For very small applications like the bobbing bird that works well. Which is more about evaporation rather than pumping. No one has ever got it to pump water. ...
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Val Cassenti
vacassenti
Mar 1, 2008 3:16 pm
Hi Travis - I thanked you and Paul Range for your answers in an earlier E-mail, but also included a question that probably got lost in the body of it. I was...
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Travis
barrelponics
Mar 1, 2008 5:17 pm
Hey Val, I was thinking to build a system out of 15-gallon barrels just to see ... the ... You can see the 15 gallon system pics here: ...
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Greg and April
gregh80915
Mar 1, 2008 5:20 pm
Have you ever thought how easy it is would be to heat the HDPE, and make a flat section where you want the bulkhead fitting to go? HDPE is very easy to heat...
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Paul Range
capitan2679
Mar 1, 2008 5:42 pm
Val, I use 1in PVC pipe and fittings throughout the system with the exception of the pump from the fish tank to the dump barrel and found that 1/2in gives a...
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Floyd DeRizzio
floydderizzio
Mar 1, 2008 10:22 pm
Hello all, I'm raising Tilapia and I would like to know some of the ways to increase Zooplankton in the water? __ ...
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Val Cassenti
vacassenti
Mar 1, 2008 10:38 pm
Thanks, Travis, I appreciate your patient answers. I think my final goal is about what you show in the Equip pictures in North Carolina. May I ask how many...
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Val Cassenti
vacassenti
Mar 1, 2008 10:42 pm
Thanks, Paul. I just realized I overlooked your manual in the files. I am downloading it now. I appreciate your patient help very much, Val Cassenti ... ...
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Tom & Ella
pate9628
Mar 1, 2008 11:59 pm
Hello Floyd, If your fish are eating the zoo plankton as fast as it can build up then try raising it in other containers (5gal buckets or kiddie swim pools...
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SILVERCRONE
newsilvercro...
Mar 2, 2008 2:14 am
PAUL I DIDNT REALIZE THAT YOUR BIRTH DATE WAS THE SAME AS VIC'S [MY YOUNGEST DAU ] HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD DAY DID YOU DO ANY THING SPECIAL? HOPE IT WAS A HAPPY...
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Fey Raine
feyraine
Mar 2, 2008 3:36 am
I'm right with Pual , et all, on the plant big this spring to ensure food for the family. So on that note I'm wondering what you all find to be *both* easy for...
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Michael Vanecek
mikevanecek
Mar 2, 2008 3:57 am
Taro. Hands down. But... I'm biased. :-) Be well, Mike -- Zone 8, Texas http://www.taroandti.com/ Exotic Plants and More... http://www.mjv.com/ Home......
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Paul Range
capitan2679
Mar 2, 2008 11:18 am
Same ole thing, built fence for my birthday. Thanks, Paul ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a...
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SILVERCRONE
newsilvercro...
Mar 2, 2008 11:25 am
WELL I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT WHEN IT WAS UP ARE THINGS STARTING TO COME TOGETHER? ARE YOU STILL GOING TO DO ELIZABETHS HOUSE? WHAT IF YOU ARE ONLY ONE TO SHOW...
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Paul Range
capitan2679
Mar 2, 2008 11:35 am
Fey, The only time that I ever had a problem with moisture related things is when I did not open the greenhouse up for a five day period due to weather. ...
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Mar 2, 2008 12:03 pm
Is it a saltwater system? They need a saltwater environment. I figured out what killed the 1,000,000 strong population of sea monkeys... ammonia. The ph was...
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hygicell
Mar 2, 2008 12:03 pm
I have looked up the price of electricity and you are quite right, Travis: for a 6 watt pump the consumption really is negligible. I have replaced the original...
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hygicell
Mar 2, 2008 12:03 pm
this may be a somewhat silly thought, but as I like trying to think out of the box, I post it anyway. There have been lots of suggestions as to what would be...
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SILVERCRONE
newsilvercro...
Mar 2, 2008 12:04 pm
AND GRO USED TO BE CHEAPER UP THERE HOWS THE PROPERTY SEARCH DOING? SC Pernkat <pernkat@...> wrote: v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:*...
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Travis
barrelponics
Mar 2, 2008 12:23 pm
Hey Val, As far as the fish go it is not specific. Tilapia, goldfish, carp, catfish, etc... can all be grown in an aquaponic system. The key to it all is...
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Travis
barrelponics
Mar 2, 2008 12:35 pm
Can't for the life of me imagine why you would be partial to Taro [;)] . I started with three corms this past may and have over 90 plants now. I also grow a...
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BirdWalk
pheadoux2000
Mar 2, 2008 1:15 pm
Central TN and it will be to cold over the winter for tilapia unless in a controlled environment. The fish truck sells them so my question is how long to grow...
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Travis
barrelponics
Mar 2, 2008 1:31 pm
Hello Lucile, Tilapia can be grown froma 3" fingerling to a 3/4lb. fish in six months. If you stock them in May and harvest the end of Oct you should have some...
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Val Cassenti
vacassenti
Mar 2, 2008 2:08 pm
Thanks, Travis. So let me be sure I understand this about fish. For a 15-gallon tank set up, I could probably stock say 7-8 young fish and try to grow them...
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Michael Vanecek
mikevanecek
Mar 2, 2008 4:17 pm
Thanks - I'll look into that. Between that and the silocone cement, that should make a pretty sturdy seal. I'm not sure if I'll bother gluing up the drain...
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Michael Vanecek
mikevanecek
Mar 2, 2008 4:22 pm
I plan on using gravity as the primary source of pressure for the incoming water. The lo'i and other plants will be sitting in large containers on the ground...
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Paul Range
capitan2679
Mar 2, 2008 4:29 pm
Frank, Two ebbs and flows per day in the winter is probably a doable thing in aquaponics. In the summer I would think that that might be too little with the...
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Paul Range
capitan2679
Mar 2, 2008 4:47 pm
Michael, I try not to glue too many parts in my systems as it makes it handy to take apart to clean once a year. I do glue the siphon parts as sucking air...
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Paul Range
capitan2679
Mar 2, 2008 4:47 pm
Michael, You will have to play with the holes a bit to get the distrubition equal. Start off with 3/8 holes toward the front and work your way up in size on...
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Travis
barrelponics
Mar 2, 2008 4:55 pm
Hey Michael, If you go here: http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/barrelponics/photos/view/460b?b=17 ...
