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iammr.bill
 Post subject: Re: Fordy's System
PostPosted: Jun 21st, '11, 21:19 
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What does the wife think now, eh?
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Larry Ross
 Post subject: Re: Fordy's System
PostPosted: Jun 23rd, '11, 13:32 
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Love your system.. Great Job!!!
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fordy2110
 Post subject: Re: Fordy's System
PostPosted: Jul 11th, '11, 11:06 
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After a patient wait my first stock of fish are in. Considering the weather in Melbourne at the moment I have stocked the system with 15 Rainbow trout. Thanks to all for guiding me on a suitable stocking rate. Fish have now been in the system for a week and eating well. The 10 baby yabbies a one gold fish that had found its way into the tank are no longer with us. Video below shows the trout in week one.

[img][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/fordy2110/th_VID00002-20110710-1231.jpg[/img][/img]
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mantis
 Post subject: Re: Fordy's System
PostPosted: Jul 11th, '11, 11:33 
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Nice sized trout you have there Fordy and the system looks great
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RichD
 Post subject: Re: Fordy's System
PostPosted: Jul 11th, '11, 18:30 

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Hi Fordy,

Very smick set up.

Where did you get the Trout from and how much?

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fordy2110
 Post subject: Re: Fordy's System
PostPosted: Jul 11th, '11, 20:01 
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RichD wrote:
Hi Fordy,

Very smick set up.

Where did you get the Trout from and how much?

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Trout from 'Ballarat Live Trout'

$1.27 each

They are open on Saturday or by appointment
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RichD
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PostPosted: Jul 12th, '11, 15:46 

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Cheers,

Will have to have a drive in the country soon me thinks.

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fordy2110
 Post subject: Re: Fordy's System
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3 weeks since the trout were introduced to the system. All survived and growing well. I'm still having trouble with rats or possums getting into the GB's. Its starting to look like Fort Knox, however I am starting to see some excellent growth. I thinking of putting a permanent roof over the system something that would resemble a glass house. This would allow me to cage in the area which should eliminate access to whatever is eating the plants. Again any further works will have to get approval from my landscape designer and stylist.

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Zman
 Post subject: Re: Fordy's System
PostPosted: Jul 26th, '11, 09:07 
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Looks very nice mate :)
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fordy2110
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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '11, 11:59 
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I think I have the possums under control but clearly the rats are still getting to the plants. For the last two weeks I have reverted to the traditional snap traps with little success - until this morning.

Dead Rat #1

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Looks like I'll be washing all vegies before eating!
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StephanieB
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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '11, 12:39 
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You have a gorgeous system... except for the dead rat in it. :-D
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BNDYBEAR
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PostPosted: Jul 28th, '11, 16:51 
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Yeah love the system and love to see a dead rat! I will be taking notes from this system for my new decking system. Will be using 1 or 2 large glass aquariums and building them into a timber bench so the cladding is a good idea, love the portholes!
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faye
 Post subject: Re: Fordy's System
PostPosted: Jul 28th, '11, 18:31 
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A dead rat is a good rat :thumbright:
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Bushy
 Post subject: Re: Fordy's System
PostPosted: Jul 28th, '11, 19:10 
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where there is one rat.....there will be more !!

What the heck are those acrylic (?) spikes from ??
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fordy2110
 Post subject: Re: Fordy's System
PostPosted: Jul 28th, '11, 19:20 
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Bushy wrote:
where there is one rat.....there will be more !!

What the heck are those acrylic (?) spikes from ??



They're meant to keep the possums out
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