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Author:  dbonnice [ Jan 8th, '17, 20:51 ]
Post subject:  Hello from Central Florida
Hi,

I have been lurking here for a little while and enjoy learning from all the great info posted here.

My wife and I just finished (well, not sure it will ever be finished) building our mini greenhouse around our aquaponics system.

Greetings from Darby Florida!

Don
Author:  scotty435 [ Jan 9th, '17, 00:39 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
Hi Don, welcome to the forum :headbang: . How big is your mini greenhouse?
Author:  dbonnice [ Jan 9th, '17, 21:06 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
Thanks for the welcome. I'll attempt to attach a picture.

It is 20'X24'. This is a photo taken before all the shade cloth was added.

We beat the cold so far with a couple aquarium heaters in the fish tank.

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Author:  dlf_perth [ Jan 9th, '17, 21:16 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
welcome to the forum. looks like a pretty good space for a setup.
Author:  RobSteele [ Jan 9th, '17, 23:39 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
great setup ! welcome aboard!
Author:  markb [ Jan 10th, '17, 00:40 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
Looks like a nice greenhouse.
Any pictures of the inside setup?
Author:  scotty435 [ Jan 10th, '17, 03:49 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
Looks pretty big for a mini greenhouse Don :? . Granted it's not like some of the mega greenhouse operations in Florida but still not bad :thumbright: (greenhouses seem to shrink as they get farther north so down south that might be a mini but up north it's a midi or a maxi greenhouse) . I second the request for pictures of the inside - Looks like a DWC setup amoung other things.
Author:  Green Time [ Jan 10th, '17, 07:19 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
Hi from a few hours north and east of you.

Can you tell me some more info on the greenhouse (kit or self made, where you got it or the materials, etc...)?

Thanks
Author:  dbonnice [ Jan 11th, '17, 07:23 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
Another attempt to add picture with Tapatalk.


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Author:  dbonnice [ Jan 11th, '17, 07:25 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
ImageImageImageImageImageGoing to try and add photos with Tapatalk.

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Author:  dbonnice [ Jan 11th, '17, 07:29 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
Green Time wrote:
Hi from a few hours north and east of you.

Can you tell me some more info on the greenhouse (kit or self made, where you got it or the materials, etc...)?

Thanks

It was built from scratch. My neighbor used to build greenhouses for a living. Most parts were purchased locally. The white ground cover came from Growers Supply. The poly and polylock from imperial builders in opopka.

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Author:  dbonnice [ Jan 11th, '17, 07:46 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
OK.. too much typing on the phone.. The sides of the greenhouse roll up to let air in. There is a fan in the peak to keep are moving. Being in Florida, the sides are up most of the time except the last week when winter decided to show up.

I am fighting an iron deficiency right now. Just added some iron. The system itself is very young and is maturing slower than the plants would like. There are about 25-30 good sized blue tilapia in the tank.
Author:  scotty435 [ Jan 12th, '17, 02:05 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
Very nice setup and neatly done :thumbright:. I see what looks like an RFF which should take care of your settleable solids, do you have a filter for the suspended solids going to the DWC setup yet?
Author:  dbonnice [ Jan 12th, '17, 07:19 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
scotty435 wrote:
Very nice setup and neatly done :thumbright:. I see what looks like an RFF which should take care of your settleable solids, do you have a filter for the suspended solids going to the DWC setup yet?

Not yet. And I anticipate that being a necessity.
Author:  scotty435 [ Jan 12th, '17, 16:31 ]
Post subject:  Re: Hello from Central Florida
+1 - glad to hear you're already on to getting the filter :thumbright:. A Static Upflow Filter is a good choice for suspended solids filtering.

Regarding the iron deficiency - what kind of iron are you using and how are you adding it (to the system water or as a spray directly on the plants)?

Cheers
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