Backyard Aquaponics
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Good to see Decal...

good growth coming along there Decal.

Todd

You would never be sorry growing trout, I reckon
They are about the most fun that you can have with fish!

Thanks Guys!

Hi Faye, really want to grow trout if I can get planning permission?

Or may be a floating cage in the main tank. Only want to grow 3 or 4 trout.

Would prefer the 2nd system as I said above to be able to have a nursery/hospital tank.

i cant wait for trout again!!!!!!

they are so much fun! and such good eating!!! never eaten a silver perch yet.

i'm going to stock up big time on trout in the home system next season

So what do you stock in you FT over summer?

well i had half a season of trout, started 50 Silver perch 1st week DEC 2010 and they are powering along, by trout season i plan on having another FT on my system to run the Trout in so the silvers can winter themselfs. or i'll build a smaller system to winter SP while im running trout.

Good to see your system powering along there too brett!

Thanks Jamey.

Still planning on coming up for a drive once the bub is sleeping better (meaning we are getting more sleep!)

i can sympathize with you, i fell lucky now my youngest is 2 and sleeps well!! the time will come

Melbourne looks to be finally having some hot summer days coming up. Not that I'm complaining as it's been a loverly mild summer.
31 today, 40 tomorrow and 39 on Monday.

Think I will turn the system over to a siphon set up from F&D, found this helped the last time we has a couple of hot days.

All the new plants seem to be powering along, just about to have out 1st AP tomatoe!



I did read some where the tomatoes won't fruit if the Ph is above 7? My system runs a constant 7.8 - 8.0, the 1st couple if plants did do well still I started to add iron and Seasol.

I have put covers over the dirt garden to help with the heat, haven't made a cover for AP system yet on the list.



Just filled the hole left from the old fish pond we had the test AP system in. Going to buy 2 corrugated raised beds to make wicking beds to grow tomatoes. I found a guy in Wallan who custom makes them, will get him to put bottoms in them so we won't need to line the bottoms with plastic.

Ok it's been awhile since I last up-dated.

I have been increasing the food to the Sp's while the water has been hot and everything has started to take off. I may have been under feeding as I was scared of getting my number too high.

But the system as taken it in it's stride. The water has started to cool off now, down to 16˚c the past few days. I have backed the food off as the Sp's are not as hungry.




Also while I was in Adelaide last week for the Caravan and Camping show I stumbled upon what is called a Thumper, it's a specially made storage/battery and picked one up as a show special. This is the smallest at 15amps. They have huge ones that will run fridges for days.

This is the start of my back-up system.

The weather here can not make it's mind up at the moment, cold and rain one day then a string of hot days and nights. I not complaining about the warm weather it means the SP's are eating again. Trying to get them fattened up as fast as I can.

I haven't done a water test for a few weeks as I have been either interstate or flat out and the wife has been feeding them when she remembers?

Not sure why our 9 weeks daughter has priority over feeding the fish?

The system is all looking really good, need to get some dipel as the caterpillars are making a mess of the cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli.

Might wander out and do the water tests and take some photos.

Just been out and tested the water:
Ammonia .25, Nitrite 0, PH 7.4 - 7.6 it's hard to tell as it's crossing over on the cards.

You should be pretty happy Decal, the AP looks great, and congrats on the baby When you have to wake up in the middle of the night and make sure all is well with the AP

Thanks Abdul,
It's all coming along nicely, since I have been either away or flat out at work for the past 6 weeks and the next six aren't any better.
Just as long as the wife remembers to feed the fish once and awhile all will be good.