tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52314493761824955772024-02-20T01:05:45.353-08:00Kohfe's Aquaponics SystemThis is a blog following my plans, setup and running of an aquaponics system.Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-62807963324894167942014-01-30T12:22:00.000-08:002014-01-30T12:22:50.599-08:00Back and ready to take on the world...Well it has been 1 1/2 since I last updated this blog. I have some big plans for the aquaponic system and the garden this year. Stay tuned, very shortly I will show you all that I am planning to do and you can follow along with me and even give me some advice. See you soon!!!Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-7256100532797496862012-07-06T12:07:00.004-07:002012-07-06T12:09:51.427-07:00Day 2 of the excitment...I started to build the wicking bed that I will grow the root vegetables in. A wicking bed holds the water under the soil and allows the soil to pull out the exact amount it needs to be saturated. I have already installed the pipe with holes drilled to the bottom and the gravel that is covering it. I cut a shade cloth like material and covered the gravel and place a layer of soil on top of that. Need to put on a few more inches of soil and it will be ready for some beets and carrots!. <br />
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The corn is coming along very quickly. The lettuce and cabbage came out the ground today also.<br />
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<br />Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-87765962849910322002012-07-05T20:54:00.002-07:002012-07-05T20:54:46.683-07:00Expanding...I've not posted anything for a long time, but good news, I am now expanding. Yesterday I built a second system that only has one grow bed on it so far. More will be added as I am able to get more barrels. Here is a picture of it so far. Note that some changes will be made, eg. pipe running back to the fish tank will be replaced with a single hose. <br />
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I have placed a male and female in the 1st IBC tank for my breeding. I have to connect the second IBC tank. I currently have fingerlings in the second IBC tank.<br />
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I bought some non GMO seeds and they were planted on Monday and Tuesday. Today is Thursday and the radish, corn, watermelon and beets have sprouted.<br />
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<br />Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-19604716449673158182011-12-12T06:25:00.000-08:002011-12-12T06:25:52.540-08:00System Update - aquaponics gone crazy!!!Hi folks just wanted to upload some photos from today, I'll back date some of the earlier photos from when the system was being built. DECEMBER 12th 2011<br />
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<br />Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-56456586352729024062011-09-19T17:48:00.000-07:002011-09-19T17:48:47.881-07:00Gathering Stuff For SystemMade some runs today to get some stuff for the system. Got some mosquito fish to add in the duckweed tank to keep down the mosquito population. Caught them at a lake by the airport. Also bought some gravel for another grow-bed and pipe for the auto siphons.<br />
Went to the beach to get some salt water to start growing plankton to feed the fish. I want to be able to grow the fish food to have them organic.<br />
Here are some pics from today.<br />
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<br />Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-73426138558593364332011-09-13T19:36:00.000-07:002011-09-13T19:36:33.223-07:00Folks I'm BackHi all, I haven't updated my blog in a very long time. But I come bearing good news. Thank The Lord I was help to receive about 30-40 Tilapia fingerlings, worms and duckweed from some special friends. I took some pictures of the duckweed and worm bin I created so far, will have to include pictures of the temp system at a later time.<br />
Here are the pictures of the duckweed and worm bin with worms at the bottom.<br />
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I placed a little bit in the containers to test the growth. This was taken 10pm 9/13th/2011.<br />
