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RupertofOZ
PostPosted: May 22nd, '11, 08:56 
The system has a float valve cutoff Chainsaw... and still had about 300mm of water in the tank...

Problem was most of the airlines had been ripped out of the tank....

On a hot day... with 200kg of fish... in 300mm of water.... things just weren't going to work out... well not for more than an hour anyway....
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PostPosted: May 22nd, '11, 14:36 
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RupertofOZ
PostPosted: Jul 30th, '11, 11:27 
With the recent wet summer and winter... and about three years of exposure to the elements.... the flooring under one of the grow beds has rotted... and the grow bed collapsed down onto the pier...

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So I've had to remove the media so that I can remove the bed, and replace the flooring...
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RupertofOZ
PostPosted: Jul 30th, '11, 11:28 
Thought I'd post a couple of pics of the state of the grow bed after three years... the pics represent what remains after a fairly good wash with the hose

Insignificant buildup... and this has been a fairly highly stocked, fed, and planted system...

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PostPosted: Jul 30th, '11, 12:01 
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What do you think is the main ingredient of that goop .....is it fish waste, breakdown of the clay or rotted vegetation ?
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PostPosted: Jul 30th, '11, 20:45 
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I would possibly say it is worm goop... not sure if you have many Rup I have bundles of worms and here is a piccie of their build up...

This photo is of a Growbed dug out a bit to show a side cutting of it


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TCLynx
PostPosted: Jul 30th, '11, 20:46 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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looks like fish poo and a bit of rotted roots to me. if the clay was really breaking down much you wouldn't see most of it looking so intact.
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PostPosted: Jul 30th, '11, 21:19 
Yep, mainly residual stuff from the worms I reckon....
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PostPosted: Jul 31st, '11, 13:34 
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Good to see the internals on these medium to long term beds.... :thumbright:
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PostPosted: Oct 11th, '11, 17:57 
Well Rupe's Mega System.... is no more.... but will soon be resurrected bigger and better than ever...

I've had to move... and will document the move in a seperate thread... but here's a teaser of moving the Silver Perch (41 in total)...

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... and settled in...

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TCLynx
PostPosted: Oct 11th, '11, 21:27 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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Moving? I hope this is good thing for you.
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PostPosted: Oct 12th, '11, 06:29 
Not really TCL... a complete PITA.... such are the joys of renting... owner decided to do some renovations and then sell the place..
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TCLynx
PostPosted: Oct 12th, '11, 08:24 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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Well, I wish you all the good luck you can find and make in the move. I HATE all that goes along with moving and I hope you land in a better situation. I feel for ya.
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PostPosted: Oct 12th, '11, 11:49 
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Yeah moving sux.... Glad I haven;t had to do it in a few years...
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I'm about to do one myself... Of course, all good moves come with an expansion...
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