Feed Editor (Unlicensed) 8 Mar 2009 21:13:37 GMT Do It Yourself Aquaponics...techniques for a better, healthier life..! http://diyaquaponics.com DIY Aquaponics, Inc. jco@diyaquaponics.com en jco@diyaquaponics.com http://diyaquaponics.com/rss/DIY.gif http://diyaquaponics.com DIY Aquaponics...techniques for a better, healthier life..! This manual will provide a practical overview of economic and financial indicators and analyses to use to better understand the performance of the tilapia farm business. This should assist farm owners and managers to make more informed management decisions on tilapia farms. 9 Mar 2009 05:32:38 GMT http://diyaquaponics.com/PDFs/fish/tilapia/Tilapia_manual.pdf jco@diyaquaponics.com 4FD45950-CBB3-4BA3-8B5D-C905A96D8061 Aquaponics is a bio-integrated system that links recirculating aquaculture with hydroponic vegetable, flower, and/or herb production. Recent advances by researchers and growers alike have turned aquaponics into a working model of sustainable food production. This publication provides an introduction to aquaponics with brief profiles of working units around the country. An extensive list of resources point the reader to print and Web-based educational materials for further technical assistance. 8 Mar 2009 22:49:09 GMT http://diyaquaponics.com/PDFs/AP/aquaponic_1.pdf jco@diyaquaponics.com DEC0DC66-1580-4CF9-807C-AEA8E9CFB033 Fish farming is a business that must be taken seriously. If proper management is not employed, serious losses may be encountered. Good management practices include proper and limited handling of fish, proper feeding techniques, correct stocking densities and good water quality management. This will also ensure healthy fish. 8 Mar 2009 22:42:52 GMT http://diyaquaponics.com/PDFs/fish/tilapia/Managing_Tilapia_Production.pdf jco@diyaquaponics.com 624F75AB-FF69-4C3A-A4F1-9F692E8CE9F9 On February 23, the Federal Times reported on HR 875, a bill that would grant the FDA sweeping new powers to regulate food. It was introduced by Rep. Rosa DeLauro and arrived shrouded in hype, specifically the hysteria surrounding a recent salmonella outbreak linked to products from Peanut Corp. of America. Add to the hype last years outbreak of salmonella in imported peppers and a 2006 E. coli outbreak that was linked to fresh spinach and the stage is set to implement the FDAs “food protection plan requiring farmers and food producers to register with the government every two years. 8 Mar 2009 22:40:41 GMT http://diyaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=103 jco@diyaquaponics.com 4D005D37-492E-4C1A-9792-2E507FDED216 This is the most common variety in aquaculture. Somewhat salt tolerant, but nothing like the mossambica. Very hearty in my experience. The main varieties don't start reproduction until about 6 months old, but a sub-species known as the Baringo tilapia starts as early as 3 months and only 3". The Baringo females also grow as large as the males if they are not allowed to breed. 8 Mar 2009 22:36:16 GMT http://diyaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=56 jco@diyaquaponics.com D7C908D9-13A4-4EA0-A6B2-CBEC2C9D06B0 Hybrids are corsses between two species. The most common are crosses between the aurea and Nile or aurea and mossambica. 8 Mar 2009 22:31:43 GMT http://diyaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=59 jco@diyaquaponics.com 84EF5758-6BEF-4AAD-9161-1BAC24C4E0D4 There is the old idiom of “which came first the chicken or the egg. Well, I have a similar question. Which system do you set up first, the aquaculture side with the fish in it or the hydroponic side with the vegetables? I mean they both have to work together, but they have to be balanced before they work correctly, right? "Life is what happens while you're planing on what you are going to do with your life" 8 Mar 2009 22:26:10 GMT http://diyaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=9 jco@diyaquaponics.com C81EB581-256A-4F80-B852-79FD93C6027A I have never done Ap any other way. I think the advantage of pea gravel is that it filters the water while providing O2 as the water is flushed thru and back to the tank. No need to get rid of the solids as the beds become a little eco system with worms to eat the left overs. More closed loop in that you just feed the fish and eat the veggies. All sorts of ways of doing it. The least amount of work or daily involvement would be my choice. How do you handle solids then? Inject O2 at all? 8 Mar 2009 21:13:37 GMT http://diyaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13 jco@diyaquaponics.com 4C3F2924-502A-46B1-8B53-A79842AEC787