Hello. Sound like an interesting system. Pictures help.
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| Author: | Troy Searles [ Aug 18th, '08, 10:04 ] |
| Post subject: | New system in Canberra |
I have just started a Aquaponics system in Higgins ACT and have used a “ICB” (cut in half ) as the fish tank and at the moment I am using three half barrels as the grow beds with a view to add the three other grow beds at a later stage. I am also going to set up two half barrels under the three grow beds for worms and black soldier fly larvae. I an in the process of cycling the water at the moment and will be using Yabbies |
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| Author: | Dufflight [ Aug 18th, '08, 11:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
Hello. Sound like an interesting system. Pictures help.
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| Author: | Gilly [ Aug 18th, '08, 12:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
Welcome. +1 for pictures 
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| Author: | Outbackozzie [ Aug 18th, '08, 18:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
welcome, and it's 'IBC'  
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| Author: | Chappo [ Aug 20th, '08, 00:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
Now you've wrecked it for me Rupert ,, I was imagining a nice ex Russian ICBM cut in half length-ways ,, make a nice grow bed:) 
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Aug 20th, '08, 00:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
 What you on about Chappo....  Welcome Troy... look forwarded to seeing pics of your system as it developes... Few Canberrans jumping onboard lately... have to do a road trip one day... my boy's down at ADFA... |
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| Author: | Chappo [ Aug 20th, '08, 00:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
ICBM ,, Inter Continental Ballistic Missile ,, i was playing with Troy's use of ICB ( M ) ..... instead of IBC,,, ahhh , obviously it's my bed time ,, night all:) 
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Aug 20th, '08, 00:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
Got that Chappo.... but you got the wrong guy...  Time for your bedtime....
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| Author: | Boris01 [ Aug 20th, '08, 01:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
hehe , I thought ICBM aswell Chappo I wonder how much one of those would hold . cut in half ... DAMMIT ! There's Google ! and a calculator !! curse this hobby and my curious mind |
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| Author: | gemmell [ Aug 20th, '08, 10:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
Yay, another canberra system. Good time of year to get it going too - my water temps are up around the 10s. |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Aug 20th, '08, 13:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
Mine are 23 degrees .... 
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| Author: | Troy Searles [ Aug 20th, '08, 14:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
This week the temperature was -4 two days in a row and the yabbie tanks had ice on the surface. I have to insulate the tanks and add a heater or two to the system. (when I am allowed to spend some more money). I should be adding some pics of the system tonight. |
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| Author: | Troy Searles [ Aug 20th, '08, 19:34 ] | ||||
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra | ||||
Here are a couple of pictures. The area is still a bit messy as I am still playing with the system. The lattice is to stop the birds getting at the yabbies. The inlet to the grow beds has to be attached and I have placed mesh filters under the taps to catch any large particles that make it through the pump.
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| Author: | Gilly [ Aug 20th, '08, 19:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
Looks good. How many yabbies have you got. |
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| Author: | Troy Searles [ Aug 20th, '08, 19:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New system in Canberra |
At the moment I have about 80 seperated into a male and female tank (exact numbers unsure). They are about 5cm long. I have about 10 yabbies that I caught from my dam that are about 15cm long. I am trying to design a method to house the yabbies in seperate compartments but still have the ability to be feed them easily. I will be trying different things over the next few months. |
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