Stock Tank Ponics

I’m working on a ups and extras kit to supply the more specialized parts for a person to build an aquaponics system based on my 300 gallon system. I will include the uniseals, gravel guards, indexing valve, pump, and timer. And you will source your own stock tanks, blocks, and plumbing parts which can all . . . → Read More: Stock Tank Ponics

Zipgrow Tower Sale

My big order of Zipgrow towers arrived today and to celebrate I’m having a sale.

Planted towers in evening

5′ Hanging ZipGrowTM Tower $89.95 SALE $75.95 Part: ZGS-T5H

Our Patent Pending 5′ Hanging ZipGrowTM Tower is designed for hobbyists and conveyor style commercial plant production operations. This tower is hung by a removable . . . → Read More: Zipgrow Tower Sale

Aquaponics and Food Safety

A big stir has been caused lately by a well known Aquaponics Operation warning strongly against worms in Aquaponics.

I’m going to talk a bit on this topic and what I believe are the more key underlying concerns.

See it really isn’t the worms. It is the possible pathogenic bacteria that can be associated with . . . → Read More: Aquaponics and Food Safety

Plumbing Class PDF

Hay just a quick blog post to let everyone know about a new page added to my site about the plumbing class I gave at the Aquaponics Association Conference. Right now the page isn’t much but it has a link to the PDF of my presentation slides and it’s a place you can make comments . . . → Read More: Plumbing Class PDF

Aquaponics Association Conference Update after

WOW. It was a great conference, a resounding success and a big hand to the Ladies who pulled it off.

Now I did not have my camera with me around the conference so anyone who wishes to share pictures, I’m interested. Contact me here through the web site or e-mail me. Perhaps I could . . . → Read More: Aquaponics Association Conference Update after

Aquaponics Association Conference

Very soon, perhaps too soon. I will only be home for one day before the conference Farm Tours. But That means everyone gets to see what is real, not something that has been prettied up just for the tour. My Systems have gone most of the past month without much attention from me since . . . → Read More: Aquaponics Association Conference

Orlando Home Grown Co-op

I’m happy to announce that I’m now selling through the Orlando Home Grown Co-op. At the moment I only have Lufa sponges available to sell but as the season cools off this fall I hope to provide more and set up a display aquaponics system in the Market and provide towers to the market for . . . → Read More: Orlando Home Grown Co-op

Aquaponics Association Conference 2011

I will be one of the classroom speakers for the Aquaponics Association Conference in Orlando, Florida, September 2011. I will be teaching about basic plumbing and teaching tips for plumbing a mixed type aquaponics system together in case you are thinking of mixing media beds, rafts or NFT all into one system, I . . . → Read More: Aquaponics Association Conference 2011

The Joy of Being Green

No I don’t mean being green like saving the planet. I simply mean a pH test being in the green. Now this is the API freshwater master test kit pH test that measures from 6.0-7.6 where yellow would be dangerously low (not because 6 is too low but because you can’t tell if it might . . . → Read More: The Joy of Being Green

New Catfish Fingerlings

It took a really long time but we finally got our new batch of catfish fingerlings.

I know I’m strange but I can be mesmerized watching water flow and watching fish is even more fun. So, I thought I’d share some video.

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