Backyard Aquaponics
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That was on the way down that I got lost,after studying the map again I can see what happened it is as clear as mud.The trout are as hungry as horses and are still going strong.I went away for the weekend and guess what,a pipe burst and sprayed water over the power points and tripped the rcd and put everything out of action and I fully expected them all to be dead but they were all swimming aroung looking for a feed.
I have just installed a back up but by the look of some of the plants the power had been off for quite a while and I don't know how long that the battery lasted.But all the fish are alive and well.

Don you got to get them pipes sorted but good to hear yours are also fine, we certainly test out the fitness of trout down here in Narrogin

How are your new babies going Nocky? Jumping for joy, I bet

Excellent thanks faye, as are the blue marron

Good to hear mate - after your bumpy start, I'm glad it's going well !!

I can't believe the water quality, water now is crystal clear the pictures give a reasonable idea, but a month ago the water was rubbish, almost was going for a complete change


You can even see the trout


Another angle


Have cleared the original 2 GB's for planting today of winter Veggies, missus GB on the otherside of the wall is going great, winter Veggies for Narrogin consist of, Lettuce, Cabbage, Cauli's and Pea's so looks like a lot of pea's going in bring on summer......still have a good Roma plant going, don't know how much longer it will last though, have cut it right back, and the second planting of corn didn't quite make it, the weather turns cold so quick down this way, so out they come as well

Leave your tommy plant there Nocky, it may look a bit scabby over winter but next spring/summer it will be a monster plant.

I'v got one tomato that is three years old and it is going ferel at the moment.It is in the greenhaouse though.

Yes don't know how the tom will go in the wicked Narrogin frost but will see how it goes

Went out to buy some seedlings as haven't had time to get any started and all I can find is bloody cauliflower, 3 month variety, all year variety and baby variety, oh and Broccoli and Brocolinna which is.... baby broccoli, so have baby cauli and planted some pea seeds, don't know what else to try, it gets wicked cold for the next couple of months, missus has lettuce and cabbage in her GB and we have Carrots, garlic and onions in the dirt bed

Put some bird netting up around the poly frame I built............a while ago, fish are starting to bounce around a bit now, check out how cleare the water is now, a month ago you couldn't even see the top

Brussel sprouts? Everyone loves brussel sprouts.....

Nicxe to be able to see the fish again hey Nocky, looks like they are growing ok too.

Hi Nocky,

I see you have the tanks cleared up, but how is the gout going? I get it all the time...........worked out what the problem was..........every time I touched her on the Bum I got gout.

Yes Joel I reckon they are at 200mm now, I feed 3 times a day and they still want more, but will keep what I am doing as they seem healthy enough, dont want to get them too fat,
Chainsaw when I do that I seem to get a blackeye or cold shoulder but Gout is fine as long as I don't eat the things I like

Have you tried touching her somewhere else ?

Water and fish are lookin' great Nocky

Do you know how much you're feeding them per day? In grams and as a percentage of their overall weight?

Just interested to see what others are feeding. I pull out 10 fish every 2-3 weeks and average their weight to determine the new feed ratio.