Hi. i'm joel from mindanao...

[joel]

most would probably be saying, err... where? hehe

i am in cagayan de oro. one of the cities in northern mindanao philippines. i am currently doing some research on very thin ferrocement non-load bearing walls. however, initial results indicate that our 8mm thick samples can carry loads. so we are now experimenting on systems where the material can be applied.

i stumbled on aquaponics by way of googling for pond filters. and i am hooked. we might be able to create a working backyard system by around december of this year. all (ponds and dwc beds) done in ferrocement. but note, it would be very experimental.

we would appreciate any help in terms of advise (we are too far from manila for any other form of "help") from any source whatsoever. has anyone tried ferrocement before? thank you.

[urbanfarmer]

Greetings Earthling, and welcome!

[davidstcldfl]

Hi joel.. ...welcome to the forum.

I've never worked with ferrocement....I have worked a lot in pre-cast. You'll need to seal the 'crete, so the water's PH isn't effected so much.

[Ironfish]

Hi Joel,
Welcome! Check in with Stucco, He works with ferro-cement.

Ironfish

[rfeiller]

Welcome to the forum

[JCO]

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