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<br />Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-46512683147704209542009-04-09T07:02:00.000-07:002009-04-09T07:13:46.649-07:00Attention Attention!!! Greenhouse is Gone!!The wind and I took down the greenhouse about 2 days ago. I had one end of the GH closed and the other end open, so when the strong wind shifted it did alot of damage... So I decided to just take it down and start a design to expand easier. I like this setup.. Not as hot, fish tank is covered more from the sun and I can add grow beds easier.<br /><br />By the way found out that only the big fish is a Tilapia and the small ones are Gambusias a.k.a Mosquitfish. So have to go fishing for more Tilapias.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvB4rM8W6WYZV7AbUzlgfTMFQsl8RuvXFh8Q5nxCPAXB2aLr1MboQSJSWciQzMyHLRFnwxnRZxyySaI76wqbYZ4-rEjV9JMLYI7JCNaCF8e3S0BuDz2NbY8OdjDOwLHWlya9izdvTkNEo/s1600-h/HPIM1691%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvB4rM8W6WYZV7AbUzlgfTMFQsl8RuvXFh8Q5nxCPAXB2aLr1MboQSJSWciQzMyHLRFnwxnRZxyySaI76wqbYZ4-rEjV9JMLYI7JCNaCF8e3S0BuDz2NbY8OdjDOwLHWlya9izdvTkNEo/s320/HPIM1691%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322694084830902178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlhFJ5Wm6CoNmmdxnFlEKsZUFEkHWB3sjkZf3Vp4H0gSFfYOgiR5tvEvQ8d5MLSzrff1MRp3LXN-znr9eSYycLcqX0Dq6PPMvXiuaCUCAEuFWnPgeiQM2Jd-jS4gaxVn8ie-OYsV8gUE/s1600-h/HPIM1689%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlhFJ5Wm6CoNmmdxnFlEKsZUFEkHWB3sjkZf3Vp4H0gSFfYOgiR5tvEvQ8d5MLSzrff1MRp3LXN-znr9eSYycLcqX0Dq6PPMvXiuaCUCAEuFWnPgeiQM2Jd-jS4gaxVn8ie-OYsV8gUE/s320/HPIM1689%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322694077571731970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfXaw_Q3JrIaAC48DQpMWM9gfc-sR28Rz73MDFZf6BzmOFcnvCZe2JN8B6iOJHdkOeS6St25xLyY5K2SXAmuL9Y9NmdiFep7QfVqw3jIdxkdwmuMhRpt5fU2EP7IKMVqnV7P9u0jhyphenhyphenTI/s1600-h/HPIM1690%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfXaw_Q3JrIaAC48DQpMWM9gfc-sR28Rz73MDFZf6BzmOFcnvCZe2JN8B6iOJHdkOeS6St25xLyY5K2SXAmuL9Y9NmdiFep7QfVqw3jIdxkdwmuMhRpt5fU2EP7IKMVqnV7P9u0jhyphenhyphenTI/s320/HPIM1690%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322694077707327058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxOXh2Z5m9zlutfjrmaa7u6pBPJtlOC2i93i3A7FS_LTOamzy7zHSdJSTL9w0KJaWQDTTzMId_xPoY4c1MpQ0VPUR_5HwYyy7X1ido23sc_QbsVgQzLUQDSXe9OLanCOvPWaE01w56Ek/s1600-h/HPIM1692%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxOXh2Z5m9zlutfjrmaa7u6pBPJtlOC2i93i3A7FS_LTOamzy7zHSdJSTL9w0KJaWQDTTzMId_xPoY4c1MpQ0VPUR_5HwYyy7X1ido23sc_QbsVgQzLUQDSXe9OLanCOvPWaE01w56Ek/s320/HPIM1692%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322694088039163570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-50480991540700812712009-04-06T17:58:00.000-07:002009-04-08T05:21:47.520-07:00GOT THE FISH!!!!!!GOT THE FISH .... Thank God .... Went by the airport yesterday and caught alot of the small fish.... About 200-300 .. maybe 400... A friend of my own caught this big guy. Well he's about 6" long. Next step is to setup an over flow pipe in the fish tank and have it running to the growbeds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8DWxUQ1tsZDMOiQ-7709UbwxpLJrsq_LhfP_XQ6KB9i4Lc4FIcYqS1pmpN6YGKPsP4w3J8179vKVcyW_J6I-6U-V52zAFMdP39ge9emTuCDKfUz_HbgUaq3oVpPCHx6mxxi8Llr7vMc/s1600-h/tilapia+guess.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8DWxUQ1tsZDMOiQ-7709UbwxpLJrsq_LhfP_XQ6KB9i4Lc4FIcYqS1pmpN6YGKPsP4w3J8179vKVcyW_J6I-6U-V52zAFMdP39ge9emTuCDKfUz_HbgUaq3oVpPCHx6mxxi8Llr7vMc/s320/tilapia+guess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322294588480399746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kb4ril77IF5_U5TrbrDWxTnqrhS7GegkvGxDOtE4UoDoxWhZ3edzMVoUYBCywlsKkbeNU8NACPsTfra7pPuVlspTBZ9Lrac7p6hD-tmb3k12FgjpzH_YDXIzNM5CRHa6styn1goqL3s/s1600-h/HPIM1683%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kb4ril77IF5_U5TrbrDWxTnqrhS7GegkvGxDOtE4UoDoxWhZ3edzMVoUYBCywlsKkbeNU8NACPsTfra7pPuVlspTBZ9Lrac7p6hD-tmb3k12FgjpzH_YDXIzNM5CRHa6styn1goqL3s/s320/HPIM1683%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321748040023913506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUyqOtFUDCcriNnzlDp63CX0_zpz6tD1YFsxY3G3fEcIwTtkycg3MvWxi58nQ6J3P9TgBKciuQsoFqZxJ88qWq9YLHQ1B30p3lp_hAyQaVhm9TqgfxBldx2Ou2LC9EwIvPRbHwC5BO6k/s1600-h/HPIM1684%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUyqOtFUDCcriNnzlDp63CX0_zpz6tD1YFsxY3G3fEcIwTtkycg3MvWxi58nQ6J3P9TgBKciuQsoFqZxJ88qWq9YLHQ1B30p3lp_hAyQaVhm9TqgfxBldx2Ou2LC9EwIvPRbHwC5BO6k/s320/HPIM1684%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321770254369747874" border="0" /></a><br />This is just my sucking fish. Thought I would take a pic since he/she was posing.