July 1: Begin filling, dechlorination and cycling of the system. Some of this water will be lost due to not having the external pipe fittings...
June 30: More work on getting the system set up. Tha, painting the first tote. This will help keep algae from forming. From what I have learned,...
Back, after a few days under the weather. June 29th: Doing a final cutting of PVC, to make sure everything is going to fit well together....
RIP Mr. Porcupine. Great video. Thank you for sharing.
145 square meters. Good size to start with. I had forgotten that you told me that before. That's what we are starting with. But, they are cheap...
What size is your green house? Seasoned aquaponics folk say you should cycle your system to get nitrates (ultimately) started. I am under the...
Not to split hairs here. But, President Lincoln did not free the slaves. That was the Thirteenth Amendment, if memory serves?
Care to share any here? I'm all ears.
That's it, for the moment, folks. Today is the 26th, my birthday suit day. So, we will not be working on the system today. I hope this thread...
The current test kit I have is an API Master Fresh Water Test Kit. It expires December, 2018. I don't really know enough about this yet, to speak...
June 25: Plumbing day. Today, we started working on the filters, by cutting and adding the 2" PVC I will be piping most of the system with. Here...
I tested it regularly, until a couple of days ago. Every time, the levels were off the charts, as you can see in the image I posted. Unless there...
June 24: I tell ya, I don't believe I have ever met a guy with a better work ethic, and one who is as devoted to detail in what he is doing, than...
June 23: Time to work on the leanto. Sent our worker, along with the boss, to buy initial materials needed for the leanto. $32.00 spent. [ATTACH]...
June 22: At this point, I was noticing the fact that the ammonia levels in the aquarium were off the charts. NOT a good thing. However, the fish...
June 20: I knew, very early on, that I could secure parts, mainly the water and air pumps necessary for the system, in Phnom Penh. However, that...
June 16: Purchased the first 208 Liters (55 gallons) blue barrels for the system, as well as a hole saw kit to start drilling some holes in the...
June 15: Fish arrived, after a four hours taxi trip from my buddy's home. His fingers are obviously much larger than mine. I received 11 fish, all...
June 14: I was going to build a proper (welded metal) greenhouse over my system. However, in SE Asia, we have what is called the "long nose...
Greetings Fellow Primates: On June 3rd, in a super secret forum on this site, the name and very discreet location I must never divulge, I posted...
Glad everyone enjoyed it. I sure did!
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Here's a stupid question. I know about grounding faraday cages and that sort. But, if you have a BOL, storage facility, or otherwise under ground...
I have two computers in my home. This one has a wireless mouse. I use it for my general browsing, posting on forums and such, and general "stuff"....
My IP (static address issued through my provider) shows I am in Phnom Penh. But, I actually live in Battambang, Cambodia.
Moringa grows here like a weed. I've never shipped any seeds via mail. But, I would imagine it would be okay to do so? If so, I can get some here...
Not sure it would be the best for plants then, in an aquaponics system in Southeast Asia? My issue will be keeping the water cool enough.
Did it help?
A bit late, I'm sorry. But, thank you.
Well, you may trust controllers like these with hundreds, or even thousands of dollars worth of batteries. That is certainly your prerogative....
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