New Puppy on the Farm

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Aquaponics System for Sale-David Owens

I have a friend who is moving and needs to sell his current Aquaponics system.

Looking to sell my Aquaponics system as I am moving out of state. I can deliver within Michigan, Chicago area and northern Indiana.

$3000

I have a completely organic aquaponic system for sale. System includes (2) 175gallon Tanks . . . → Read More: Aquaponics System for Sale-David Owens

How did I get into this?

I got asked a couple of times yesterday how I got into aquaponics. So I figure it is time to post it so I don’t have to repeat it.

I went Crazy basically. (Bear with me since from the point when I went crazy to when I realized aquaponics was what I wanted to do, . . . → Read More: How did I get into this?

NO Gator Ponics is not as Safe as Aquaponics

ACK. I don’t like to do this but…….. a popular aquaponics newsletter has just gone out with a statement I believe is dangerous so I have to speak up.

Here is the statement I must disagree with.

Gator poop, and the alligators themselves, should be totally safe in an aquaponics system. Alligators are cold-blooded animals, . . . → Read More: NO Gator Ponics is not as Safe as Aquaponics

The Dangers of Absolutes

I’ve noticed it is tempting to oversimplify aquaponics by using absolute statements. However, strong absolute statements without any qualifiers tend to be inaccurate and misleading.

It’s like some one saying you HAVE to sink your fish tank into the ground to keep it warm enough for tilapia. While this might be accurate for a particular . . . → Read More: The Dangers of Absolutes

How to Size Your Sump Tank

Aquaponics Sump tank, Why? Either to deal with water level fluctuations or gravity drains or both.

So once you decide you need a sump tank, you then need to figure out how big it needs to be.

Start out by figuring out the total volume of all the flood and drain Media grow beds you . . . → Read More: How to Size Your Sump Tank

More Farm Pictures

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TCLynx Bought The Farm

It’s official, Really, She Bought a 12 acre Farm, gonna go live in the Barn and set up a fish farm. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() . . . → Read More: TCLynx Bought The Farm

Valve controllers

Ok, I can do it. Make a controller for the automatic diversion valves (and thus the indexing valves as well.)

valve controller quick bang up prototype

Definitely nothing fancy. Now I have not worked out any elegant way to be able to change the programing in the field so if I made one . . . → Read More: Valve controllers

Automated Diversion Valves

Automated Diversion Valves now available.

Automated diversion valve driving an indexing valve

I am still working on a more elegant way to control these but I have two of them in operational testing on my farm. I do have the valves and actuators available for sale, contact me if interested and I can . . . → Read More: Automated Diversion Valves