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxXewicFh0KiVGdA6K_x-OQFh9fMq5Pljt8B76r4yO2SeKVm5w7Da7cKAKZELlY4jNmc31QQuRcaxrBuUnGJjBjiqHLUlMdoOBFT9d7kv02X966o8De0G_9FKkbeAAmi7xSrBQZa9NS0/s1600-h/HPIM1682%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxXewicFh0KiVGdA6K_x-OQFh9fMq5Pljt8B76r4yO2SeKVm5w7Da7cKAKZELlY4jNmc31QQuRcaxrBuUnGJjBjiqHLUlMdoOBFT9d7kv02X966o8De0G_9FKkbeAAmi7xSrBQZa9NS0/s320/HPIM1682%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321770256299256018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />LATERKohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-5966901540559854072009-04-04T18:43:00.000-07:002009-04-04T18:51:47.022-07:00Special ProjectHey everyone, I've been working on a special project for the past couple of days... growing rice!! The first set of seedlings are just starting to sprout. I will try to post a pic of it, I don't have a high end camera so plz excuse me. WHAT DO YOU THINK... comment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBOZ8Ud6bMdm0b6wuLo_cCfFsODnvX3he1u3pOMVAxWhdOJroLLIbamZxDjBx06pZb_Mcuqb94Q_TqXt6_3DixMn8H35KUL1vBn5dqtayGrGsyMYM5TP9s7zU9idjtkc7EkP8qFkWtaE/s1600-h/HPIM1678%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBOZ8Ud6bMdm0b6wuLo_cCfFsODnvX3he1u3pOMVAxWhdOJroLLIbamZxDjBx06pZb_Mcuqb94Q_TqXt6_3DixMn8H35KUL1vBn5dqtayGrGsyMYM5TP9s7zU9idjtkc7EkP8qFkWtaE/s320/HPIM1678%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321018997642896114" border="0" /></a>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-15092458507187565502009-03-25T17:42:00.000-07:002009-03-25T17:54:49.941-07:00ProgressBack again with another update... I added the last loop to the greenhouse, so I have another five feet added to my space. I just have to had the front on and we are good to go. Since the last post I setup up the system in the GH. Next step is to build a long grow bed to get the lettuce production underway. The bio filter is running well, I can see the difference in the algae level. Still don't have any tilapia as yet.<br /><br />Had to add some ducktape to keep the plastic from making so much noise, it is getting very windy. Well check out the pics and make some comments. 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I am was working on putting up the green house and killing fish. I'm sorry Sherrell, you can call me a fish killer now. What had happen was...lol... I did a 100 % water changed with the tap water, I know, dumb and even dumber. But that stupid algae didn't want to go away. Well I lost 6 gold fish. The sucking fish and cray fish is still alive. I would not try to change the water like that again.<br /><br />Well the greenhouse is almost finished, have to add one more hoop and the front side with the door. Inside there is extremely hot is I am going to be making a few adjustments to correct that. Love going inside there tho, it's like another room. If my yard was secured better I'd move a bed and tv in there. 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I'm still alive and moving along with the aquaponics. Just a little busy setting up the green house, so give me a day or 2 and I should have the pics to show you how it went. I'm building the greenhouse out of 1" PVC pipes covered in plastic. Wish me luck.Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-78111428049582355032009-02-26T15:58:00.000-08:002009-02-26T16:28:19.922-08:00Coming AlongWhere do I start... I bought a crayfish and sucking fish Saturday to help keep the tank clean and keep the algae level down. Need to buy a few more. I was able to go fishing yesterday at a lake and caught 17 fingerlings that I thought were Tilapia. I was so excited when I thought they were, but had a closer look at one that died. Crazy me through the fish directly in the tank when I bought them home and the goldfish had an early dinner. So I quickly had to catch the goldfish out the system to give me time to catch the smaller fish to separate them. I placed a net hanging over in the water to keep the baby fish. Got new seedlings on the raise. Sweet corn, sweet basil, tomato and lettuce.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVVkTz9-7edrQ2VOE3RhgdZLWTf-8rnk5jNC00yvEswrwGF0-V0XHsYfM1_I5XqsYiqbv7RbL1k7vwZvBOlDid9us18ykA5S-Ht8FmVUxmTiB4rr2NQQsghXH9mVSmOzGTaFXBTFUNOY/s1600-h/HPIM1631.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVVkTz9-7edrQ2VOE3RhgdZLWTf-8rnk5jNC00yvEswrwGF0-V0XHsYfM1_I5XqsYiqbv7RbL1k7vwZvBOlDid9us18ykA5S-Ht8FmVUxmTiB4rr2NQQsghXH9mVSmOzGTaFXBTFUNOY/s320/HPIM1631.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307262953923369314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pYoSECi-opryX1a-PdosVPK952T50NA3iITRh4RZmMcFl3zFUNL-xaMK_xDuGkYWQr7wox4DVmscTUe6NMDvV7_HvkBWWqAnoJM0U3eOEg2Cx6Vyi5EYbEcicVUsvcfDg5J6uOpVuyA/s1600-h/HPIM1633.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pYoSECi-opryX1a-PdosVPK952T50NA3iITRh4RZmMcFl3zFUNL-xaMK_xDuGkYWQr7wox4DVmscTUe6NMDvV7_HvkBWWqAnoJM0U3eOEg2Cx6Vyi5EYbEcicVUsvcfDg5J6uOpVuyA/s320/HPIM1633.