Hello

[macnugget]

Hello my name is Nick and I live in Dayton Ohio I currently have a small aquaponic set up in the basement and Im doing research right now so I can start an aquaponics program in school for k-12. We have a vacant green house that need to be put to use so thats my goal for the next year. I volunteer my time at the school to teach embryology and backyard chickens


Thanks
Nick

[jackalope]

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[davidstcldfl]

Hi macnugget....welcome.... :D

[JCO]

Welcome to the show....pull up an easy chair, relax and stay awhile. New voices are always a welcome addition to our family..! Whatever questions you have on you mind, this is the place to get the answers so pick a topic of your interest and start your own thread and Enjoy. :mrgreen:

[urbanfarmer]

Hello and welcome! :D

[macnugget]

Thanks for the warm welcome. Its 10f here today just working on a few things to pass the time. Are any of you putting worms in your grow beds? I a got a worm bin in the basement Ive been using with the extra scraps I have. most got to the chickens

[davidstcldfl]

I just started to use them recently.

[keith_r]

i've had red wiggler worms in my growbeds since i started this past spring.. cold here in northeast ohio too...
best of luck!

[macnugget]

Keith_r what fish do you have in your system . I just got gold fish right now but when I get the school system up and running i plan on using Yellow perch

[keith_r]

i have 10 yellow perch in one 55 gal tank, 15 bluegill in one 55 gal tank, in my 3rd tank i've got rosy red minnows and 3 crayfish (local crays)
hoping the rosy red's breed, i saw a couple cray's mating but i will be removing the crayfish and am going to try red claw crays

[JCO]

Keith_r

Speak to badflash about the Red Claws before you put them in the same water where the native crays have been. American crays carry a virus that is fatal to Red Claws and I don't know how you could guarantee that the tank is rid of it before placing your Red Claws into it. I raise Red Claws myself but have never raise any other kinds of crays. He raises numerous kinds of crays including Red Claws and is probably the best authority to talk to about it. :mrgreen:

[badflash]

I would not mix Cherax with any native american crayfish. The risk is pretty high.

[keith_r]

yeah, the native cray will be gone for a couple weeks before i get the redclaw.. been reading quite a bit on it..