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Buffering the water up Refers to adding a carbonate buffer to the water that will keep the pH from dropping too low or buffer the pH up. Common buffers include calcium carbonate (lime or shells or chicken grit) or potassium bicarbonate (find it at brew and wine making supply places) The calcium carbonate provides calcium . . . → Read More: Buffering the water up 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 I point out this bit constantly online, don’t feel bad if you didn’t know it, I didn’t understand it in the beginning either and really got frustrated with hydroponics because of it. Anyway, when you fill a container from the faucet or the hose with water and immediately test the pH, you will probably get . . . → Read More: pH and Tap water 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 I’m finally setting it up. The Aquaponic Lynx LLC Newsletter. Not that I know what I’m going to write in it yet but I’ve set up the Newsletter subscription plug in so if you wan to be notified when I start writing the Aquaponics Newsletters, please subscribe. Please be patient with me these first several . . . → Read More: Aquaponic Lynx LLC Newsletter #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ It’s official, Really, She Bought a 12 acre Farm, gonna go live in the Barn and set up a fish farm. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() . . . → Read More: TCLynx Bought The Farm 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 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 World Water Day is Thursday March 22nd. World Water Day I don’t have time to prepare anything special but I’ll be home to give tours and impromptu classes/lectures on what aquaponics is and how it works. Contact me For address or if you need directions. You can pick your own fresh herbs and greens, . . . → Read More: World Water Day Aquaponic Farm Tours |
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