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BnBob
PostPosted: Aug 27th, '11, 18:33 
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:dance: I think we have cycled :dance:
Ammonia & Nitrites are now trace with 5-10ppm Nitrates.... :headbang:
pH is still 8.2..
All yabbies present & accounted for... :D

Not much happening with the other system yet due to weather & other commitments...
This is where we got up to last Sunday...



Was going to start a new thread on the IBC system but no point until it's running me thinks...
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You look like a serial gardener Rob! Love your backyard and the blog :thumbright:
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You look like a serial gardener Rob!


Yep **NODS** & it rained all day :cry:
Would really of loved to have the sump painted & dug in by tomorrow... Don't think that's happening...
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You look like a serial gardener Rob!


Yep **NODS** & it rained all day :cry:
Thanks...:)


Maybe you need a roofed area. My system has a cover so that I can garden (play) all day and night, rain, hail or shine. :flower: :flower: :flower: It doubles as a rainwater collector to be stored in a 4500 litre tank to supplement the aquaponic system. :)
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Maybe you need a roofed area.

Looking into that but will just do a Hoop set up with shade cloth & a plastic lining until the $$ allow for a permanent structure...
I have a Chippy mate on the scrounge for me, he supplied all the tin for the Wicking beds for nix & a father who cant throw anything useful out so might get one up before the end of Summer yet... :clap: A set up like yours is the goal...
A friend visited you the other week & put us onto your "living" chook feeder...
That's another job on the list now... :think:
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[quote="BnBob A friend visited you the other week & put us onto your "living" chook feeder...
That's another job on the list now... :think:
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Aha we have a few people who looked at that feeder and who thought it was a good idea and amazed by the simplicity . "Clucker tucker", was named by Natalie and Redbeard when they visited, was it them or someone else?
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Was from a friend from the Simple Savings forum that I skype with a bit.... She is just set up her own IBC system & came to get some Clay balls from you guys last week I think....
**looks over shoulder**
She may even be lurking now... :dance:

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Was from a friend from the Simple Savings forum that I skype with a bit....
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Mmmm :think:
I like Simple Savings and another favourite if you want to get your house in order is http://flylady.net/pages/FlightPlan.asp
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I like Simple Savings and another favourite if you want to get your house in order is http://flylady.net/pages/FlightPlan.asp


I have nearly replaced my SS addiction with AP Faye :think: Don't think I have time for another... :lol: My Sister got me into the 15min cleaning drill & that works fairly well.... (when I try :laughing5: )
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What cleaning? :whistle: Oh look, there's something else I have to do... :dontknow: :)
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What cleaning? :whistle: Oh look, there's something else I have to do... :dontknow: :)

That's why we are training the Spawn **Nods** They are getting very good at it... **Nods** :D


I think I may have to rethink the whole Yabbies only in the Barrel system...
pH 8.2
Ammonia trace meaning between 0 & 0.25ppm
Nitrites are at 0
Nitrates are at trace meaning between 0 & 5ppm

Thinking I should take the Yabbies out & putting them in a ½ Barrel until the IBC is set up & putting some goldies back in... There are 4 x 10cm & 6 x 4-6cm yabbies in there at the moment feeding on lettuce & beetroot leave shoved into some pipe fittings to keep them on the floor & a few bits of sweet potato.. Think they would like the barrel after being in the tank inside for a few weeks now...
Is there anything that I could be missing here re the nutriments ??? There are about 20 Broccoli sprouts, 2 juvenile Broccoli, Celery, 10 small Lettuce that just appear to be in stasis as well as about 4 Cucumber seeds I put in yesterday...
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Have sorted out a fix for the Barrel system so we can put the surviving Goldies back in to get the levels back up again...




I was hoping we had cycled but am thinking that maybe the Yabbies just don't poop enough as I mentioned before... Hope the bacteria are still present.. :dontknow:
The Yabbies will be moved out to the sump tank in the IBC system by the weekend with a few small feeder fish hopefully...
Will post a new thread for the IBC system tomorrow night if I find the time...
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I dont think yabbies do enough of anything to run a system but others no doubt will disagree and the goldies need some high protein pellets/crumbles etc, not just flakes to do much.
I see the AP bug has hit hard , so go for it :thumbright:
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goldies need some high protein pellets/crumbles etc, not just flakes to do much.
I see the AP bug has hit hard , so go for it :thumbright:

Have been feeding small barra pellets to the Goldies in the house & they are hoovering them up at the moment... Gave all the flakes to my sister a while back...

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I see the AP bug has hit hard , so go for it :thumbright:


Safe to say :headbang: :dance: :headbang: YARP !!!
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Noice :headbang:
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