@callmewilks1 the plants dont feed the fish, the fish feed the plants :) the fish waste produces nitrites and other goodies that the plants love to eat and in return it helps clean the water for the fish..pretty neat really.. you can also farm worms by feeding them the compost left over from the plant matter..so the worms feed the fish, the fish feed the plants, you take what u want from the plants(and you can eat the fish when they get big) compost the rest to feed the worms..circle of life...
Today I finish building a watering system for a simple raised bed with only one other guy who was paid to help ... at my church yes that right when it was just done the head elder of the church said that He thought to would be bigger because They have decided that they want to give produce to 25 needy Families I was never told about 25 families just to get it started and see what we could do
Thank you for your video!! What is the best ph level for the fish and what are you feeding them? Im a pioneer with an open source sustainable community project called OneCommunityRanch (a .org) and we are getting ready to set up an organic farm using Aquaponics and are hoping to find some members educated in this system of growing. Thank You for the video!!
@peaceinstead From my research, anywhere between 6.0 and 7.0 is good. You've gotta factor in a lot of different variables. It's not just about the fish, but the plants and most importantly the bacteria required to complete the nitrogen cycle (nitrosamonus and nitrobacter). Good luck with your project.
Hi, How many watts is that pump? If you look in my latest video, you will see that I am pumping water uphill further than a normal aquarium person would. In pump shopping, I have to pay close attention to a pump's performance at lifting water. topically, the larger and more powerful the pump, the less gph is affected by lifting. You're lifting water higher than me. What can you tell me about your pump. GPH, watts ect. How many feet are you lifting the water?
@AquaticCastle If you are energy sensitive/conservative the best method I've seen for lighting water through large heights is using air as the lifting source. Google "lift water with air pump".
@glass509 The water will naturally become more acidic as the fish excrete waste as ammonia/ammonium. The trick isn't lowering the PH but keeping the PH stable between 6.0 and 7.0. There is many ways to do this that are very simple and automated. The easiest method is to use gravel as your flower bed medium. You can't use "any" gravel, but the general idea is that as the water gets more acidic, it eats away gently at the gravel which usually releases trace calcium which ups the PH.
@glass509 Another method is to have organic egg shells (from chickens etc) in the system somewhere. Toss them in the flower bed, or in some kind of container in the water tank itself. Hell, I've even just crushed up eggs and let my fish chew on them. You can also make egg shell fertilizer using vinegar (google it up).
Keep in mind a balanced system rarely swings acidic or alkaline. They usually sit somewhere perfectly balanced after they've run a few times.
@delagrazia The fish is used for the waste the plants feed on fish waste so that is why there is catfish in the holding tank and on a plus side is that when the fish get large enough you can eat the fish as well.
sweet. Why can't you hook it up to the golfcart and just use that exclusively?
Hydroponicexperiment 3 days ago
That is a very nice NFT setup.
nappychef35 4 days ago
How is the Aquaponic system coming along?
gfunk1127 1 week ago
do the plants feed the fish?
callmewilks1 2 weeks ago
@callmewilks1 the plants dont feed the fish, the fish feed the plants :) the fish waste produces nitrites and other goodies that the plants love to eat and in return it helps clean the water for the fish..pretty neat really.. you can also farm worms by feeding them the compost left over from the plant matter..so the worms feed the fish, the fish feed the plants, you take what u want from the plants(and you can eat the fish when they get big) compost the rest to feed the worms..circle of life...
Weezyfan127 1 week ago
What do you do during winter time? Would be nice to have this set up working all year without much electricity use.
HappyJackProduction1 3 weeks ago
excellent job. I am taking notes.
soulshakedown909 4 weeks ago
Well done .
justmoiced 4 weeks ago
Solar powered golf kart.......brilliant!!
Loe307uh 1 month ago
Excellent job.
txdurk 1 month ago
Today I finish building a watering system for a simple raised bed with only one other guy who was paid to help ... at my church yes that right when it was just done the head elder of the church said that He thought to would be bigger because They have decided that they want to give produce to 25 needy Families I was never told about 25 families just to get it started and see what we could do
RCvolunteer1978 1 month ago
0:09 Aquaponics on your dick?
