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ACK. I don’t like to do this but…….. a popular aquaponics newsletter has just gone out with a statement I believe is dangerous so I have to speak up. Here is the statement I must disagree with. Gator poop, and the alligators themselves, should be totally safe in an aquaponics system. Alligators are cold-blooded animals, . . . → Read More: NO Gator Ponics is not as Safe as Aquaponics And so it begins. Tomorrow we start moving for real. So much to do and I hate moving but it’s time. Exciting and Daunting. I believe we will be moving us (all the household belongings) and the chickens/ducks first and then will take a bit more time to set up the aquaponics at the new . . . → Read More: Moving Starting Tomorrow Buffering the water up Refers to adding a carbonate buffer to the water that will keep the pH from dropping too low or buffer the pH up. Common buffers include calcium carbonate (lime or shells or chicken grit) or potassium bicarbonate (find it at brew and wine making supply places) The calcium carbonate provides calcium . . . → Read More: Buffering the water up I’ve noticed it is tempting to oversimplify aquaponics by using absolute statements. However, strong absolute statements without any qualifiers tend to be inaccurate and misleading. It’s like some one saying you HAVE to sink your fish tank into the ground to keep it warm enough for tilapia. While this might be accurate for a particular . . . → Read More: The Dangers of Absolutes I point out this bit constantly online, don’t feel bad if you didn’t know it, I didn’t understand it in the beginning either and really got frustrated with hydroponics because of it. Anyway, when you fill a container from the faucet or the hose with water and immediately test the pH, you will probably get . . . → Read More: pH and Tap water Aquaponics Sump tank, Why? Either to deal with water level fluctuations or gravity drains or both. So once you decide you need a sump tank, you then need to figure out how big it needs to be. Start out by figuring out the total volume of all the flood and drain Media grow beds you . . . → Read More: How to Size Your Sump Tank I’m finally setting it up. The Aquaponic Lynx LLC Newsletter. Not that I know what I’m going to write in it yet but I’ve set up the Newsletter subscription plug in so if you wan to be notified when I start writing the Aquaponics Newsletters, please subscribe. Please be patient with me these first several . . . → Read More: Aquaponic Lynx LLC Newsletter #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } It’s official, Really, She Bought a 12 acre Farm, gonna go live in the Barn and set up a fish farm. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } So Aquaponic Lynx . . . → Read More: TCLynx Bought The Farm Ok, I can do it. Make a controller for the automatic diversion valves (and thus the indexing valves as well.) valve controller quick bang up prototype Definitely nothing fancy. Now I have not worked out any elegant way to be able to change the programing in the field so if I made one of . . . → Read More: Valve controllers |
 
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