Backyard Aquaponics
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3 day purge and they taste delightful. i will be leaving some others for 7 days to compare. i doubt there will be any difference. in fact the last lot i left for 7 days but i think these tasted better. might have been preparation though.

O' yeah, love this life. This is not just the good life it's A GREAT LIFE. Fresh fish home grown and salad to go with it. Sometimes the guests are not quite acustomed though. Well done Mark.

I gave him 4 minutes, surely he would have wolfed them down in that amount of time.
Intersting about the purging time, I'm thinking I may just use my aquaponics tank as the purging tank rather than having a separate one for the job.

hi all,

i reciently tested my pH and its hovering around 6. went from 8+ to 6 in a month when i added more fish.

can i add dolomite lime directly to the growbeds to raise pH?

or would i be better off adding it the the fish tank first?

any thoughts?

hey all,

not much happening here.

i just received a new pump and boy is it a beauty. sure it cost 2x as much as the resun but by the looks its 4x as good. just look at the size comparison to my resun. can't wait to plump up the next system to see the comparison.

Yep... father and son of.... by the looks of them....

What's the new one rated at BF?

this is one of the tornado pumps that was being discussed recently.

From the web site.

Tornado 4500 Pump PF1375 -Also sold in Australia as JFP-4500, PondMax PM4500D, Tornado 4500
Handles solids 0-8mm - the perfect partner for a Bioforce filter.
Comes with no fountain heads.

You can remove the motor from the strainer cage to reduce it's overall size, making it perfect for compact clean water architectural features requiring an extremely quiet powerful pump. See image below.

Max Flow: 4500L/hr
Flow at 0.5m: 3900L/hr
Flow at 1.0m: 3120L/hr
Flow at 1.5m: 2340L/hr
Flow at 2.0m: 1680L/hr
Flow at 2.5m: 780L/hr
Flow at 3.0m: 0L/hr
Max Head: 3.0m

Extremely quiet asynchronous motor.
Cable Length: 10m
Power Consumption & Voltage: 65W 240V
Attachments: Stepped-down hosetail adaptor 20/25/32mm, 1'' BSP threaded socket
Outlet Size: 19, 25, 32mm & 1" BSP male
Suitable for Inline Use: YES
Dimensions (LxWxD): 295x170x175mm
Weight: 3.74kg
Guarantee: 2 years excluding moving parts - impeller.
Country of Manufacture: China

These pumps are suitable, in conjunction with a float switch, for automatic drainage of sumps or pits which collect unwanted nuisance seepage water under the house or garage.

Do you need tubing or fittings? Look here!

Warranty:
Guarantee: 2 years excluding moving parts - impeller.

here's the picks of the resun:

Resun King 3FL Low Voltage Fountain & Waterfall Pump

Max Flow: 2400L/hr
Max Head: 2.35m
Flow at 1m: 1700L/hr
Cable Length: 5m (may be extended up to a total of 60m)
With this 24V low voltage pump you can extend the low voltage cable with connectors to a total of 60m before a voltage drop occurs
Power Consumption & Voltage: 43W 24V
Transformer: Includes 24 Volt 60VA, 2.5A Indoor Transformer
Attachments: Flow Control, single and double volcano, bell fountain, foam filter, waterfall outlet
Inlet Size: 12mm, 19mm & 1" BSP female
Outlet Size: 12mm, 19mm & 1/2" BSP with 25mm off the fountain head tee-piece if you run the fountain and waterfall
Dimensions (LxWxD): 185x80x110mm
Max permissible fluid temperature: 35 deg celcius
Weight: 2.5kg
Guarantee: 1 year excluding impeller
Country of Manufacture: China

Same as the two pumps I have brought from Joel, cant wait to get back to kal to install them

I'm NOT questioning the efficiency or quality of the Tornado ,, but it's rathewr unfair to compare an AC motor against a DC motor . Here's an Apple and here's an Orange ,, which is the best Pear.
DC motors are notoriuosly innefficent , once again I'm not questioning the Tornado , as it's specks look very nice ,, but the price OUCH!!!!

It may be a bit expensive, but I am hoping that it is quieter and more reliable than my cheapy pumps, it is definately more energy efficient. A pump failure when I am away for 2 weeks a time would be bad

outback,,a few dollars extra to save hundreds of fish,,,yep value plus.