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jsph1962
09-20-2011, 08:35 PM
I will be building a 1800 gallon tank with 16 grow beds with a 1200 gph pump and a solar aerator with 2 stones will 1000 tilapia fingerlings be OK OK until I build the next tank I have half acre of land in the Philippines to grow.

kneedeepinwater
09-20-2011, 09:22 PM
Read this...Ideas for my aquaponic setup (http://www.diyaquaponics.com/forum/showthread.php?985-Ideas-for-my-aquaponic-setup)

keith_r
09-21-2011, 06:09 AM
how big are your growbeds?
personally, i would base the bioload on my growbed volume..
starting out i would stick to 20 to 25lbs (harvest size) for every 100 gallons of growbed
if you could divide your tank with nets, you might be able to have a couple different sized groups

urbanfarmer
09-21-2011, 05:41 PM
Read this...Ideas for my aquaponic setup (http://www.diyaquaponics.com/forum/showthread.php?985-Ideas-for-my-aquaponic-setup)

I 2nd that! It is a great post.