Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Thank you Paul, I did that earlier in the year.

Alrighty, want a picture of another yank, here I am!

Do you often hang around in music shops?

Naw, that was in front of the computer. My lil bro had just got done playing and we were mixing stuff. He's got something like 20 guitars and all the jazz needed to self produce his own stuff

I look like that bloke there




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Hmm, so few pics...which to choose?

are they seals out in the water?

Yep, to the fishermen's dismay. Right after a fish stock crash the seal population shot up in that area over the last ten years, along with a large increase in sightings of great whites. My cousin snorkels with the seals. My policy is "never swim with bait": out here a fellow lost his head a couple years back, rather unexpectedly, completely, and literally.

not what a person who received a $300 voucher for the open water dive course want to hear

Local rule here is "don't swim near the seal colonies": the sharks wait near shore for dinner to hop into the water. Diving from a boat in open water is a lot safer as you are away from the feeding spots...they seem to like shores. I've never heard of dive boats having trouble with shark attacks, more with beaches (swimming/snorkeling/surfing). Plus, water here is about 10degC, so we all wear wetsuits and look rather seal-like until the sharks take a taste and spit us out for lack of bodyfat ("diet seals!?! ptthhh!").

Me....outside...with last year's hydroponic peppers/tomato's that were a great success. This year tho, the aquaponic dream becomes reality.

wooooooohooooooo for a year of lurking and now finally I will be able to setup a system.

What? Upgrading from snorkelling Steve?? We'll need a new picture! (btw, getting my ticket was one of the best things I ever did.)

PS, where can you get your ticket for $300? oR IS THE $300 'towards' your ticket?

Diet Seals - rofl! afaik you are right though.

This is me in Vanuatu -Scuba Steve Style- (huh! I hear a new nick coming on when we get a photo of you on you OW course Steve!)

nice pics Marine boy!

were you chewing your oxygum in the second one

KP is no AirPig! That's me in the middle.

But you're right, the guy on my left called the dive early every time cos he was out of air

easy fix go and get a TDI solo diver endorsement and practice same ocean diving with him

Its hard to find a dive buddy thats worth his weight in dragersorb!

Good to know there are other divers about