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307262952131011298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_uc2_lIs5PRQDhOWLRyG4CdcgWVcURVkGY5u_uyirDyJmROkUX9gOSDrsJIyuxySMILSV0bLOGKm_hkL6YYa973BVAi8EDfkm6YaVjBOgJClGQmAT0nHa-E8VvjrsfpglijuAok1drM/s1600-h/HPIM1630.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_uc2_lIs5PRQDhOWLRyG4CdcgWVcURVkGY5u_uyirDyJmROkUX9gOSDrsJIyuxySMILSV0bLOGKm_hkL6YYa973BVAi8EDfkm6YaVjBOgJClGQmAT0nHa-E8VvjrsfpglijuAok1drM/s320/HPIM1630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307262951293624370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfU9S9gcqpOXidehh6a_xHkglbtXfzGqqQm7ah6STzIGZCQLXyoWYoXDstBwyvoiPDVsIvsgZjkGAdYwwOVtTEP89PkhOv4ZFts7bc14XBL8OgA9mlQHEECw1QT9QV8Og7iHcmSi6pVXw/s1600-h/HPIM1626.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfU9S9gcqpOXidehh6a_xHkglbtXfzGqqQm7ah6STzIGZCQLXyoWYoXDstBwyvoiPDVsIvsgZjkGAdYwwOVtTEP89PkhOv4ZFts7bc14XBL8OgA9mlQHEECw1QT9QV8Og7iHcmSi6pVXw/s320/HPIM1626.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307262957973905762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmpQE_wBlImmUqHcB4PPaLzN0NFePGoVAk6phecKxL6PfUhLII9z_VjabHj7SABOc03DLUCVbcCAALMt2BC-5MkBgq5MECRlXuJPA8TMx-yR3tDBvQ3P7gxHknImC5lUuiK3lVU9EGGE/s1600-h/HPIM1624.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmpQE_wBlImmUqHcB4PPaLzN0NFePGoVAk6phecKxL6PfUhLII9z_VjabHj7SABOc03DLUCVbcCAALMt2BC-5MkBgq5MECRlXuJPA8TMx-yR3tDBvQ3P7gxHknImC5lUuiK3lVU9EGGE/s320/HPIM1624.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307262960737215138" border="0" /></a>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-77355956340222815312009-02-16T09:41:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:49:20.062-08:00PauseWell went outside this morning to see how the system would flow. Found out that the shipping peanuts are not going to work. I placed them at the bottom and was hoping that the hydroton would be heavy enough to hold them down. It didn't work. So I'll have to buy some river rocks to replace them with. Here is the video ....<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rDcrs5gXKZA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rDcrs5gXKZA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-19259624525674583292009-02-15T16:25:00.000-08:002009-02-15T16:33:18.405-08:00Full Blast Ahead!I got my hydroton today. I'm all ready to go. After I came from church I went straight in the back yard and wash them out and put it in the system. I used the peanuts that was shipped with the supplies at the bottom because I only had one bag of hydroton. Well here it is all setup.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUD3zWNvAYGDv7AX60tsPuS8qZWBihBUoeaLt2AM0RgVQzxfSDzp98bEKG845ZytcQtpo_De2CNBJfUGVrv340Va0T1LxjxUbiiOUKxmcdyaXUxKgBRxZ3odh5NISLXefwxc2aCb6fQE/s1600-h/HPIM1621.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUD3zWNvAYGDv7AX60tsPuS8qZWBihBUoeaLt2AM0RgVQzxfSDzp98bEKG845ZytcQtpo_De2CNBJfUGVrv340Va0T1LxjxUbiiOUKxmcdyaXUxKgBRxZ3odh5NISLXefwxc2aCb6fQE/s320/HPIM1621.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303186665163916802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4ooaRFAkVNfwnljBAUTD7TLRBPTspGF-b_YZD4lGQU2ZfFhRsJ-o0sxa1fZnDrGBlFv9mVaEe-_QGl4ga2ed8uoKI_gvQs9SYii3eahCnsMULbJh7Q_1nowsn3bbFes792h4yj22UHk/s1600-h/HPIM1619.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4ooaRFAkVNfwnljBAUTD7TLRBPTspGF-b_YZD4lGQU2ZfFhRsJ-o0sxa1fZnDrGBlFv9mVaEe-_QGl4ga2ed8uoKI_gvQs9SYii3eahCnsMULbJh7Q_1nowsn3bbFes792h4yj22UHk/s320/HPIM1619.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303186102407923026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRJkaefLGZJDfU2Ifg_C0j7z9FLKaInDGQ80ScsB-TRjZ3KvcexRdqAF0lji1US4Tj4EFchCaQeaQnbc2r0LOjU4f96U0eLSPAPM07TqiRXv5qMa-5Nt_hiimS32YUUDcEHrKjECGhQY/s1600-h/HPIM1620.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRJkaefLGZJDfU2Ifg_C0j7z9FLKaInDGQ80ScsB-TRjZ3KvcexRdqAF0lji1US4Tj4EFchCaQeaQnbc2r0LOjU4f96U0eLSPAPM07TqiRXv5qMa-5Nt_hiimS32YUUDcEHrKjECGhQY/s320/HPIM1620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303186106162574114" border="0" /></a>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-29028695674915912482009-02-14T17:06:00.000-08:002009-02-14T17:11:54.185-08:00First Water TestDid my first water test tonight. Don't have any plants in the system so just wanted to make sure that the ammonia level wasn't building up to high. There is 6 goldfish in a 28 gallon tank. Here are the results.