RagingBubuli 1 month ago
Thank you for your video!! What is the best ph level for the fish and what are you feeding them? Im a pioneer with an open source sustainable community project called OneCommunityRanch (a .org) and we are getting ready to set up an organic farm using Aquaponics and are hoping to find some members educated in this system of growing. Thank You for the video!!
peaceinstead 1 month ago
@peaceinstead From my research, anywhere between 6.0 and 7.0 is good. You've gotta factor in a lot of different variables. It's not just about the fish, but the plants and most importantly the bacteria required to complete the nitrogen cycle (nitrosamonus and nitrobacter). Good luck with your project.
enticed2zeitgeist 1 month ago
Hi, How many watts is that pump? If you look in my latest video, you will see that I am pumping water uphill further than a normal aquarium person would. In pump shopping, I have to pay close attention to a pump's performance at lifting water. topically, the larger and more powerful the pump, the less gph is affected by lifting. You're lifting water higher than me. What can you tell me about your pump. GPH, watts ect. How many feet are you lifting the water?
AquaticCastle 1 month ago
@AquaticCastle If you are energy sensitive/conservative the best method I've seen for lighting water through large heights is using air as the lifting source. Google "lift water with air pump".
enticed2zeitgeist 1 month ago
I tried to send you a message on your website but, it didn't work.... how much for the grow beds like this?
bradgray51 1 month ago
Where did you purchase that 6 x 8 PVC SQUARE tubing ?
(Thank you in advance)
drychalice 2 months ago
@drychalice if i had to guess its a post cover sleeve for a deck available at any hardware store
toob247 2 months ago
@drychalice It's probably just vinyl fence posts.
enticed2zeitgeist 1 month ago
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drychalice 2 months ago
how do you lower your water's ph to 6.0 without chemicals???
glass509 2 months ago
@glass509 The water will naturally become more acidic as the fish excrete waste as ammonia/ammonium. The trick isn't lowering the PH but keeping the PH stable between 6.0 and 7.0. There is many ways to do this that are very simple and automated. The easiest method is to use gravel as your flower bed medium. You can't use "any" gravel, but the general idea is that as the water gets more acidic, it eats away gently at the gravel which usually releases trace calcium which ups the PH.
enticed2zeitgeist 1 month ago
@enticed2zeitgeist so lime stone gravel is the way to go ! thank you for this info !
astrialkil 1 month ago
@glass509 Another method is to have organic egg shells (from chickens etc) in the system somewhere. Toss them in the flower bed, or in some kind of container in the water tank itself. Hell, I've even just crushed up eggs and let my fish chew on them. You can also make egg shell fertilizer using vinegar (google it up).
Keep in mind a balanced system rarely swings acidic or alkaline. They usually sit somewhere perfectly balanced after they've run a few times.
enticed2zeitgeist 1 month ago
Very nice ;) I was hoping someone would show the addition of solar power
BlackMadonnaIsis 2 months ago
What did you do with the strawberries during winter... Is the system ok thru winter? dave
dwdepointer 4 months ago
Update good or bad please.
valdezorbust 5 months ago
I sure would like to know how your strawberries did!
fishandworms 5 months ago
so used organic nutrients or nothing at all?
delagrazia 6 months ago
@delagrazia The Nutrients are the fish waste so he is using nothing at all but the catfish poop
timw421 4 months ago
fishpowered? whats the purpose of the fish ?
delagrazia 6 months ago
@delagrazia The fish is used for the waste the plants feed on fish waste so that is why there is catfish in the holding tank and on a plus side is that when the fish get large enough you can eat the fish as well.
timw421 4 months ago
@timw421 is this enough so that we dont have to use chemical food for the plants or is there any natural way?BIO?
delagrazia 4 months ago
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@timw421 is this enough so that we dont have to use chemical food for the plants or is there any natural biologic food?
delagrazia 4 months ago
what kind of gravel do you use? and how long do you have your system turned on? 15min on 45 off?
LiquidDnb4Ever 6 months ago
@LiquidDnb4Ever the gravel is called Hydroton it is expanded clay pellets and used mainly if not solely for hydroponic setups
timw421 4 months ago
+1 internets for the backup power supply!
JRMorrisJr 8 months ago
omg, the solar panels on my golf cart....Awesome ! LOL
OceanJeff37 9 months ago
What size is your tank and what is your stocking density?
Thank you, Shelia
shelia1573 10 months ago
@shelia1573
It's a 300 gallon tank and I would not put more than 20 fish in there at one time.
ed7hunt 10 months ago
Hi Ed, I'm interested in how your strawberries are doing. I was thinking about ordering some from Burpee. Subed
daniel3484 11 months ago