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MOLEAER BUBBLERS FOR SALE

I ordered two of these nanobubble generators for a project I intended to create, however,  I could not get council approval for the project, despite protracted negotiations, so I have given up. You can see my purchase invoice to the right and what I paid for them. I am hereby placing my two machines up for sale. I am open to all offers. Please send replies to email; jiminchina299@gmail.com You…

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FISH POO DOESN'T FLOAT

FISH POO DOESN’T FLOAT

A Plecostomus (armored) catfish will help keep a tank free of all kinds of stuff. I live in Central Florida and we have nice year-round weather for raising blue tilapia outdoors. I became interested in Aquaponics recently and I am using an IBC tote system of my own design. I am amazed at the plant growth and I am hooked. The fish are fun too. OK, so anyone running an AP system knows that fish poo…

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THE TERROR OF THE DEEP

THE TERROR OF THE DEEP

Dragon Fly Nymph Many of you, I’m sure, have possibly never seen a Dragonfly Nymph, and know very little, if anything about them. They are actually the terror of the deep when it comes to small fish and if you do not protect your fish tanks and other receptacles which are susceptible to being cruised by the adult Dragonfly, your fry and small fish will be their feeding grounds and you will never…

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KOI LOVE ~ THE BEGINNING..!

KOI LOVE ~ THE BEGINNING..!

KOI are among the longest-living vertebrates, with some living over 200 years. The most popular category of KOI is the Gosanke, which is made up of the Kohaku (Nishikigoi), Taisho Sanshoku, and Showa Sanshoku varieties. Is there anything in nature more diverse or beautiful..? History Carp fish are a large group of fish originally found in Central Europe and Asia. Asian carps were originally…

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THE CONTINUING ODYSSEY OF AQUAPONICS

THE CONTINUING ODYSSEY OF AQUAPONICS

Yellow Slider Having pretty much run the gambit on the greenhouse trial runs, it was time to set up an outdoor garden. In the front courtyard is a KOI pond that has a meandering creek and some small water falls, two turtle ponds, and two bio-filters made of rock, filter mat, and EDPM liner. Directly adjacent to this is a front flagstone deck about 1′ wide and  from the front edge to house. I…

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AQUAPONICS MAGAZINE FORUMS

I am JCO, the founder and former owner of DIY Aquaponics and I am proud to announce that I have revived and re-opened Aquaponics Magazine Forums with an all new look and plenty of topics to post in and things to talk about. Stop by, pull up a easy chair, put your feet up and “ENJOY”!  I will guarantee that no question will go unanswered, even if I have to do it myself.

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BRUSSELS SPROUTS IN AQUAPONICS

BRUSSELS SPROUTS IN AQUAPONICS

Brussels Sprout is a cultivar group of wild cabbage cultivated for its small, leafy green buds, which are typically 0.98–1.6 in (2.5–4 cm) diameter and visually resemble miniature cabbages. The sprout is Brassica oleracea, in the “gemmifera” group of the family Brassicaceae. Cultivation Brussels sprouts grow in heat ranges of 45–75 °F (7–24 °C), with highest yields at 59–64 °F (15–18 °C). Fields…

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PEPPERS ~ HOW HOT IS HOT?

PEPPERS ~ HOW HOT IS HOT?

Pepper plants are picky about soil temperature. Their seeds germinate best in soil temperatures above 75°F, they prefer to be transplanted into garden soil that is at least 60°F, and they can’t abide frost at all. Optimal pepper-growing temperatures range between 65° and 85°F during the day and between 60° and 70°F at night. When daytime temperatures climb above 90°F or fall below 60°F, pepper…

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AQUAPONIC CUCUMBERS ~ NOT JUST FOR EATING

AQUAPONIC CUCUMBERS ~ NOT JUST FOR EATING

The lowly cucumber you say…not so and it can be grown quite well in an Aquaponic System. The cucumber has many uses other than for placement in fresh salads or canning to create pickles. Check out the list below:-   1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need Every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium,…

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THE NEVER ENDING STORY

THE NEVER ENDING STORY

Garbarge The combination of Vermiponics with Aquaponics test run produced very satisfactory results. It wasn’t without challenges soon into the trial bucket garden some problems became evident. Challenge #1: I had jumped the gun on planting prior to setting up the water distribution system. It seemed like other more important things kept getting in the way of setting it up, so I hand watered once…

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OKRA

YOU GOTTA’ LOVE IT Okra does very well in Aquaponic systems and far outproduces those plants that are soil bound. If you love Okra, you will be happy you put it in your system. Okra is known in many English-speaking countries as lady’s fingers or gumbo and is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. Originating in Africa, the plant is cultivated in…

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CANTALOUPE

Canteloupe THE CANTALOUPE MELON ~ MMmm GOOD!Cantaloupe (also known as the Cantaloupe, muskmelon, rockmelon in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes nearly all melons and Squash squashes. Originally, cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted orange-fleshed melons of Europe; however, in more recent usage it has come to mean any orange-fleshed melon. The European cantaloupe is lightly ribbed,…

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THE LOWLY SCUD

Finger food The Scud is a freshwater shrimp and it is one of the most popular natural food sources for many fish, large and small. The Scud can reproduce several times a year and the female is able to carry about fifty fertilized eggs in her egg pouch. The eggs are orange in color and can be clearly seen beneath her transparent shell. Young scuds hatch within the pouch and emerge fully formed,…

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THE SAGA CONTINUES

It’s a start. Another variable is the diet of the fish that are being raised; do herbivores such as tilapia produce different nutrients then carnivores such as yellow perch or bass? Most people in this country would not be raising tilapia unless they had sufficient funds to pay for the utilities I could see it being more practical provided they have the room, to raise earthworms, compost their…

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THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING FISH

THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING FISH

Tilapia-Fry Daddy, is the basement floor supposed to covered with water? Having just adjusted and modified the Tilapia filter system, I did not have to wonder whether the washing machine or the well system was leaking. Nope, I was confident that whatever water spill awaited me it was one caused by my DIY improvement. Sure enough, the hose routing water from the fish tank to the bio-filter had…

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A DIY ODYSSEY

Eye Balls with tails A do it yourself (DIY) tilapia operation, that phrase called to me like the mythological Sirens called to Odysseus. Unlike Odysseus however, when I heard the Sirens call, I was free to steer my fish operation onto the rocks. My first misstep was impatience. During March in Northwest Virginia, the water temperature in an unheated, enclosed tank hovers around 12 degrees…

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FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN

FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN

OK folks, once again we have an article written and contributed by a member of our forum who shall remain anonymous and it states how he personally has fears of not being able to construct an Aquaponics system and keep it running properly. The issue here is “FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN” and I feel it is the worst kind of fear.  It can paralyze an individual into non-action and the longer it last the…