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">pH 8.0/Ammonia 0.25<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFTcZBzTlj1sciTEo5gRksy1XxPvuverh4e6PxH3t25lTVOmOy97bmy4SiaMzTQEFP33dNuSkrm3dyBPT3sx9G9bmua0LaER-F4zYADWN7efTPZLBdVcuCsELSI8VeLE5UtVEVTXMzP8/s1600-h/HPIM1618.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFTcZBzTlj1sciTEo5gRksy1XxPvuverh4e6PxH3t25lTVOmOy97bmy4SiaMzTQEFP33dNuSkrm3dyBPT3sx9G9bmua0LaER-F4zYADWN7efTPZLBdVcuCsELSI8VeLE5UtVEVTXMzP8/s320/HPIM1618.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302824649532594786" border="0" /></a><br />Nitrate 0/ Nitrate 0.1<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHma_1q9GZ2LXUeCzmhek4bs-IsMO6_8hq8-9aoeap8zdA0O8jct5jk8xMd2iXPU6bAe6DbwDRweFPwMywaYmyJaWNAydtEhoQEWxgrlsiCnIP_v8XsRbrGuDmwxe4ni1sDa1KgGeT3M/s1600-h/HPIM1617.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHma_1q9GZ2LXUeCzmhek4bs-IsMO6_8hq8-9aoeap8zdA0O8jct5jk8xMd2iXPU6bAe6DbwDRweFPwMywaYmyJaWNAydtEhoQEWxgrlsiCnIP_v8XsRbrGuDmwxe4ni1sDa1KgGeT3M/s320/HPIM1617.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302824652320666610" border="0" /></a>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-71866417912463216602009-02-13T06:07:00.000-08:002009-02-13T10:28:52.368-08:00Almost FinishedThe system is almost up and running fully. I connected everything up together and working on the water flow to the grow beds. The only thing that is missing form the system is my hydroton (clay balls). Customs still has them. I also made some filters to clean out the rain water I collected and had sitting around.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Drilled holes in the drain to the fish tank to add more air to the water.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWAtlS-FCuHSUJC240fskHZvkteOtXqHotm1U-zjdWOQA6WTOZM6OuUKprfkKUspQ4BGIBtzMhdZ1G7cgtZQgqjv1xg6FzK5mrBV5gkNhW_iOqchuFt5cNTic-_m2qgFfHqjuDWj438s/s1600-h/HPIM1600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWAtlS-FCuHSUJC240fskHZvkteOtXqHotm1U-zjdWOQA6WTOZM6OuUKprfkKUspQ4BGIBtzMhdZ1G7cgtZQgqjv1xg6FzK5mrBV5gkNhW_iOqchuFt5cNTic-_m2qgFfHqjuDWj438s/s320/HPIM1600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302284117069844546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Hose added to the growbed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXIEksykefWYukm0E5aegMRruyMnCSfqGNt1tjmVbfedC3ovReIjs0d7Oq9RiZeJp2HHFd5qCsbv0in-NuxXxklKqahWMXmoe9xZlzLRATuZQi5UhKOzxll0WAiTq7n-TX6U3M0jyInk/s1600-h/HPIM1602.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXIEksykefWYukm0E5aegMRruyMnCSfqGNt1tjmVbfedC3ovReIjs0d7Oq9RiZeJp2HHFd5qCsbv0in-NuxXxklKqahWMXmoe9xZlzLRATuZQi5UhKOzxll0WAiTq7n-TX6U3M0jyInk/s320/HPIM1602.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302284113055634866" border="0" /></a><br />Hose added to the fish tank<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iCf_WfTbKDF8e-_lcodYkzdaDk60-EvxzBugcp8WBqBxQ24tlaOTYd8DkIoVDbTwtEKIo2fit6qIru000Pdqwx_thVlB0FiQ601uX_GxEXjK_MCD6XyGFTloG9CqphaoHKkLWOT8SvY/s1600-h/HPIM1598.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iCf_WfTbKDF8e-_lcodYkzdaDk60-EvxzBugcp8WBqBxQ24tlaOTYd8DkIoVDbTwtEKIo2fit6qIru000Pdqwx_thVlB0FiQ601uX_GxEXjK_MCD6XyGFTloG9CqphaoHKkLWOT8SvY/s320/HPIM1598.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302284106172772930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0Tm02wm5opbQqXux74PIN7VNdKb1Hd-UR6vu71bbKP7U2eKgTDQpl0lXe8jFJddSCzcS86fIwiVfZBmh-v8BsTb1bf_RoDvlOuAr0hhrJ8-cevrNhDRvrwecKreCG_3TrmVM7Tv9Juc/s1600-h/HPIM1597.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0Tm02wm5opbQqXux74PIN7VNdKb1Hd-UR6vu71bbKP7U2eKgTDQpl0lXe8jFJddSCzcS86fIwiVfZBmh-v8BsTb1bf_RoDvlOuAr0hhrJ8-cevrNhDRvrwecKreCG_3TrmVM7Tv9Juc/s320/HPIM1597.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302284097604075650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0RdKNnYze9ybWDty16l2zICG-WW1b9K6RmX7SbwRANXenUU7_i6WqCTV-zkeSP95H7wbNRat8bAJUO0hK0w3SS8dswK2Wv6bU5g4FnSouOfztxVEq8aMe9Cd7OQ-vmLvckRRLEN5wuU/s1600-h/HPIM1616.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0RdKNnYze9ybWDty16l2zICG-WW1b9K6RmX7SbwRANXenUU7_i6WqCTV-zkeSP95H7wbNRat8bAJUO0hK0w3SS8dswK2Wv6bU5g4FnSouOfztxVEq8aMe9Cd7OQ-vmLvckRRLEN5wuU/s320/HPIM1616.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302339848268921042" border="0" /></a>Full view of system. Need to tidy up a bit. And as u see NO HYDROTON<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnu4Vr6vTwmqhM2rAf8MLKASzjUmcO62sJD3YHYd9nxTOqCQUz7015TMg55eD6652Eb6fysYyfCJJ2DZrRlm2N0eGebmIQZ54er2XLr0YMMgV48mhTuiCQwy4NkoNS7MognSq8vahKZo/s1600-h/HPIM1615.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnu4Vr6vTwmqhM2rAf8MLKASzjUmcO62sJD3YHYd9nxTOqCQUz7015TMg55eD6652Eb6fysYyfCJJ2DZrRlm2N0eGebmIQZ54er2XLr0YMMgV48mhTuiCQwy4NkoNS7MognSq8vahKZo/s320/HPIM1615.