ok, thanks. makes sense. guess i need to slow down and find a source where i can getfewer fish or just wait till next spring... i get excited sometimes and dont look berfore i leap
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| Author: | heartbeat91 [ Oct 20th, '14, 23:51 ] |
| Post subject: | howdy from Canton,Tx |
Howdy, ive been lurking here for a while as i gather info. i am getting close to beginning a build (still undecided on an exact design). i am going to set up a 50 gal indoor aquarium this week to start some tilapia (thinking 50 fingerlings) so i have a little experience with them before i go larger when temps warm up in spring. any advise, tips or recommendations welcome. i would love to tour a working system, large or small, even if it involves a little driving. |
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| Author: | keith [ Oct 21st, '14, 02:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: howdy from Canton,Tx |
you'll need lots more room than a 50 gallon tank for 50 tilapia! 5 will be plenty for that size ft |
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| Author: | heartbeat91 [ Oct 21st, '14, 06:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: howdy from Canton,Tx |
5 fingerlings? i know they'll grow, (not sure how fast, though) and will move them to a larger tank later. thanks for the reply. maybe im under estimating the size of fingerlings?? |
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| Author: | keith [ Oct 21st, '14, 06:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: howdy from Canton,Tx |
you need to stock to your filtration capacity.. starting out a pretty good, and easy system will be 1:1 - that means for every 1 gallon of fish tank, you have 1 gallon of media in your growbed - and a good starting point for stocking is for every 100 gallons of growbed, you can grow out 20 to 25lbs of fish... smaller fish require more food/are more active etc... so it's kind of a bad idea to think that you can start with a bunch of small fish and expand as they grow, but everyone has to blaze their own trail, and kill their own fish |
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| Author: | heartbeat91 [ Oct 21st, '14, 06:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: howdy from Canton,Tx |
oops...justy realized what i posted. should read 25 fingerlings. thinking about hawaiian gold from whitebrook. (their min order) |
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| Author: | heartbeat91 [ Oct 21st, '14, 07:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: howdy from Canton,Tx |
ok, thanks. makes sense. guess i need to slow down and find a source where i can getfewer fish or just wait till next spring... i get excited sometimes and dont look berfore i leap
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| Author: | coachchris [ Oct 21st, '14, 07:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: howdy from Canton,Tx |
I had 30 golds in a 55 and din't have many issues. I moved them outside as they grew, and now am trying to breed the remaining large ones inside. |
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| Author: | heartbeat91 [ Oct 21st, '14, 08:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: howdy from Canton,Tx |
coachchris, thanks for the reply. that is the plan i have for mine. (keeping 4:1 or 2) "didnt have many issues", what issues did you have? How long before you had to move them out? was your ft an ap system or a filtered aquarium? thanks in advance, martin |
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| Author: | wildstang [ Oct 28th, '14, 00:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: howdy from Canton,Tx |
Hey heartbeat91. I'm just up the road from you in Point, Tx. |
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| Author: | heartbeat91 [ Oct 30th, '14, 12:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: howdy from Canton,Tx |
hey stang, do you have a system up and running? i would like to visit a working setup before i build so i can get some ideas. |
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| Author: | wildstang [ Oct 30th, '14, 21:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: howdy from Canton,Tx |
Yes, I have a small system in operation. I wanted to start small and make mistakes early before building a much larger one. I have 4 half blue barrel gbs, a 100 gallon ft and 90 gallon sump. It's been up and running about 3 months. |
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