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putting up plastic Nov 2 2008 What to do with an aquaponics system for winter protection? My large system trellis/shade structure of cattle panels made for a wonderful support for greenhouse film which was easily secured over my system. Winter here in central Florida is generally rather mild but that first winter was . . . → Read More: First Aquaponic Winter Workshop Event Link Just a reminder to those interested in attending the workshop this weekend, please sign up as I will need to figure out some things before people arrive. I’ll make chile for lunch Saturday so bring stuff to go with it. Salad, side dishes etc. Dress for the weather and bring some dry . . . → Read More: Workshop Reminder What comes next after the first fish dinner? There are still over two years left between that first fish dinner and my Aquaponic Experience up till now. Challenge is figuring out how to organize all that into something readable to post here. I am working to sort through pictures and organize all the info into . . . → Read More: What Next In these times of uncertain economies and fear of food security, there are things we can do to improve our situations. Those of us in sub-urban areas are in especially good positions to start making small changes with a big impact. Sustainability and food security right in our own backyards might not seem much of . . . → Read More: Suburbanites Stand Against Hunger Don’t they say it takes 14 months to get fruit from a banana? Well apparently my Aquaponics system and my banana plant didn’t read that book. Aquaponic banana Planted May 6 I was lately going through my pictures from this past year and discovered that I didn’t even set up the grow bed . . . → Read More: Aquaponic Bananas Breeding-room As noted previously, my indoor Aquarium Aquaponics system didn’t work well for breeding tilapia. It was too chilly for the female tilapia to really get in the mood. With indoor temperatures between 75 and 78 F the aquarium water temp tended to stay between 70 and 73 F. I wasn’t willing to . . . → Read More: Aquarium Aquaponics System 4 Breeding-room I can say that the aquarium Aquaponics system did work, as an aquaponics system. However, it didn’t work very well for breeding tilapia. See, tilapia like warmer temperatures for breeding and I didn’t want to heat the aquarium. Small-AQ-link no-holes-overfow Now on to No Holes Overflows. These things . . . → Read More: Aquarium system 3 So how does the Aquaponics Aquarium shelf lifting saga end? Ahh ratchet strap Ah the magic tool, the ratchet strap! What the strap around the aquarium wasn’t foreshadowing enough? 🙂 So as you might imagine this process took a few minutes and several strap re-sets. Reset strap Just had to find . . . → Read More: Aquarium system, Building Shelves 2 Aquarium with ratchet strap Building Shelves I got this aquarium at good will, the top brace was not holding so I added some wood slats and a strap. So starts the Aquarium Aquaponics system build. I found these cool brackets that along with 2×4’s make for great shelving. However, my house . . . → Read More: Aquarium system, Building Shelves 1 Well not really The End but I have to choose an arbitrary point at which the “Start” is past. I think that first fish dinner is a pretty appropriate point at which to say, “I made it through the first part of Aquaponics”. The Aquaponics system is not only up and running but producing fish . . . → Read More: How it all Started 14, The end. |
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