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302339797919228674" border="0" /></a>Reservoir with water pump inside</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaSLmub4URsg9eCq5v2iS5xkDnRdF4tnwR7DHKO4ffC509N8fZFXQtizm81JS5csMpYQJxxg5GXc2PMw2EeNAwxDYa2D8OBZ2h5NSAqAkqaFH4SH5-j4MLjV2IyH5Tmqqnq-JaCV-Jqo/s1600-h/HPIM1614.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaSLmub4URsg9eCq5v2iS5xkDnRdF4tnwR7DHKO4ffC509N8fZFXQtizm81JS5csMpYQJxxg5GXc2PMw2EeNAwxDYa2D8OBZ2h5NSAqAkqaFH4SH5-j4MLjV2IyH5Tmqqnq-JaCV-Jqo/s320/HPIM1614.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302339772224891682" border="0" /></a><br />Plants in grow bed with perlite<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINhxV3W6vq4nrRXp2kREs0bmoQxYl-ulEzuxhNZLHSZAYerOmAPCNRdJAqRfBjoW89ZDAt6xJojZ9PAIu-trQ8DeuWYWAOR553MqR_xdRFm2bdjGsnZw_HjHO1p_L_rr9iOl5SalKoPA/s1600-h/HPIM1613.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINhxV3W6vq4nrRXp2kREs0bmoQxYl-ulEzuxhNZLHSZAYerOmAPCNRdJAqRfBjoW89ZDAt6xJojZ9PAIu-trQ8DeuWYWAOR553MqR_xdRFm2bdjGsnZw_HjHO1p_L_rr9iOl5SalKoPA/s320/HPIM1613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302339362352655730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY-Pj5rUNiwdY5VcgQ-g1hUvNcgmP5P1hGlzVjEMFk1V-N8BIolopvJXTffQeeESz9q_j09Dh9qnMQGGcrny-xkGDW4qQ5-T-WSvMDGq-6NYb5KseAJq7zrYQmW8KOtfPgmYcd0rluxg/s1600-h/HPIM1612.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY-Pj5rUNiwdY5VcgQ-g1hUvNcgmP5P1hGlzVjEMFk1V-N8BIolopvJXTffQeeESz9q_j09Dh9qnMQGGcrny-xkGDW4qQ5-T-WSvMDGq-6NYb5KseAJq7zrYQmW8KOtfPgmYcd0rluxg/s320/HPIM1612.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302339363597231778" border="0" /></a><br />Filter made with cloth and PVC pipe<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N2-sVrO_f98CHnk_TF4_RPUtZyume_YTghB7duKibzQ2FH5LHEUGAwipU-WPR2kS4W64Bl2Oa7kca_tgDaV5DUWBu_NWrLlbuOqU1S5946jY9g4lYBQnQ4GA4gPlgrOInraYKWS1Y8Q/s1600-h/HPIM1611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N2-sVrO_f98CHnk_TF4_RPUtZyume_YTghB7duKibzQ2FH5LHEUGAwipU-WPR2kS4W64Bl2Oa7kca_tgDaV5DUWBu_NWrLlbuOqU1S5946jY9g4lYBQnQ4GA4gPlgrOInraYKWS1Y8Q/s320/HPIM1611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302339356116137122" border="0" /></a><br />6 Goldfish, Sponsored by CL aka ѕнєяяєℓℓ<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZaO977X8ys95bgapgbt2vDVnKiRpL325nGvM6DWz77Ywtz6PxBJbA0OiPzINDN_igDw_6k6WtvAssA6XIP_-cFNmdgRP8tAPD5ocYOPbXTAaVA5LX6ZeNfLaQsfAAf8rMIn0BmcvnK0/s1600-h/HPIM1610.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZaO977X8ys95bgapgbt2vDVnKiRpL325nGvM6DWz77Ywtz6PxBJbA0OiPzINDN_igDw_6k6WtvAssA6XIP_-cFNmdgRP8tAPD5ocYOPbXTAaVA5LX6ZeNfLaQsfAAf8rMIn0BmcvnK0/s320/HPIM1610.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302339355427081378" border="0" /></a><br />Fish Tank<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaEp5TUkmuB_kyywm2f0tSUwJDBUCOyurKn0OZNp3dDxMGiVG5L7KH-CQUzIqGOgKAMFjmXg8QPZXAilbT3v1WzJhx1gNgWl_FNnTTla_NAu44W5BSmRztgrRWZ2UTKf7H28XbICzQTY/s1600-h/HPIM1609.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaEp5TUkmuB_kyywm2f0tSUwJDBUCOyurKn0OZNp3dDxMGiVG5L7KH-CQUzIqGOgKAMFjmXg8QPZXAilbT3v1WzJhx1gNgWl_FNnTTla_NAu44W5BSmRztgrRWZ2UTKf7H28XbICzQTY/s320/HPIM1609.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302339349952215026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Opened for questions and comments<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXIEksykefWYukm0E5aegMRruyMnCSfqGNt1tjmVbfedC3ovReIjs0d7Oq9RiZeJp2HHFd5qCsbv0in-NuxXxklKqahWMXmoe9xZlzLRATuZQi5UhKOzxll0WAiTq7n-TX6U3M0jyInk/s1600-h/HPIM1602.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iCf_WfTbKDF8e-_lcodYkzdaDk60-EvxzBugcp8WBqBxQ24tlaOTYd8DkIoVDbTwtEKIo2fit6qIru000Pdqwx_thVlB0FiQ601uX_GxEXjK_MCD6XyGFTloG9CqphaoHKkLWOT8SvY/s1600-h/HPIM1598.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0Tm02wm5opbQqXux74PIN7VNdKb1Hd-UR6vu71bbKP7U2eKgTDQpl0lXe8jFJddSCzcS86fIwiVfZBmh-v8BsTb1bf_RoDvlOuAr0hhrJ8-cevrNhDRvrwecKreCG_3TrmVM7Tv9Juc/s1600-h/HPIM1597.jpg"></a>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-26349165768466251762009-02-11T07:16:00.000-08:002009-02-11T07:31:27.737-08:00Auto Siphon Tested With A BottleJust wanted to test the auto siphon setup. I'm going to use this concept to empty the plant growbeds. When I set it up on the grow beds I'll have to figure out how long it takes to fill up and empty so I can adjust the timer for the pumps.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cYCxiZoffDM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cYCxiZoffDM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-42208471190260138852009-02-09T19:07:00.000-08:002009-02-09T19:19:32.102-08:00Time To Get The Ball Rolling, Supplies Are HEREGot my supplies yesterday. Was excited so I opened up everything to check it out. I'll be setting things up until I get my hydroton from Customs, simple minded people, not too smart. Anyhow here are the stuff.