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Fireblade Pilot
 Post subject: Barrels in the Desert
PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 06:10 
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Hoping to learn the basics with this system, before hooking into a couple buried IBC tanks to expand.

It functions !! Not sure if the parameters are within acceptable ranges .



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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 06:12 
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Fireblade Pilot wrote:
Hoping to learn the basics with this system, before hooking into a couple buried IBC tanks to expand.

It functions !! Not sure if the parameters are within acceptable ranges .



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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 06:16 
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Keep at it and post up some pics or ask questions, lots of people willing to give you a hand :headbang:
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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 06:19 
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Keep at it and post up some pics or ask questions, lots of people willing to give you a hand :headbang:

:upset: Videos won't load through taptalk, and having issues with phone settings on my pictures. I'm trying.
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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 06:48 
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Fireblade Pilot wrote:
:upset: Videos won't load through taptalk, and having issues with phone settings on my pictures. I'm trying.


Yeah, I've had issues with photos through tapatalk myself. I've found that I have to go to the actual website, copy the link, go back to tapatalk, then I am able to post up.

And welcome to the forum! :wave:
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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 07:00 
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Loaded from my phone to my laptop, Image too big, resized... now my message contains too few characters.
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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 07:21 
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Now we're rollin', By-gum. All photos must be shranked so this may take a bit.
AND looks like they are coming out backwards? :think:


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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 07:51 
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System setup: 12 volt sump pump 1000gph into fish tank SLO out to grow beds, beds drain back to sump.
RULE #1 DO NOT PUT PUMP IN FISH TANK. always pump in not out. :fill:


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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 08:03 
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When the pump is functioning I have about 2/3 sump full. If the primary pump fails, I have a battery backup pump system for when the sump fills over 2/3.
I know many say don't but I have a 4 gallon reserve in the bottom of each grow bed. It is a desert out there.
Any failures and my fish tank will not go below 50 gallons, my grow beds won't run dry and I have a backup pump.
My 12 volt air pump will also be run into the bottom of the grow beds as well as both tanks.
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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 08:05 
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On clearance for under $50, and it has an ALARM !!!


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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 11:04 
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@Fireblade Pilot - Hi and welcome to the forum, i noticed you have either copper/bronze fittings. You might want to look into getting them change. Copper/bronze with constant contact with your water will cause your system to crash by killing your bacteria colonies due to their antimicrobial properties.

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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 17:37 
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Curious wrote:
@Fireblade Pilot - Hi and welcome to the forum, i noticed you have either copper/bronze fittings. You might want to look into getting them change. Copper/bronze with constant contact with your water will cause your system to crash by killing your bacteria colonies due to their antimicrobial properties.

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That is one that I have not heard, I can swap them for nylon or more plastic, but neither lasts very long in our Desert. Thank you for the heads-up.
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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '15, 20:25 
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welcome to the forum, yep that looks hot there. It was 100 here in northern New Mexico at 7200 feet I can imagine what it was like down there.
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PostPosted: Jul 29th, '15, 00:11 
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welcome to the forum, yep that looks hot there. It was 100 here in northern New Mexico at 7200 feet I can imagine what it was like down there.

Yes, about 102-104 and actually been mild this summer. My permanent system will also be at about 7000ft. Hoping for cooler nights for my tomatoes. They got hammered in the heat. I did take insurance cuttings so I have 6-8 new ones rooted in water, waiting for the system to cycle and the temps to drop a bit.
At that altitude we will also be dealing with snow and below freezing temps. Whole new bed of worms, there. I will move up to my buried IBC tanks, greenhouse, etc.
I'm confident All the info is here just need to find and apply to my circumstances.
Not looking to reinvent the wheel...maybe just add a little suspension?
Thanx for the welcome, glad to be here. :wave:
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PostPosted: Jul 29th, '15, 06:28 
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http://www.aquaponic.com.au/fact%20sheets.htm
^^VERY Informative Reading ^^
I feel part rocket scientist, I understood 99 % of what I read so far about breaking down solid waste. A solids mineralization tank to jump-start the process, will be in order for the larger system. For now just a basic screen filter for the larger waste.
:?: Can I feed that larger waste to worms I use for fish food or do I need one more degree of separation :?:
Also, a larger grid distribution system to utilize the entire bed and minimize :funny1: clogages ? lol (clogging)
Another tidbit: No factual evidence for worms in the grow beds, in relation to their own waste mineralization...and isn't that the whole point?
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