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Best edible fish depends on a few factors, not the least of which is this--what is legal in your area? Then, what do you like to eat? I raise bluegill, better eating and easier to feed than largemouth bass and catfish. Also, when I was living in NorCal I couldn't get tilapia as they're not legal in California north of the Tehachapi range.Im interested in running a setup this witer in a outdoor greenhouse anyone have any input on best ediable fish to use or know anything about starting a good bacteria for the water also best worms for the job or should I not use worms with bacteria?
If your goal is to use the AP to grow cannabis and/or edible plants, you don't want them to have to compete for nutrients with duckweed, let alone hair algae (it can overtake a system and can and will grow where there is no light). I say no. Yeah, the tilapia will eat the duckweed, but they'll need more than that or they won't taste very good. They need a varied diet in order to have the best flavor. I suggest a separate system for growing the duckweed, then adding it when you wish to feed the fish.@FreeRadical I was planning to start a duckweed pond in a kitty pool and a string alge pond in this big fishtank thing I have to feed the fish if I do go with talipia I think that will take care of there diet but im not sure if I should supplement something else for food I know talipia are super aggressive eaters of alge and duckweed so I dont think that will be a issue
You cannot keep the fish for very long without doing lots of water changes unless you have nitrifyers growing well. They are absolutely required to at least convert the NH3 to NO3 (sequence of oxidation goes ---> NH3 --> NO2 (still toxic) ---> NO3.I have heard your suppose to start a benifical bacteria culture of some sort in your water something to do with the health of your fish and it helps breakdown the fishpoop to become plant food but again I am uncertain if this is necessary at all ? also if I do use bacteria then would useing worms to convert the fish poop to plant nutrients pointless? Or should I just use worms and no bacteria?
Last time I tried putting my stereo under water I got shocked LOL :(Im interested in running a setup this witer in a outdoor greenhouse anyone have any input on best ediable fish to use or know anything about starting a good bacteria for the water also best worms for the job or should I not use worms with bacteria?
LOL ya no pun on the reefer either. :D I am actually considering breaking out my 120 gall and get back into it. Would be eniromentally responsible as I have lots of old contacts I can source coral frags from. Should I take the plunge I will keep my fishy little friend in the loop. ;) the only thing holding me back is I work full time, plus my garden and as you know even with all the automation reefkeeping is a lot of work!!!! Not sure if ole Cactus has enough azz left with just work and garden.Yes! That's really the role your grow beds play.
Man.. you keep talkin' that reefer talk to me, hoo boy!
You could certainly do that, but I have found that the red wigglers do better if you simply establish them in the grow beds. The hair algae will grow as long as it gets light and if there's excess P in the water then it'll be an explosion.@Seamaiden so should i start a worm compost pile to feed the tank of string algea and the pool of duckweed? Like throw a handful of compost in the water for nutrients? I picked a fish tank for the string algae because the glass is see through and if I leave it in the greenhouse it will get plenty of sunlight for algae production also I will leave duckweed pond in there aswell to prevent bugs from getting in them they will be self contained tanks not connected to the fish and plant tanks I plan on stacking the actual comtainer with the fish and the container with the plants on top of each other with a frame to give about a foot of space inbetween them
I love raising mealworms for this, and black soldier fly larvae can be set up to self-feed for you. The plus side of the mealworms is the frass, the plus side of the BSF larvae is they turn just about ANYTHING into compost better than worms will. Including meats.If I need more for there diet what should I inplenent into what I listed to make them taste good?
Both if you like, but for animals like tilapia and bluegill you may need to chop 'em up for them.Worms for fish food? Worms in the grow medium?
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