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZHWh10VCrUKFLqT8bj7Xq54otkjhGEkWTpvLFwqTSyc623-R4VNw3epe0qbvTsa6txBjjhTuduDlRL-zuHGlZJJRVU0pfIOsYnszWA13385I6VrLjBE5zJ6whno3-z8xn6WuA6Vd7aE/s1600-h/HPIM1594.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZHWh10VCrUKFLqT8bj7Xq54otkjhGEkWTpvLFwqTSyc623-R4VNw3epe0qbvTsa6txBjjhTuduDlRL-zuHGlZJJRVU0pfIOsYnszWA13385I6VrLjBE5zJ6whno3-z8xn6WuA6Vd7aE/s320/HPIM1594.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301002151125943186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JI_DGC1Dle73Mq-1ungpCuhmndTdW3cBJIMQRJZ5s3115b2m_GRnmHEk0hMNEZJZYWDyzfv1Cnd5mx8_J7QUDv8y04jqaYAjW6FGSFJq1OWkUeUqg3n91EhKVuqayKoS45IcWLLSMgk/s1600-h/HPIM1593.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JI_DGC1Dle73Mq-1ungpCuhmndTdW3cBJIMQRJZ5s3115b2m_GRnmHEk0hMNEZJZYWDyzfv1Cnd5mx8_J7QUDv8y04jqaYAjW6FGSFJq1OWkUeUqg3n91EhKVuqayKoS45IcWLLSMgk/s320/HPIM1593.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301001984159294738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60gtwnuw9HZwH5Uo8ECx9pS6a_tVO04ZxBlCpS5dSzqEK1amdQER_DSwSr0QmuuEKg3Eyu_V4ccyxS2E5Me3Nxa6M1yYMxXjvR9er_sKgO8EMvH7dyp_AVNtaw_z3FK3u_fYcfD837j4/s1600-h/HPIM1592.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60gtwnuw9HZwH5Uo8ECx9pS6a_tVO04ZxBlCpS5dSzqEK1amdQER_DSwSr0QmuuEKg3Eyu_V4ccyxS2E5Me3Nxa6M1yYMxXjvR9er_sKgO8EMvH7dyp_AVNtaw_z3FK3u_fYcfD837j4/s320/HPIM1592.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301001850511598290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNNeaXHbKS0fXVjLmul2YcBwNfiU6otTcUKfTrNfRjq6N1I08vPPUGgZ147whshgCIw14eCmiWBA-07ZiX6Cts5PZeZIYmmC_uD5hwnhYcc6fTLtpGqC4uwIFjt_3P3sSBZXWyjt2COM/s1600-h/HPIM1595.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNNeaXHbKS0fXVjLmul2YcBwNfiU6otTcUKfTrNfRjq6N1I08vPPUGgZ147whshgCIw14eCmiWBA-07ZiX6Cts5PZeZIYmmC_uD5hwnhYcc6fTLtpGqC4uwIFjt_3P3sSBZXWyjt2COM/s320/HPIM1595.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301002992569639122" border="0" /></a>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-78089906172655562482009-02-04T18:03:00.000-08:002009-02-04T18:40:29.860-08:00Getting A Head StartI want my system to kick ASAP, so I decided to transfer some plants I have growing in pots into my growbeds. Additional to that I will also be plants seeds to start in the AP system. I think I may need alot more barrels. Here are some pics of the plants.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSFaHgTycDD67tWRHiRolbqcqu7mdCMA7nWihK1Hjun-oI-W7nZymTi_De2vLlq6QSnMl9N0DdupaDpEJOGKyM7S8ad6Ic2EZRfco8Z1754gYEJ0dBWdbsWNKsE-EXtgp7rm0d3Eg5gE/s1600-h/HPIM1588.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSFaHgTycDD67tWRHiRolbqcqu7mdCMA7nWihK1Hjun-oI-W7nZymTi_De2vLlq6QSnMl9N0DdupaDpEJOGKyM7S8ad6Ic2EZRfco8Z1754gYEJ0dBWdbsWNKsE-EXtgp7rm0d3Eg5gE/s320/HPIM1588.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299129080589104098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTKYZJPfqTOL4nHXZY01oHmWitHOWr-pKjygl5cIlNma3y2ix9k3VVY2byf2ir0kicSGMuNwoDsLFvjsQnSE82tALO5If_XzTB6Ectz450t0pHcBn9v1SPyIermFg4cx6RSnCaY2i2AE/s1600-h/HPIM1591.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTKYZJPfqTOL4nHXZY01oHmWitHOWr-pKjygl5cIlNma3y2ix9k3VVY2byf2ir0kicSGMuNwoDsLFvjsQnSE82tALO5If_XzTB6Ectz450t0pHcBn9v1SPyIermFg4cx6RSnCaY2i2AE/s320/HPIM1591.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299129561432188466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTt06DHKx0YHvWzP5W2XVcHPTCS2IQKD5v_OS91MQNYRjvG_T9CdR3f3CmuYSUwDWx53WgJK6XLwhd3Xh7I77rz3uyqjnk_JjohoQilPbDVkTget3xpG1KvkBjQm-OsjsqPnE5YshpXYk/s1600-h/HPIM1589.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTt06DHKx0YHvWzP5W2XVcHPTCS2IQKD5v_OS91MQNYRjvG_T9CdR3f3CmuYSUwDWx53WgJK6XLwhd3Xh7I77rz3uyqjnk_JjohoQilPbDVkTget3xpG1KvkBjQm-OsjsqPnE5YshpXYk/s320/HPIM1589.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299129265454099746" border="0" /></a>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-43639423059763696602009-02-03T12:43:00.000-08:002009-02-03T12:50:02.744-08:00Let It Rain!Well it was raining all day. Just stepped outside and found my 2 growbeds (55 gallon dump cut in half length ways) was filled with rain water. I'm going to use this rain water in my system because there is too much chlorine in the city water. Need system to be as safe as possible for the fish.