Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Chappo hasn't been around for a few months is he still around?

maybe in Thailand

Probably sitting under a morniger tree

Last time I talked to him he had a few family problems going on in his life....

Haven't touched base with him for a while though...

He appears to be back

Yup. I'd reconize those slanted "T"s anywhere (private joke).

okay chappo's back, has anyone spoken to les lately?
Just wondering how the repairs on his kit went?

Yea i have he has had a few health issues [nothing serious] and family has had health issues he is ok but busy

thanks F&F, good to here he is okay. He is a real patron for aquaponics in brisbane.

I just found thgis thread ..... gee nice to be missed.
Alive and healthy , well alive:) Yes some ongoing family issues ,, but that seems to be going in the right direction now. Wife and kids have been in Thailand since October last year , I decided a long break was a better option than a permanent seperation and the plan seems to have worked ,, expected return date is 24 June.
So I have missed nearly half my daughters life ( she is now 14 months old) and a large piece of my sons life ,, but at the same time it was deemed a necessary althgough pianfull option to get the necessary changes in attitude from both adults involved.
ANYWAY ,, so yes i had a few weeks overseas , 12 days in Thailand to visit the kids and Mrs ,, and the best 2 weeks I've ever had on a beach in the Phillipines.
Living alone , working shift work and 6 days a week with the added duties of cleaning washing gardeninmg cooking ( yep no take-away for me ) has seen me with little spare time.
The "fish farm" in Thailand has changed into a fishing park ..... people pay to go fishing in my lakes A few of the smaller ponds have been filled in with dirt as the land's value has risen substantially and will be sold off in the next several years for a housing estate.
Moringa trees are doing what they do , growing like crazy ,, neighbours , cousins Auntiers HALF the bloody town go there to collect a Tilapia or two and a bunbch of young Moringa leaves for a stir-fry.I have hired a part time worker who do's somne feeding and on SaturdaY COLLECVTS SEVERAL TILAPIA A KILO OR SO OF mORINGA A DELIVERS IT TO THE LOCAL CHURCH WHO LOOK AFTEWR ORPHANS.
With the two large lakers now uncontrolled ( THE MALE ONLY tILAPIA WHERE IN THE SMALLER LAKES and mooved to the larger lakes where a mix of male/female ) , Tilapia are breeding faster than Rabbits on Viagra , so next week 3,000 fingerling Barramundi will be put in the two 4,000 square metre lakes ,, they will have a huge supply of live feed:) And those that grow large enough will make excellent sporting fish for our paying customers.
AND ,, yep I've done NIL nothing regards a home aquaponics set-up ,, AHH not quite true I have continued thinking about it

Well welcome back and good luck, glad to see things are working out and your spelling hasn't improved