If you were me, and you wanted to plant the equivalent of a 9'x 13' planted in-the-ground garden, how would you set it up? I live in zone 5b and my city won't...
Chris, I am not sure of what you just asked. Doesn't really matter is the system is new or old. Cycle time is generally determined by volume of pump, size of...
I may be wrong, but I think he's refering to 'cycle time' for the 'aquarium' side. How long it takes for the beneficial bacteria to develop to get a system...
Cycling as in the tank is established. ... generally determined by volume of pump, size of the dump tank and amount of water being dumped. Cycle times can be...
My tank is empty right now. We don't have central air or a window unit where the tank is it gets really hot when the room is hot. Yesterday the water...
This year I have planted 1 row of green beans 6" apart, 6 pepper plants (next row), 3 rows of tomatoes (4 in each row), 6 mellon and 4 cucumber plants....
Well my grow tray is almost the same dimentions as the top of the tank. That is double the surface area right there. Am I wrong or right in thinking that a...
Generally it takes about 2 weeks for enough bacteria to affix itself to the grow medium in numbers to make a difference. Sometimes you can speed that up by...
So if you have a completely new set up, all you have to do when you add fish is Just add plants and the system is plug and play? You don't need to wait for...
Do you have do do partial water changes? I know in a regular, non-aquaponics aquarium you need to do partial water changes on a weekly basis to keep the...
Greetings, 1. Is there anywhere that lists fish by their diet, ie herbivore fish. I would like to find out all the options on non-meat eating fish. 2. Does...
Basicly that is true. Go with new small plants and about 1/4 the fish you plan to put in for the final system. I think I remember that you are going with 20gal...
...I know Travis would be interested in this: http://robo.bushkillfarms.com/beekeeping/barrel-top-bar-hive/ I've started a collection of Langstroth hives to...
Cris, The best information in the world is contained within the files section of this group. All you have to do is read it. I have never had to do a water...
As far as my tank goes, its 24" L x 12" w x 16 1/2" d. I have a whisper hanging water filtration system and a bubble tube stuck to the side that creates a...
I almost forgot to thank you! :) ... fish you plan to put in for the final system. I think I remember that you are going with 20gal aquarium tank. Just on the...
You ought to be ok with the oxygen issue. If you were using gravel I would say you would be ok on filtration. Perlite, I don't have experience with except in...
Kim, Let me work on the fish/eddible plants thing. I only feed duckweed so will have to look around for the answer.One quick answer is that you could use that...
Hi, delurking. I'm in middleburg and would love to split an order but I don't really want to if I have to get permits, etc. We had bees and I don't really want...
Wow! 5 -6 goldfish hu? That sounds really efficient How stocked would my tank need to be to grow a Roma and Pepper plant for salsa to the load? For now I have...
Greetings, I guess I didn't write the question correctly. Tilapia need a permit so growing them is out. Are there any other fish that can be grown, that are...
Very cool, I had been fatasizing over this for years now. Glad someone else has actualy done it. Now I know it really works. The combs look very large and I...
Hi Elyse! When would you be able to come down to Gainesville area to p/u? Which types would you be interested in? He has pretty much anything. Good prices too....
OK, I see now. You might check around the Chinese market. I had a deal selling carp to 2 places when I was up in Burnet. Tank raised carp taste way better than...
Hello We are group of 4 friends based in Kenya and on a noble cause. We are in the process of setting our first prototype and like everyone else we have have...
First of all, welcome to the group!! I just returned from a 7 week trip to Kenya on the 25th of this month(still getting over jet lag). Specifically where in...
What do tank raised carp taste like? I had wondered if you could ever raise goldfish (feederfish) to eating size and eat them. Did a Google on it and found...
You can eat big goldfish, I'm sure they taste somewhat like carp. You could also keep the goldfish as a pet and not eat them, just keep them as a source of...
