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Not legal north of the Tehachapi range, and frankly, Dave doesn't care for tilapia. So, it's gonna be bluegill/crappie! Proaqua out of Chico is the outfit we're gonna use to supply fish. People tell us to just fish 'em out of the lakes/rezzies, but my first thoughts are that we have no way to quarantine, and disease would be exceedingly difficult to control in this scenario without QTing the animals.kickass - Im subbed!
telapia?
Yes, we coved the corners.
The pond does not have a drain, it's all done through the pump, so what I did was once he had the walls constructed (the bottom is open to the ground) I graded it out to a slope leading to one end (the end by the swirl filter). I dug out a small depression at the end of the slope and the pump goes in there, which will allow most of the detritus to be pulled through the length of the pond, into the pump and up into the swirl filter.
I noticed yesterday that the fish barrel does not have any sort of drain and it disturbs my plumbing fu because I can't stop thinking, "How are we gonna clean/drain it?" But, the man tells me that all the systems he's been looking at do their fish barrels like this, so.. I'll go with the flow!
Not legal north of the Tehachapi range, and frankly, Dave doesn't care for tilapia. So, it's gonna be bluegill/crappie! Proaqua out of Chico is the outfit we're gonna use to supply fish. People tell us to just fish 'em out of the lakes/rezzies, but my first thoughts are that we have no way to quarantine, and disease would be exceedingly difficult to control in this scenario without QTing the animals.
http://www.proaqua.com/?cf=pricelist
Same here, brother. I've got fishkeeper eyes. And there is indeed a ball valve at the bottom so we can dump that detritus. I still would prefer to have every section valved so it can be isolated if need be, but the man here keeps telling me this is how all the systems he's been studying are set up, so, I'll work harder to go with the flow.I'm with you on that swirl filter though. The whole idea of that type of filter is for the solids to "spin out" of the water column. Seems you'd want a ball valve in the bottom to dump them solids from time to time, but maybe that's just because I'm looking at it as a fish keeper and not as aquaculture
Thought about 'em, but I don't care for farmed catfish, they're too fatty for my taste.What about catfish? They're pretty tough and hardy. I know they "farm" them also.
1,500gallons of sequestered rainwater "down," ok, but it's water that would have flowed right off the land. The studies I refer to are comparing this to soil cultivation vs hydro/aquaponics. One thing for sure this will allow me to do is grow things like cukes and melons that have high water requirements, without having to really worry about whether or not they're getting enough.Fantastic system. I would love to see your water usage calculations along with your grow if possible. I am not sure this will save water or not truthfully. Your already 1500 gallons down and your just planting starts. I am always ready to be proven wrong. Been thinking of doing something similar in my greenhouse, so this will be a great learning experience for me. Tagged.
Holy fuckballs! Koi are something I used to be rather into, I know how expensive those fish can get. This is one reason why the pond is so deep, but yes, we'll be building a structure over it for both shading, and hopefully we'll be able to enclose it in a manner that will allow me something closer to year-round growing. After coming back from Puerto Rico, I have a strong urge. Unfortunately, unless the climate REALLY shifts, I won't be able to grow the tropical foods I know and love. Like mango, or aguacate. Or cilantrillo, or culantro, or the witch's oregano, or the other oregano... like those.Think about a screen or shade over the top as well. It will help keep birds out/away. You don't want birds in there.
I had a koi pond, ordered in some pricey Japanese Koi to stock it. Less than a week later I discover that I had created a very pricey sushi bar for a blue heron. Put up a screen after that and no more herons.
This is a subject that's kind of up for debate and experimentation. I can float styro 'beds' for lettuces on the water's surface, which would indeed both shade and probably help reduce evaporation. However, it would also impede on the surface where the gas exchange occurs, so I personally am a little bit hesitant to fully cover the surface in such a manner. So, what I'm thinking is that we will probably have to top it up on a weekly basis.nice job...have you guys accounted for evaporation in the fish res? or will you guys be measuring it? have you guys taken any preventative measures or plan to for this? just asking because i know you guys live in hot sunny conditions
Same here, brother. I've got fishkeeper eyes. And there is indeed a ball valve at the bottom so we can dump that detritus. I still would prefer to have every section valved so it can be isolated if need be, but the man here keeps telling me this is how all the systems he's been studying are set up, so, I'll work harder to go with the flow.
Thought about 'em, but I don't care for farmed catfish, they're too fatty for my taste.
1,500gallons of sequestered rainwater "down," ok, but it's water that would have flowed right off the land. The studies I refer to are comparing this to soil cultivation vs hydro/aquaponics. One thing for sure this will allow me to do is grow things like cukes and melons that have high water requirements, without having to really worry about whether or not they're getting enough.
Holy fuckballs! Koi are something I used to be rather into, I know how expensive those fish can get. This is one reason why the pond is so deep, but yes, we'll be building a structure over it for both shading, and hopefully we'll be able to enclose it in a manner that will allow me something closer to year-round growing. After coming back from Puerto Rico, I have a strong urge. Unfortunately, unless the climate REALLY shifts, I won't be able to grow the tropical foods I know and love. Like mango, or aguacate. Or cilantrillo, or culantro, or the witch's oregano, or the other oregano... like those.
This is a subject that's kind of up for debate and experimentation. I can float styro 'beds' for lettuces on the water's surface, which would indeed both shade and probably help reduce evaporation. However, it would also impede on the surface where the gas exchange occurs, so I personally am a little bit hesitant to fully cover the surface in such a manner. So, what I'm thinking is that we will probably have to top it up on a weekly basis.
That said, so far we've had rain almost every week for the past couple of months--very uncharacteristic of our area and California at this time of year in general--and this has allowed me to capture more rainwater, which goes directly into the pond.
This blog by Bright Agrotech gives a little something to chew on.
lol yeah, these are not crawdaddys, but crayfish, a bit smaller, but still look like mini lobsters lol..biggest ones were 4-5", this one is about 4"Mmm... crawdaddies. I will suck them heads! Too bad they're so ornery.
I think they're the same--What's the difference between crawdaddies and crayfish? I thought they were pretty much the same thing--a freshwater mud bug.
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