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Aquaponics setup in Coos Bay, Oregon USA
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Author:  teknix [ Jul 10th, '07, 02:31 ]
Post subject:  Aquaponics setup in Coos Bay, Oregon USA
Well hello troop! :)
I have been lurking here quietly while i assembled my system. 400 liter system with 20 goldfish. I will be adding 10 or so Brown Bullhead catfish in 2 or 3 weeks.. just waiting for the fish to ship. Anyway.. just wanted to chime in and let you all know that these forums are a fantastic read!!
Author:  GotFish? [ Jul 10th, '07, 02:33 ]
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Welcome Teknix. Pic's please?
Author:  teknix [ Jul 10th, '07, 02:36 ]
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pics will be up tomorrow. At work so i need to head home and snap some :)
And thanks for the welcome :)
Author:  RupertofOZ [ Jul 10th, '07, 02:40 ]
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Welcome aboard ... from abroad teknix..... glad you've come out of the shadows.

Look forward to seeing pictures of what you've put together. :D
Author:  michael_Ferrini [ Jul 11th, '07, 01:18 ]
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Welcome to the forum.... Coos Bay is quite nice. Been there a few times.

Looking forward to the pics.
Author:  teknix [ Jul 17th, '07, 23:31 ]
Post subject:  Re: Aquaponics setup in Coos Bay, Oregon USA
Sorry for the wait on the pictures guys.. I got busy as hell setting up my worm bed.

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Author:  teknix [ Jul 17th, '07, 23:33 ]
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Author:  RupertofOZ [ Jul 17th, '07, 23:37 ]
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Well you have been a s busy member teknix.... very nice...

them fish seem to be doing their part pretty well... nice healthy greenery going on there....

How long you had the system going for?
Author:  Xzorby [ Jul 17th, '07, 23:39 ]
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Looks good, teknix! Are those tomatoes, basil, parsley, marigold, cucumber, a pepper?
Author:  teknix [ Jul 17th, '07, 23:52 ]
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Rupert that system is about 2 and a half months old. It started out kinda rough.. we had it stocked with about 50 goldfish but considering they were saved from a feeder tank we had a pretty high mortality rate.. But everything seems to be stable now.. I am currently waiting for my brown bullhead catfish.. i feel like a little kid waiting for christmas :P

Thomas.. you nailed it.. you have quite the eye for this it seems.. you didn't miss one :) Wait.. i got some chives in there too but they are hiding :)
It seems that the tomato is trying to drown everyone out. Thomas, I wanted to give you a little tip with the nitrogen cycle.. you can boost that with some worm tea
Author:  janethesselberth [ Jul 18th, '07, 00:04 ]
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Hi Teknix!
Welcome. I recognize the Rubbermaid--I approve, of course.

I don't quite understand the plumbing--would you explain? Are you doing flood and drain with timers, or what? And what are the pipes hanging off the roof?
Author:  earthbound [ Jul 18th, '07, 00:09 ]
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Nice one Teknix, I do like those rubbermaid containers you guys have over there..

Keep up the pictures as your tomato bush starts to grow over the roof.. :)
Author:  Dave Donley [ Jul 18th, '07, 00:37 ]
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Good job Tek! It looks great!

(I recognize the fish tub - It is like if JP's and my system from last Summer had a baby.)
Author:  teknix [ Jul 18th, '07, 00:41 ]
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Janet, its a continuous flow system. So i have a 600 gallon per hour pump pumping it out of the fish tank into the 50 gallon GB.. then a simple return pipe that i capped off. I drilled a half inch hole into the cap which gives me about 4 inches of water in the bottom of my GB.
The pipes that are hanging off the roof were to heat the water.. sort of like a heat exchanger. This proved to be a problem since my water temp would fluctuate from 60 degrees in the morning to 80+ by mid day.. Needless to say the fishies were a little upset with me.
This system is our test system.. Just wanted a proof of concept next is going to be a 900 gallon tank for fish and tons more grow bed.. but i need to figure out the Greenhouse layout before we can get started.
Author:  janethesselberth [ Jul 18th, '07, 00:41 ]
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Dave, we better not tell our spouses that we had a 'baby' together. :oops: :oops: :oops:
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