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Forum: General Banter Topic: A glass of wine and a good laugh |
| RobD |
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Posted: May 19th, '13, 23:28
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well the Dr told me I needed to cut back to 1 glass a day, so I bought a new glass 
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Forum: Members Systems Topic: TCLynx Bought The Farm |
| TCLynx |
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Posted: May 19th, '13, 21:31
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| ... problem is I have to wet down the ground before applying the nematodes and then I need to keep the soil moist for like two weeks to let them get well established. Sigh. |
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Forum: General System Discussions Topic: nitrites at 25ppm! (fishless cycling) |
| BoredomIsFailure |
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Posted: May 19th, '13, 18:46
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| ... a 1500lph pump) I was able to maintain 23*C +/- water temp in a 16*C +/- basement over the winter. The Eheims have a range of 18 to 33*C as well. Many thanks for the tip, but i'm planning to keep white cloud mountain minnows (about 20 of them) as I've read they like cooler water (above 16). ... |
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Forum: General System Discussions Topic: Having trouble keeping ph up from 6 |
| earthbound |
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Posted: May 19th, '13, 15:42
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Replies: 11
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| Yep, chasing pH can be like chasing your tail, especially in the early days.. Better off leaving things well alone and trying to be patient. |
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Forum: Fish Topic: How many fish do I buy? |
| Journeyman |
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Posted: May 19th, '13, 12:19
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| I have a 1000L (about 300 US gallons) FT and I am running 35 SP's and 10 catfish. But my system is well and truly cycled. I started with 2 goldfish and they were plenty to grow a half IBC GB full of basil, mint and silverbeet - the silverbeet got about a metre high in 5 ... |
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Forum: General Banter Topic: 25 May Anti Monsanto Day Protest |
| rsevs3 |
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Posted: May 19th, '13, 11:26
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Thanks Rup.
That website i linked to has a spreadsheet type page with places as well.
Not going to be one in Gerotown  |
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Forum: Members Systems Topic: Ryans IBC System |
| rsevs3 |
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Posted: May 19th, '13, 11:05
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Replies: 264
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| ... be honest, I did not even go down to assess the damage. I check that the fish were OK and left it for another day, feeling somewhat disheartened. Well yesterday I finally got out there and had a look to see how bad it was. Just about everything had been eaten or was dying. My capsicum plant is ... |
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Forum: New Member Introductions Topic: Ok you got me... |
| skeggley |
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Posted: May 19th, '13, 09:47
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Forum: New Member Introductions Topic: Dallas Tx |
| bcotton |
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Posted: May 19th, '13, 09:35
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| ... that drop temps for 2-3 days then the temp bounces back up to 65 degrees. I have had mossies live 24 hours in 45 degree water but i did not sleep well. helo, feed train your bass! they will grow as fast as tilapia if they dont have to chase their food around! brian |
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Forum: General System Discussions Topic: Maximum GB sq ft |
| StickTheRugger |
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Posted: May 19th, '13, 09:02
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Replies: 11
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| Please let me know if you need any information, and let me know how you got it as well! thank you for all of your help! |
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Forum: Hardware Topic: PVC Radial Flow/Swirl Solids Filter |
| tradewind |
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Posted: May 19th, '13, 00:45
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Replies: 10
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| ... to separate sediment from the water. There are studies that indicate that radial flow or more effective on light sediments like fish poo. It may well be that heavier sediments like sand may act differently. However, I know of no studies that have combined the two and was interested in its effectiveness. |
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Forum: General System Discussions Topic: Grow bed size. |
| dasboot |
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Posted: May 18th, '13, 23:03
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| ... want the best environment for my fish,just stick tilapia in,they won't care. I want to be happy just growing edible plants on the surface, oh well at least i wont be able to see the fish in there terrible living conditions. So i don't want to have grow beds with any sort of lush growth in ... |
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Forum: Members Systems Topic: Nebbian's solar upgrade |
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Posted: May 18th, '13, 21:20
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| ... a 24 amp/hr battery with a 20 watts panel and run 4 amps for one hour a day with a water feature and garden lighting. The battery is recharged well before midday. I also have a security camera and sensor 12 volt flood lighting running on the same size battery with an 80 watt panel. It hasn't ... |
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Forum: General System Discussions Topic: Maximum GB sq ft |
| StickTheRugger |
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Posted: May 18th, '13, 20:59
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| I might have posted wrong, i already have a GB, its 44inx40in and 12 in deep. im trying to figure out how many ft of pipes coming from the GB i could have based on how many gallons that are available. it will be a constant flood as well. |
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Forum: General System Discussions Topic: Maximum GB sq ft |
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Posted: May 18th, '13, 20:32
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| Alright, im coming into the home stretch of my first system. i have a 205 gallon FT as well as a 50 gallon sump as well. just checking my math i should be able to have 340 sq ft of grow bed to lay out right? based on my research you can have .5 to 1 sq ft for every ... |
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