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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 Originally posted by TCLynx on AGC, June 8, 2010 Something that most people with fish tanks exposed to bright light are going to have to deal with is algae. Now if you are talking about a display aquarium or an ornamental fish pond, you may need to resort to chemical or UV means of killing . . . → Read More: Algae Originally posted by TCLynx on AGC, June 6, 2010 Alright, I’ve broached the subject of Pee Ponics in my Fishless Cycling Post. Did you know that you can run a system indefinitely without fish? I ran a Pee Ponics system for quite a while. It was my original Barrel Ponics system I built and cycled . . . → Read More: Pee Ponics |
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