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    Re: Aquaponics realistic for grid-down situation?

    Better than a hand pump would be some storage batteries and a bicycle rigged with an high output auto alternator. I knew a man years ago that did that and told his 4 teenage daughters if they wanted to watch TV, they had to charge the batteries or do without. Those girls had the most beautiful legs you ever saw and they knew what was happening on all the soaps. True story
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    Re: Aquaponics realistic for grid-down situation?

    MREs...make my teeth hurt just to think about them
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    so never forget
    • "MAN IS ONLY LIMITED BY HIS IMAGINATION"

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    Re: Aquaponics realistic for grid-down situation?

    2 55 gallon drums on a screw type motorcycle lift and an overflow tube. Lift one barrel up with an orifice built in to flow down into the grow bed. The overflow piped over to the second drum. When one drum is empty lower the lift, roll on the full barrel, raise it up and repeat. You could orifice the drums to increase or decrease the time. Ok everyone, go out and buy a motorcycle lift before they're all sold out. LOL.
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