M would be VERY dark with me if the fish got a carport before she did
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| Author: | Sunrise Girl [ Nov 11th, '06, 13:54 ] |
| Post subject: | A Possibly Dumb Question |
Hi I was looking at the photo's of the hydro set up and having a bit of a day dream and I started wondering about out door systems and nitrate/amonia etc levels... We had a down pour earlier that filled the ducks bath tub in about 10 minutes so a fish tank of 2000 or so litres would probably have a fair catchment size here - does it mess with the nutrients? Or do people just cover their tanks? Thanks, Andi |
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| Author: | Daniel [ Nov 11th, '06, 15:42 ] |
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i have a pond, and although the rainwater probably dilutes the nutes, i dont mind as it replaces water lost due to evaporation, transpiration, etc *am covering it in winter though to keep the warmth in |
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 11th, '06, 18:07 ] |
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Don't forget that if its surface is even only slightly above ground then the only catchment is its surface area + the surface area of your bed. I'd need to get 50mm of rain to add 100ltrs to my 1000lt tank |
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| Author: | EllKayBee [ Nov 11th, '06, 18:17 ] |
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SG, I have my small tank and beds under cover and will be doing the same with a green house over my larger system - apart from keeping rain out, this will also regulate the temperature a little |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Nov 11th, '06, 18:24 ] |
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We're building a carport-style greenhouse (slightly sloping roof) to keep out the gum leaves and the torrential rain that we get here in summer. |
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 11th, '06, 18:26 ] |
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M would be VERY dark with me if the fish got a carport before she did
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| Author: | Daniel [ Nov 11th, '06, 18:57 ] |
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I think i remember reading a post a couple of months ago by someone legally needing to cover their tanks so there was no chance of it overflowing and the species of fish escaping... |
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 11th, '06, 19:00 ] |
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or constructing a bung wall..............don't open this can-o-worms again 
Nah, you can if you want 
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| Author: | earthbound [ Nov 11th, '06, 19:00 ] |
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It's probably not such an essential thing Andi. Adding the extra watrer to the system will mean that it dilutes things a little, but unless you live in a very heavy rainfall area then it won;t make a huge difference.. Keep in mind that it will flood out of the system somewhere though.. |
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| Author: | Sunrise Girl [ Nov 12th, '06, 08:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Possibly Dumb Question |
Hi Thanks to everyone who answered I had a horrible feeling it would be like a watery melt down and you'd have to cycle the system again...
I'm having trouble getting my head around some of the techie stuff, so I really appreciate that everyone's so generous with their knowledge here Cheers Andi |
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 12th, '06, 09:14 ] |
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You'll have no shortage of techie help. Just watch out for les, he'll quote you lengths in furlongs and chains and stuff LOL
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| Author: | EllKayBee [ Nov 12th, '06, 11:32 ] |
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LOL - Mark Twain Les |
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 12th, '06, 18:12 ] |
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Big thunder storms tonight after a very warm day. Cool, my system needed a little topping up anyway
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| Author: | monya [ Nov 12th, '06, 18:18 ] |
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Yeah, we had a good rain last night, refilled one water tank and put about 2000 litres in another, and forecast is for more rain at midnight tonight too |
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 12th, '06, 18:20 ] |
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so YOU sent it over! Another project is to pipe garage roof up to a IBC |
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