Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Wow, that came from WAY out of left field
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Still laughing though

Lol, heck I swear I was looking at her eyes!

Doesn't red mean it goes faster or in this case grows faster.
sorry.

LOl...

Ok a few comments and a few questions
have 2 barra and 2 blue crays in the system, also with the feeder fish and the goldys, the water is a bit cloudy because my gravel wasn't completely clean but i am slowly adding clean water..

The float valve is on a very short leash but i had to raise the hieght ov where it hinged so that it would switch off before over flooding the bed
i did this with a large swivel like bit of metal that you get from the key section in the hardware, it allows the float to sit how it wants a bit better

???
if i put a cage covered in shade cloth around my pump to protect baby crays will that lower the good suff getting into the gravel? the sump has already pulled a few feeder fish thru it

how long does the bacteria take to get going in the gravel? will it be noticable in plant growth when it does.

do the fish/ crays need clear water to see the feed? i'd rather slowly clear the water by bucketing it onto my normal garden bit by bit rather than doing a complete drain.. i've fished for barra in some pretty murky water?

They normally feed more in the dark (evening to night) so I would say that seeing their feed is not as important and 'smelling' it...

Bees. from my understanding, it takes anywhere from 4 - 12 weeks to cycle a new system. When I put my minisystem together, the plant did nothing for about 4 weeks, then all of a sudden it had 10 new fronds overnight. It was obvious that something had happened and nitrates were present. Hope this helps

a few additions
my sump bin was 2 small at 20L so i doubled the size now perfect!
there is a bit of a drip from the return hose so i've put a mint plant in to capture it.
Also found a mesh box at the hardware for $3 so have sunk it in the back as a feeder fish cage, i will dole them out to the barra in bits
i have 2 barra and 2 blue yabbies now just saw the big barra so i know he is dealing with the shock of 21 degree water ok for now. You can also just see the swivel i used to rise the turning point of the float valve
flooding and draining on a 18 min cycle big pump runs for 38 sec a cycle

a dash for freedom
just on 2 of 3 redclaw came out for a look

How big is the "big barra"?

Are both of the redclaws "out for a look"? i can find one....its like wheres wally!!

i've got 3 redclaw one shed its shell on the way home and is playing shy the other 2 too turns to climb up the statue and dive off! the 'big' barra is only 5cm

Can't you see the one hanging off the left nipple!

Made me look again! Bad VB, Bad VB.

yeah i was like how could i miss it there, and then i checked....

VB that was funny. I need a statue in my system