquaponics in a Nutshell

Help fund me and maybe I can make it happen. I just launched my Kickstarter Project.

I’m Aleece B. Landis and I’m addicted to Aquaponics. I’m perhaps better known as TCLynx online and I’ve been quite active over the past several years on several online aquaponics sites. I got into aquaponics on a backyard scale back in 2007 and have ample backyard aquaponics experience to go along with my technical skills so in the past couple years I have gone on to start teaching plumbing and system design/layout skills for home scale aquaponics. Last year I bought a farm and we moved the aquaponics last summer. In the book I hope to produce I will be explaining how these different types of systems work and why and how you can do it for yourself.

Here is a link to one of my old YouTube videos from the old house so you can see what I’ve been up to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrrQlxkwqX4&feature=share&list=FLMVQ0dIbzCJzhpkcJdbx9Qg

and here is a link to my YouTube Channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/AquaponicLynx

I’ve had people urge me to write a book about aquaponics in the past but I could never afford to take enough time off from work to write it. So now that Kickstarter is available, Perhaps I can make it happen. “Aquaponics In a Nutshell by the Aquaponic Nutcase TCLynx” is to be a basic aquaponics quick reference manual for those who want to grow food in their own backyard (basement, balcony, greenhouse etc) to help feed themselves and family. This book is meant to be as basic, short and succinct as possible while still providing information about all types of aquaponics that people are likely to want to try for home food production. I believe aquaponics should be inclusive and just because some method doesn’t work well for me doesn’t mean it can’t work elsewhere. I will try to highlight the pros and cons of different methods and explain why or where they may be appropriate and where they would not. I will try to share ways of looking at things that will allow readers to evaluate different aquaponic system designs and methods for their own specific situations. And of course I will cover Aquaponic Plumbing from very simple to somewhat complex.

This will fit the bill of a quick reference guide for basic backyard/home aquaponics so those people who hate to read books but want to find all the information quickly can do so. I will still include the details and stories to explain the whys for those people willing to read more of a book but I will make this book as easy as possible to look up quickly needed information.

As I said, I’m very active writing about aquaponics and helping people so the truth is, most of the actual writing for the book is already done. If funded, I plan to concentrate on compiling all my writings through the end of June. July will be for organizing them into a logical and useful book and filling in any gaps. August will be for editing the project. And I hope to have formatting and any necessary production finished by the end of September. I did leave some breathing room on my November expected delivery date so if I can deliver during October, I will.
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The primary challenge to my completing this project so far has been that I have to make a living and haven’t been able to take enough time to put it all together. With some backing I should be able to put the time necessary into completing the project. The research is already done, I’ve been doing aquaponics for years now and helping others as well. I’ve already written most of what will go into the book and other offered publications, what will actually take the most time is compiling, organizing, and editing all the materials I’ve already produced and putting them all into an organized and usable format.

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In Aquaponics the perfect balance would be to feed the fish to have the fish feed and source water provide all the necessary nutrients for the bio-filtration and the plants, however in the real world it can sometimes be difficult to achieve such a perfect balance. When system water pH is high . . . → Read More: Chelated iron]]>

Chelated Iron

In Aquaponics the perfect balance would be to feed the fish to have the fish feed and source water provide all the necessary nutrients for the bio-filtration and the plants, however in the real world it can sometimes be difficult to achieve such a perfect balance. When system water pH is high or the source water doesn’t provide any iron, it is sometimes necessary to supplement things like Iron. When supplementing Iron it is often beneficial to use chelated iron because it remains more available to the plants even at higher pH. The type of chelated Iron can also affect the availability of the iron to the plants. EDTA Iron is the least beneficial to the plants with DTPA providing better availability and EDDHA providing the best crop yield, however at the greatest cost.

In Aquaponics the plants only need about 2-3 ppm of Iron available in the water or planting media. It is not desirable to over do the amount of iron. For backyard growing I would usually recommend adding enough to keep iron deficiency at bay by keeping an eye on the most iron deficiency sensitive plants for the first signs of when you need to add iron and learn about how much to dose every few weeks to keep the deficiency from showing up. If one wishes to get more specific than that, Iron test kits can be found for under $100. Commercial scale operations will need to invest in the water chemistry testing supplies to be able to track iron levels and dose accordingly.

Iron levels and dosing schedules are not something that can be dictated by a book since the source water, fish feed, crops grown and even the system type/media will affect the water chemistry and iron levels.

Iron deficiency show up as yellowing of the leaves while the veins remain green. Signs of Iron deficiency show up on newer leaves first. (If newer leaves are green while the older leaves are showing chlorosis then it is probably not Iron deficiency.

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Just installed liner into small rail bed rig

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Learning About Aquaponics. Recommended First Reading.

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