OK now my boy and me now have an which we excell at. just yesterday my wife told him to go to the restroom. he apparently was hopping on me leg, so what does...
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http://vimeo.com/14863526 Farmers and Soldiers joining forces to bring the Troops home to a new life of growing, not killing. [Non-text portions of this...
I recently set up a Ram Pump to deliver water from my creek up a hill to a tank next to my aquaponics system so that I do not have to remove chloramine from...
Hi Bill! I am the proud owner of a 100 year old ram pump that still works and provided water to the old ranch house that I live in. You are the only other...
Rob, Yes the ram pump is very cool. I am pumping water about a hundred vertical feet up hill (350 ft from the pump) to a holding tank on the top of a hill...
Right now I am adding approx. 80 gallons a day to the top of the tank from the creek and draining from the bottom To water gardens etc. It just seems like a...
You will be able to grow a good bit of tilapia in the tank at that rate. By that I mean 10 maybe 20. You're talking about 1/3 water changes daily. That's a...
Right on Travis.....and add some diffused aeration .......bacteria for ammonia break down will coloniate in the water column....will allow for and.get a much...
Thanks guys. I thought I should be able to do this and it does seem like a win win. I will get fish water to water my plants etc and non Chloramine water for...
Hi there, My wife printed out the "Barrelponics" manual for me at her office and I am busy reading it. I find it fascinating. I'd love to try it. I live in...
In Aquaculture where they are doing 10-20% water changes daily that is just to keep the nitrates down since they don't have plants in it like aquaponics. That...
Hey Jeremy, Welcome to the addiction!! You may be able to find 200 liter barrels at food manufacturers, processors, soft drink bottlers, etc... I also get ...
80 gallons a day is plenty of water change to keep some fish going in the tank Bill is talking about. I am just now after almost 2 weeks topping off my...
Come on down!! I have plenty. Trav. ... like a ... Chloramine ... just ... to ... for ... for ... rate. ... is ... dream ... luck. ... you ... tanks ... By ...
. Also check with your local water authority, which gets 55 gal drums with chemical treatments for your water supply, in some cases, they'll even clean em...
Good lord! Those were quick replies! Plenty of food for thought! Thank you! Yes, shrubberies are my trade. I am a shrubber. My name is Roger the Shrubber. I...
Many thanks for the answers already. Now another query I have is what does one do in winter with such a system? In Bavaria near the Alps where I live the...
Hello Roger,A suggestion would be to find Deli's or pickle shops as they are often used to ship them. Or any food processing companies as many ingredients are...
Hello Jeremy,Winter in most climates is tough for an outdoor aquaponics system. By a conservatory, am I to assume that you are referring to what we would call...
Our water company here has free heavy duty white 55 gal. drums, which l think, are actually heavier and stronger than the white ones.... l doubt if the plants...
White barrels are basically the same plastic as the blue barrels. OTOH, white barrels do not have the additives in the plastic to make them resistant to UV and...
I have seen others say the same thing about white barrels and I guess they have had problems with them but I have nine white barrels I have had for three years...
l'm in cold, northern Pa.... l have had mine going on 4 years, no problems yet, l guess it depends where you are, and the territory/enviromental around you......
I have 4 systems here made from white barrels with total of 36 growbeds and associated flood tanks and expansion tanks. They have been going since May of 2008...
Perhaps - I'm at 6800 ft and as a result, stuff will be exposed to more UV than at lower elevations. . Greg H. The Sommerstone Chronicles " The Virtues...
