Backyard Aquaponics
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Has anyone got a battery powered aerator I can borrow / hire for a day or 2?

Merry Christmas,

Tony
0429 889 610

I didn't need one, and I am in Kelmscott. They asked if I had one - but I think that is to cover themselves.
Do you have an inverter handy?

Haha lol, Tony has a many kW inverter

Shivas,
I looked for a small inverter at work but couldn't find one (we have many of them), so I bought one of the battery powered ones (2 D cells).
I got them home with no losses.
I got 200 SP at $0.49 each.

My big inverter is a 48VDC/240VAC 4.2 KVA (30 minute rating) stand alone inverter.
Call me some time (0429 889 610) if you are interested in my system.
Our last power bill was for$19.25 but my next one should be a credit note.

Regards,
Tony

picked up 100 silvers from GP a couple days ago

theyre definitely not 30mm , closer to 10mm,
price has gone up to 49c each aswell

honestly I should have told the guy that I'd changed my mind after seeign the pathetic size of them , but theyd already fished em out and carted em up & kept em alive in a bucket for half a day , maybe I shoulda saved my money and spent it on enough seasol to keep things going till troutman turns up later this year

I saw a couple of them nibbling at the crumbled up trout pellets I threw in , but onl once . looks like theyre not eating yet

Hang in there guys! I got 40 GP SP when they first came in early Dec. Yes, Only about 10-15mm. Most of them are now about 30-35mm and eat like pigs. There are still a couple of runts that dont seem to have grown much. They are quite happy in the 1000lt BYAP tank with 9 goldies.

That's strange, mine like crushed Trout pellets.

At 10mm... the should be on a"crumble"... almost a powder...

Whack your pellets through one of those old hippie "mullamatics"....

My babies get powder and crumble and are getting right into maggots. BSF lavae to big for them at the moment but normal maggots are a real hit

Crush 4mm pellets between two half pavers is my method. Was going to use the mortar and pestle but I got the look from the best buddie and knew it was out of the question.

So I guess the blender is off limits as well Seamonkey...

Ohh Yeah, Rupe. Thought about doing a sneaky blend in the coffee grinder but those pellets stink sooo bad! Wouldnt be able to keep a straight face for next dinner party.

yeah Im crushing it up in a mortar & pestle to a powder . maybe they havent settled in yet

Nearly every junk shop salvos st vinnies has hand coffee grinders for 2 bucks

I like Rupert's idea of using a Mullamatic if this is what he was talking about



just don't ask me how I connected the dots

For me this would work best as I have SP ranging from 30mm to 150mm and I want a variety of size out of my 4mm pellets to ensure all the fish get a feed.

I tried the two blade food processes and it just spun the pellets around in a circle with out chopping much (pellets too light I think) so I snuck it back ito the kitchen after washing it of course.

I now use a morter and pestle I made in my shed out of a tow ball and a concave piece of 10mm plate steel