Backyard Aquaponics
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My trout are looking good after a rough start 19 died and now my boys as I like to call them are doing great. So tame I have them eatin out of my hand. Makes the catching of them easier ( but not the eating ) How do we keep the tem down until we really have to harvest them as we had a late " rough " start to this.

Struggleing with this myself, currently building a shade house, got my tanks insulated, been thinking about mulching the tops of my gb's iv also put batts around the sun spots. Still getting high temps, also trying frozen 2 lt milk bottles in the sump over night to bring the temp down so it takes more to raise it during the day.

Keeping them will lead to an even rougher finish, bitte the bullet and harvest, even if they are a tad small. You are not going to get much more weight on them from now on anyway.

Harvest 90% of them and keep a few to see how far you get, this gives you an idea of what you can do in future years, just dont bet your whole harvest on it this year.

I have had mid 30 degree days for 3 days in a row, and it's pushing the limit well and truely, probably spending more on aeration than what the fish are worth.

Agreed, start harvesting now.

My water hasn't been over 18 yet had a few 26's in a row and 1 o/n was 16 with a 28 day after so I'm doin ok got temp down too 11 last night by icing water 2 x 2 lt bottles and a 6 degree over night.

I'll start harvesting round 22 c only running 9 fish ATM and iv got a mates dam lined up for smaller ones.

[color=#BF0000]I have shade and have insulated the top and side as well Perth has had a 32++ today and I am really GGGGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr because we just got rid of our 900 lt freezer oh what a joy to have the fresh rain water frozen for the tank. Right then I will bite the bullet and see which one of the boys gets the chop. Any good recipes you lot[/color]

Apparently many people smoke their trout...

But it's difficult to get them in the papers and the filter is a nightmare

Smoking is good and so is pan frying with a little butter etc

i believe they make these Vase's with like a pipe coming out of them......

I hear the water still gets too hot despite the extra aeration though!

hahahahahahahahahahah!

Whats the smallest Size fish you would harvest?

Whitebait size!!!!

im really egar to eat some trout, been thinking about getting my big hewa's out... but there not really that big :/

Great thing about little fishes is you can fry them up and eat the bones also...