Keith's basement winter system

[keith_r]

yeah, the intex snapset 8'dia by 18" deep

[keith_r]

the boss won a camera online, i'm still getting used to it, and will have to remove the foil wrapping the gb's to get some better pic's but here are a few;
here's the gb that got left outside..
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the snow is wearing me out! feels like it's been there since thanksgiving but i know we had a few days that it wasn't covered.
i planted some seeds on the 29th of jan, radishes took off, they were germinating within 24 hours of putting them in
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one bean started after i took everything in, so i planted some more but none of the rest germinated;
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[keith_r]

a few more pic's

flood tank barely fits in the basement, my head is full of bumps and bruises after every "workout" down there;
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no hole solid lift overflows between the 3 tanks, pump in the middle tank, beds drain into outside tanks;
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carrots sprouting a little more than a week after i put them in;
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it's 3f (-16c) out right now, kinda nice to see stuff growing in the basement when the winters feels so long

[urbanfarmer]

Excellent work sir!

[Big Al]

hi keith, looking good, nice to see you made it through the winter. and the gas
explosion also. what's your plan for this summer. good luck Big Al

[rfeiller]

careful with those sypons, i've had them loose syphon. much better to drill the tanks.

[keith_r]

added 24 yp yesterday, i ordered them last week, shipped monday, delivered tuesday, i was suprised how little water was used. i was running a propane heater in the basement from the day before, my salt dip water was at 68, and the tanks were at 69/70, i slowly got the bag of fish water up to the salt bath temp, and then dipped a few at a time till done, no pics doing that becuase it was just me and i was kind nervous

one fish was dead and stiff, looks like he probably got stuck when packed, and one dead by last night, a couple looked kinda skinny but they're small; 2" to 3", this am a few of the new guys hit the feed, there are 6 sunfish in the tank with the new yp. the bigger yp in the other tank are 6-8" and doing well, when they feed, it's more like they graze at the surface

i did take a few pics after i was done, but got sick all of a sudden after i was done moving stuff around, so took a break for the night,, i should be able to post some pics this week.. but the green onions, carrots, radishes are doing well, and lettuce i put in last week is coming up

[urbanfarmer]

no hole solid lift overflows between the 3 tanks

How did you get the air out to begin with? Do you have any problems with it opreating?

[keith_r]

How did you get the air out to begin with? Do you have any problems with it opreating?

the standpipe that sucks from the bottom is removable, so to fill i sink the main overflow, it's just a big U shape with elbows turning the legs 180d, lift carefully keeping the bottom under and the now upside down U level, lift and put one leg into the adjacent tank..after the water levels even out (less flow) i attach the standpipe.

i've had to reset them, probably 3 times since i put it together, but i haven't noticed a decrease in flow in at least a month since the last reset

just to clarify, i ordered 25 perch, delivered was under $55, one DOA and one died overnight in his new home.. i rushed through the count but it looked like 25 total to me..

[keith_r]

i hope that if i add pic's while the forum is like this they stick around,,
anyways, here's some pic's from sunday the 27th;
the new (23)yp in with the (6) unknown sunfish;
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the bigger (8 i think) yp and (another guess of 8) sunfish;
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green onions doing well;
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