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"I will be offering a series of classes on aquaponics and a few related subjects soon ;-). RE: muratic acid, here is the results of my experience. The chemical formula is HCl. Thus when it disassociates it breaks down in to H+ and Cl-. Since pH is…"
"Will you be offering another class in the future? I'd like to get some training on muratic acid. While I use it in my pool on a regular basis, it makes me very nervous to use it with my animals.
I found a quality test kit from my local pool…"
I found a quality test kit from my local pool…"
"Purchase a good drop based aquarium test kit from an aquarium store, usually around $35. Also, I tried, but I can't get past using the muratic acid. Nasty stuff but it only takes a very small amount to quickly bump down your pH until your…"
"When I was actively running a system I leaned on a local high school FFA aquaculture program for advice. I think Red Mountain High School in Mesa has a program now. The department of education can let you know which schools have programs close to…"
My frustration with the many articles I have seen on aquaponics/aquaculture is that the really good ones tend to be way over my head. I found a good, basic article about water chemistry that I wanted to share with others:…
"Cleaning filters every two days is pretty high maintenance... I am cleaning about 3 weeks during the summer months and 6-8 weeks during the winter. I am working on a design where I can cut that in half. (Disclaimer: I am not raising for food, and…"
"I'm saving up to build my pond. Some questions for you.
How do you manage algae with your pond being in full sunlight?
What type of heater did you use in the winter?
Why did you decide on two pumps as opposed to one?
Do you add bacteria for…"
How do you manage algae with your pond being in full sunlight?
What type of heater did you use in the winter?
Why did you decide on two pumps as opposed to one?
Do you add bacteria for…"
"I would dump pond wastewater out around fruit trees (or any other tree) just not veggies. You should be safe with that."
"I use minnows to help with biofiltration, aquatic plants in the pond have not been successful as I have not found a good way to protect them from the turtles. Anything that isn't food becomes a turtle toy and if it can get shredded, it will. Also…"
"You don't have to eat the fish. You could use them to feed the turtles or for pets. I'm not sure if there is a test for salmonella at the consumer level.
You could construct a biofilter and put in floating aquatic plants to further filter the…"
You could construct a biofilter and put in floating aquatic plants to further filter the…"
"I have no interest in fish production as my household rarely consumes fish.
I am very aware about salmonella, but I hate just having to dump waste water out into the gravel. Wondering if there is any way to reclaim it using bacteria / plant…"
I am very aware about salmonella, but I hate just having to dump waste water out into the gravel. Wondering if there is any way to reclaim it using bacteria / plant…"
"I'd avoid using turtles as a waste source for human veggie production the risk of salmonella outweigh the benefits. If you used it to produce veggies for the turtles only that would be fine.
http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/spotlight_an_turtles.htm
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http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/spotlight_an_turtles.htm
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I'm new to most of this. I do a little bit of turtle and tortoise rescue and I'm planning to build a larger pond (600-700 gal) to house the increasing population. If aquaculture is defined as the raising of aquatic animals for food production,…
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