Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

I've had mussels in systems with 500gm+ Silver Perch & Trout... no problems...

The biggest threat to mussels in a system.... are salt... and low pH...

Hmmm, i might give them ago.

Seperate them into both ft's, do you see any issues with the tandus or MCod?

the mussels have been in with guppies for quite some time and no issues. as for the ones in the sump tank with the perch and cats, i haven't noticed anything untoward but then again i'm not that active at night when generally the mussels are. i haven't noticed any dead but if one does die i reckon it'll get cleaned out pretty quick

That's a freaking awesome system IceMan!

What is the Charlie Carp you guys are referring to?
(noob question)

CC is basically powdered fish. A popular product used in AP for an ammonia source when fishless cycling.

thanks, not as good or as finished as Dad's but it will be modified heavily over the next 12 months!!

this is Charlie Carp
http://www.charliecarp.com/products.htm

Just to point out...not all fish emulsion/sea weed extract plant supplements contain ammonia producing sources, that's why Charlie carp is so popular in Aus AP for fishless cycling.

Thanks for the tip DrLuke.
And thanks for the link IceMan.

We should be getting some greenhouses soon, hopefully by the weekend. this will be put over the aquaponics (heavily modified) and another one on the dirt garden.

and also the weekend after easter we are going to pick up some trout from ballarat, i'd love to get some brooks but don't know how they will mix with rainbows

we have green houses just need to find time to build them... and its not sttraight forward as the one over the AP system is going to be very much a custom job

checked the system and we have some plants fruiting already!!!

Tomatoes!!


and Rockmelon!!!!!!

Someone here had brooks and rainbows in together but for the life of me I cant remember who sorry.

Reckon it was Bindybear and he said the brooks out performed the rainbows

i'm starting to wonder if i will go down the trout path... with the greenhouse going up and me working on some heating options its looking quite promising to keep the system temp in the high teens to low twenties so trout may not be an option

work has commenced on a compost/much heater...
don't know how it will go but its worth a shot.

We scored heaps of good quality mulch last week and as it breaks down it generates a fair bit of heat. my plan is to run a 19mm black poly hose coiled inside the mound and back to the sump tank.

not shifting a high volume of water and may only pump during the night to see how it goes and take it from there!!