These are from about a month ago when I was first working it out
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| Author: | Nicksaway [ Sep 29th, '14, 07:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
Hey how's it going I'm Nick, I'm married with 3 kids and we've just bought a house down here so I finally get to set up an AP. YEAH! I just thought I would start of small to see how it all goes and that way if anything goes wrong it won't be to big a drama. I'm FIFO as well so hopefully nothing goes wrong when I'm away. I'm trying to get the kids interested but we'll see what happens. There's a small pond in the backyard which even had 2 goldfish in it when we bought the house which was a surprise as the water was green and there wasn't even a pump. I've lined a brick planter box with black plastic, put in a small solar pump I bought on ebay and moved the goldfish into there, they've been in there for a few weeks now with out any dramas so it's time to progress. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions for all of you and I'll make sure to post plenty of pics Cheers Nick |
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| Author: | skeggley [ Sep 29th, '14, 09:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
Hiya Nick, welcome to the forum. Read heaps, use the search function, ask questions and most of all have fun. |
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| Author: | Nicksaway [ Oct 30th, '14, 17:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
Well I've bought some gravel and some small plastic planter boxes, pump, pvc and retic fittings and made some small GBs a couple of weeks ago and transplanted some strawberries from the backyard. They seem to have survived and even seem to be growing. The 2 goldfish have survived and seem really happy so we went out and bought 4 barra fingerlings from golden ponds last Saturday. They seem happy after a day and are even eating(when they beat the goldfish to the food) that will probably change when they get bigger. I'll try put some pics up Cheers Nick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Nicksaway [ Oct 30th, '14, 17:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
These are from about a month ago when I was first working it out Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Nicksaway [ Oct 30th, '14, 17:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
   Water lilies are taking off I don't know if that's good or bad I guess they will give the fish shelter and it means the system is healthy Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Nicksaway [ Oct 30th, '14, 17:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
   The new additions Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Nicksaway [ Oct 30th, '14, 18:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
The strawberries are definitely growing new leaves and the kids can't wait for the actual strawberries The barra are only tiny I don't know if they will grow out to plate size before it gets to cold but there's only 1 way to find out. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Charlie [ Oct 30th, '14, 19:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
Looks great. Welcome. |
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| Author: | katmac [ Oct 31st, '14, 12:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
Welcome Nick, I'm just down the road in Baldivis 
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| Author: | Nicksaway [ Oct 31st, '14, 17:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
Great forum by the way I've been reading/searching through some of the threads and found it to be a very fun, helpful and supportive community Lots of good ideas I've just bought a bug zapper to try reduce the mozzies and feed the little barra at the same time Let's see what happens Cheers Nick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Nicksaway [ Nov 28th, '14, 09:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
Well all 4 of the barra fingerling are gone I noticed 1 of the barra had bulging and cloudy eyes when I was feeding them in the morning the day before I flew out I did a bit of a search on here and came up with ich From what I could work out they were getting stressed because of low water temps or from coming from GPs or a combination So I caught them put them in an esky in the house with salted water and a aquarium pump to see if that would help them Unfortunately I had to fly out the next day and the mrs said they just died 1 a day over the next few days Very disappointing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | katmac [ Nov 28th, '14, 13:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
That's not good at all. I'm sorry to hear it  Maybe silver perch might be a better option to deal with this funky weather we've had this year, they can handle a much wider range of temps. Troutman is sold out I believe, but there's a chap in Gidgegannup who still has some. I cannot for the life of me remember his name right now, but I'm sure someone else will chime in. I am planning on getting some perch from him shortly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Nicksaway [ Nov 28th, '14, 13:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
Ye I was thinking silvers and marron On a positive the 2 original goldfish that were in there are still going strong and all the plants are thriving The strawberries are starting to fruit but done of their leaves are looking very pale Does anyone know what that means Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Matthew [ Nov 28th, '14, 22:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
If Gavin can't help out try https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chapman- ... n=timeline. Looks like they're doing a BYAP drop-off  Below text copied from facebook I have been asked to do another trip to Perth, next trip Sat 6th December - pickup approx. 12-1pm SILVER PERCH FINGERLINGS 4-7cm $3 each >7cm $4.50 each Pickup from Backyard Aquaponics Jandakot or Mundaring at this stage, other pick up points may be available depending on quantity. Get in now - next trip not until Feb 2015 |
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| Author: | Nicksaway [ Nov 29th, '14, 07:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Newby in Safety Bay , Western Australia. |
Hi katmac I think I've seen the add for gidge on gumtree it's just a bit of a drive Hi mat that delivery next week could be the way to go cheers Hi everyone What's the best way to transport and introduce new fish into my system? I just want to give them the best chance of survival, should I put them in a salt bath as soon as I get them home no matter where I get them from or just slows add water from my system into the esky for them to get used to overnight? Cheers Nick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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