Hi David,Originally Posted by davidstcldfl
I hear your comments on the "new guy commercial" side of things and yes i can see how this thread would be viewed in this light... I have been actively reading up about aquaponics for several years now, so i would like to think that post count would not be the only criteria for the new guy definition .... none the less i fully understand where you are comming from.
For the record i have no plans to go commercial at this stage, i dont have the space nor am i in the country i intend settling down in ....
Perhaps i should have explained the above in greater detail at the onset ....
Thank you for the links .... and i guess it really does speak to my thread title ... why is it not pervasive ???Originally Posted by David - WI
the first link i found fascinating ....
1. for the initial phase they scaled up a small system ..... exactly what i said shouldnt be done...... it did not work
2. the fish were not high value
3. the investor clearly misunderstood or miss interpreted the technology
4. system was not balanced, there was a conflict between the invester and the experts
5. on face value anyway the emphasis seemed to be on fish not on combined fish and veg produce
6. as i said in my initial post, build up of fish solids was a huge problem, the system was not designed to handle this.
It would be great if we shared more experiences and thoughts around commercial operations..... in my mind anyway the think tank that will give rise to the full commercialisation of these systems lies within forums like this one ...............