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGFd2VhjlVmSZIM6sGzOG7z_XRKns7lCBzPGYhkHs58YENCXLKXshG4LiRmKSVjAgaMXSZVq15968-0EE6RW2YIG-IMRJNNUwoGU6RdQzEoDjzzzzJHB8ZqN7y3ml8lrPZvdWCt3lGYw/s1600-h/HPIM1584.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGFd2VhjlVmSZIM6sGzOG7z_XRKns7lCBzPGYhkHs58YENCXLKXshG4LiRmKSVjAgaMXSZVq15968-0EE6RW2YIG-IMRJNNUwoGU6RdQzEoDjzzzzJHB8ZqN7y3ml8lrPZvdWCt3lGYw/s320/HPIM1584.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298675953779401634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHd3WmaSEjCTg39UZiueda4kFZUvSoM482MXvqRMGHF_3QVIdr0JAhilK0M59OsWENr-z-KodsG4sNjMr7e2UhN1rfeH-0pSYDK4w9-jbEHP9WDpgs7G1kEjbCmKYl6VBhXcJUs1lkns/s1600-h/HPIM1585.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHd3WmaSEjCTg39UZiueda4kFZUvSoM482MXvqRMGHF_3QVIdr0JAhilK0M59OsWENr-z-KodsG4sNjMr7e2UhN1rfeH-0pSYDK4w9-jbEHP9WDpgs7G1kEjbCmKYl6VBhXcJUs1lkns/s320/HPIM1585.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298676092139852306" border="0" /></a>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-84466565457941272662009-02-02T18:08:00.000-08:002009-02-02T18:18:07.317-08:00Celery On The Rise!!!This is a photo of a 2 weeks old celery plant from a 3 inch cutting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYcA_XAkS8bb6x_8iAWspIhEKziTVzS3qhFomiakVP3U_D6p9uQF9_7awEEi8QIuDncJBJnESlYhOfGoHcE-0Do-UBK7TPTDazb-_OtOMFcsILtod2lD_km6BgmMNG2pCTPkl7FYPIIw/s1600-h/HPIM1579.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYcA_XAkS8bb6x_8iAWspIhEKziTVzS3qhFomiakVP3U_D6p9uQF9_7awEEi8QIuDncJBJnESlYhOfGoHcE-0Do-UBK7TPTDazb-_OtOMFcsILtod2lD_km6BgmMNG2pCTPkl7FYPIIw/s320/HPIM1579.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298387748189569586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Top View<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZNjUtBsZ_6_qdxmv2g0I-Xq1nvu2y6Ur1ORNRfbRSjQctmP0__DOLHvlSfNwqh-dH_iZ1hg6miFLtW2s-Ta2_yixCkEDw3OFUd1RNTJUXa0p8UKocuA8ZeNXbKsmeAwlLC865-Mz8Ok/s1600-h/HPIM1576.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZNjUtBsZ_6_qdxmv2g0I-Xq1nvu2y6Ur1ORNRfbRSjQctmP0__DOLHvlSfNwqh-dH_iZ1hg6miFLtW2s-Ta2_yixCkEDw3OFUd1RNTJUXa0p8UKocuA8ZeNXbKsmeAwlLC865-Mz8Ok/s320/HPIM1576.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298388144062257186" border="0" /></a><br />This is another celery plant that is growing. 1 week old.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZm5zwonzIQPWSkVXnM88VZf7ZkmcaDnNRKjLQHB6RXIekBipFW1Fp5VxmMGBoCyapPedorsDGUr_GEh9IKVbysuaaIlMmHIq2wAJg2W5BWgNXeL8wXfU1MsTfynsnvmDfva-HKux-gUM/s1600-h/HPIM1583.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZm5zwonzIQPWSkVXnM88VZf7ZkmcaDnNRKjLQHB6RXIekBipFW1Fp5VxmMGBoCyapPedorsDGUr_GEh9IKVbysuaaIlMmHIq2wAJg2W5BWgNXeL8wXfU1MsTfynsnvmDfva-HKux-gUM/s320/HPIM1583.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298389337067058450" border="0" /></a>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-14346153035294987212009-01-31T16:38:00.000-08:002009-01-31T16:49:38.330-08:00Why Aquaponics?Well I had taken a Agricultural Economics class in college and I was introduced to hydroponics. I was fascinated by the idea of growing plants without soil, so I start to google and youtube to find out more. Then I came over aquaponics, bringing the fish side of it in. I decide that I just had to make a system of my own.<br /><br />I think aquaponics is going to be developed more all over the world as more information is shared and people see the many benefits of a close loop system of fish and plants growing together. And what better time to start making my own aquaponics system to help feed my family and share this valuable information in these hard economic time.<br /><br />Any Questions? I'll try my best to answer!Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231449376182495577.post-39319995632483849692009-01-31T15:19:00.000-08:002009-01-31T15:31:52.714-08:00Aquaponics"Aquaponics is an integrated aquaculture (growing fish) and hydroponic (growing soilless plants) system. First, the waste from fish tanks is pumped to a section of the system to be treated with a natural bacteria that converts the waste--which is largely ammonia--first to nitrite and then to nitrate. At that point, the fish waste is in a state that can be used to feed the plants. The fish wastewater is then pumped to a media bed or other hydroponic system to be used as nutrient solution by the growing plants." <i>-- Chia L., 05/29/2001<br /><br /></i>Example Video From YouTube<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KiNLbu07MDA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KiNLbu07MDA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Kohfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188267600072937676noreply@blogger.com0