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Forum: New Member Introductions Topic: Hey from Bunbury, WA |
| robduca |
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Posted: May 25th, '13, 02:05
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| Hey guys. Great to be here Been having a read when I can on here. Seems a very interesting concept. Ill be looking to set up a system at home, but trying to decide whether to go IBC to save money on the first one or buy a larger tank. ... |
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Forum: New Member Introductions Topic: English gent, requesting permission to board |
| BoredomIsFailure |
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Posted: May 25th, '13, 01:52
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| ... (and an accomanying video) covering the all the basics of building your own system. I found all the materials were pretty easy to get round here! Best of luck! BIF |
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Forum: Aquaponic System Locations Topic: Washington state anyone? |
| joebob |
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Posted: May 25th, '13, 01:23
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Replies: 3
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| ... that process runs its course, we are trying to reach out to more WA state AP folk to get a better understanding of how systems are working out here. Would you have time to answer some questions either over the phone or on the forum? Anyways, looking forward to hearing from you! Joe |
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Forum: Hardware Topic: Quickest way to clean muddy water? |
| keith |
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Posted: May 24th, '13, 23:14
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Replies: 17
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| alum is used in ponds (with fish) here in the states.. |
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Forum: Aquaponic System Locations Topic: Northern California |
| smatthew |
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Posted: May 24th, '13, 21:53
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Replies: 3
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| Where in northern CA are you? SF Bay Area here |
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Forum: New Member Introductions Topic: English gent, requesting permission to board |
| Dragosani47 |
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Posted: May 24th, '13, 21:41
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| Hey, A complete newbie here; just heard about AP from a friend and think it's a fantastic idea. I've always been interested in self-sufficiency and AP seems like a dream come true! Still heavily in research mode at the moment but I'd ... |
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Forum: Members Systems Topic: Chatterson Farms is born! |
| iammr.bill |
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Posted: May 24th, '13, 21:40
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Replies: 460
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Ryan wrote: ...My father inlaw just bought a smallish tractor at an auction Sunday... And he's going to park it here! Woooo!
It's got a bucket so it won't be long before I start digging some ponds. Stoked!
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Wooohoooo Bucket Tractor!!! |
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Forum: General System Discussions Topic: Algae turf scrubber full sustainability. |
| MartinC |
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Posted: May 24th, '13, 21:18
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Replies: 60
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| Ok KQ, here's my 2 cents worth: 1. Its nearly impossible to read your posts. 2. Its very hard to decipher what you're talking about. 3. You cover nearly the entire known universe in one post and want answers on multiple questions ... |
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Forum: Members Systems Topic: TCLynx Bought The Farm |
| TCLynx |
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Posted: May 24th, '13, 20:08
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Replies: 592
Views: 49322
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| ... heat exchange is delayed, the day/night diurnal temperature shift is delayed and so the temperature swings between our spring time Highs and lows here seem to be mitigated. The media bed system has less water than the tower system and yet the temperature swings in it have been 8 degrees F or less ... |
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Forum: New Member Introductions Topic: Greeting from Kitchener, On, Canada |
| AdamK |
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Posted: May 24th, '13, 19:44
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Replies: 2
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| Hi Adam. I'm happy to see someone so close by. I saw your reply to my thread and followed you here. How big was your 'larger' system going to be, and how small is your new plan? I'm hoping to attempt an outdoor system soon. I have to finish a cost benefit analysis first ... |
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Forum: Members Systems Topic: Charlie's 2nd System |
| MartinC |
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Posted: May 24th, '13, 17:25
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Replies: 971
Views: 7546
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| ... really cracked me up. I didn't see it as it was down the page and I was reading your CHOP2 comment. I thought I was done but scrolled down and there appeared this rather attractive foot. Charlie that foot has a lot of potential. I can see podiatrists for miles around swooning over it. It reminds ... |
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Forum: Members Systems Topic: starting to get impatient |
| Journeyman |
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Posted: May 24th, '13, 12:51
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Replies: 19
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| ... believe they even excrete ammonia from their gills as past of respiration, so they don't even need to eat to produce ammonia. Think I read that on here somewhere. As Journeyman says, either your system is cycled and dealing with the load or your test kit is faulty. Doh! I forgot about that part ... |
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Forum: Members Systems Topic: JT's Wicking Bed Project |
| Food&Fish |
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Posted: May 24th, '13, 11:25
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DecalsbyJT wrote: yup thats where I saw it first....
sorry to steal your idea LOL
jT
You dident steal it JT the stuff i put on here is free for anybody to use
On a side note they work well dont they |
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Forum: Hardware Topic: Bio Filter - is there a need? |
| Henrymac |
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Posted: May 24th, '13, 09:31
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| Is there a need to filter the water through a bio filter? I see people on here run their water through some really elaborate filters to try and clean the water. I came across a filter that claims to keep the water healthy by ... |
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Forum: Members Systems Topic: TCLynx Bought The Farm |
| TCLynx |
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Posted: May 24th, '13, 08:30
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Replies: 592
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| ... of lettuce do you grow in the heat? If any... Jimbo, Last summer I actually manged to grow Encore lettuce mix right on through the summer heat here. Trick seems to be to 1, germinate it indoors (we keep the AC set to 78 F in the summer and use humidity domes to keep the AC from drying out the ... |
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