I have been trying to lower the pH of my water in my system (like Trav's from NC except with 55 gallon barrels) for a few weeks now. I have done partial water...
Hey Brett, I solvd mypH problems with pine straw. I added it to the top section where the raft is or I suppose you could put a mesh bag (like onions come in)...
Outside interferance..... While I was rigging up more aeration in the tank, I happened to see a hunk of irish soda bread that evidently had hunks pulled off...
Thanks Trav. I had thought of pine straw a bit but have three issues to deal with on it 1. Where to get it? 2. Where to put it? 3. I am leaving for Alaska in...
Hey Brett, When will you be back from AK? If you need pine straw, check out the home centers as it is a common landscaping mulch around here and they may ship...
hey trav, first thanks for the humor re: lack of sleep:) that sounds awesome about the tilapia find and brood house you're working on. my lettuce is awash,...
... You're welcome. Glad to add a little laugh to the day anytime. ... working on. Can't wait to get it set up and go pick them up myself. ... late one ? My...
thanks for the advice. patience isn't always the easiest thing, but the tomato plants don't quite have stems as thick as your finger, so maybe another week or...
When you say potatoes are you meaning sweet or irish? Trav. ... the tomato plants don't quite have stems as thick as your finger, so maybe another week or...
Would like to hear more about your brood house when you have time. I'm starting on my GH extension this week and hope to get barrelponics system set up in a...
Thanks for the pine straw advice but as feared I could not find any in my part of Northern IL. Not sure what I am going to do to try to get the pH down. We...
hey brett, that's a thought, using peat moss. i'm wondering, maybe it will retain acidity, and help to lower the pH of your system. regarding pine straw, can...
Brett I can send you pine straw for shipping if you need it! I live Deep in the Piney woods of East Texas!! Try to increase seratonin guys it might help the...
I am having the exact opposite problem. My pH is on the acidic side. It continually registers on the lowest shade of my little 5-in-1 test strips, 6.2 or...
Greetings, Today is the happiest of days. Garth, my husband is working his last day in the oil field. Starting tomorrow, he will be my full time partner on...
Kim, That is great news! We also are working on that very same thing - getting hubby on the farm fulltime, but gotta get that mortgage down a little more. ...
YEE HAW!!!! Good for you. The oil field is a great place to "BE FROM!!" Spent a little time in the Permian Basin in Odesolate, TX. Glad to hear you are...
From the enthusiastic comments of all people involved in aquaponics I understand that aquaponics is sustainable aquaculture. but is it also certifiable as...
When we inquired about getting an organic certification one of the inspectors said that because of the concentration of fish that we would not be certified...
I would like to add that this system isn't in "their" books yet, so they don't know how to handle anything new. They just say NO and leave it at that till they...
Greetings, I do believe it is possible to get certified naturally grown, or it should be. If you need further info, I do have the website on my other ...
hi all here in the uk. hydroponics can get organic recognition from set up. this is because they dont have to wait for there soil to meet regulation standard ...
hello Alan, Apart from certification in other parts of the world, I am especially interested in the possibility of certification in the UK, since that is part...
I have source for some pea gravel but it is granite based- I seem to remember someone saying that granite is not porous enough? Is that correct or am I...
I have used crushed granite, quartz pea gravel and crushed limestone and cannot tell the difference. I like the 1/4-3/8in size because it is easy to dig in....
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