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    Aquaponic Location Question

    If I decide to setup an aquaponic system in my basement, do I need to be worried about humidity? Will I need to build a glassboard room with an exhaust fan? I don't want any water damage to the floor joists of my house.

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    Re: Aquaponic Location Question

    i've been running 150gallons of fishtanks in my basement since last fall.. no humidtity then, but i will see this summer (we get really humid weather in the summer anyways..)

    basement has actually been drier this past winter..ymmv

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    Re: Aquaponic Location Question

    keith_r,
    Are you raising tilapia or a colder water fish? What type of grow lights are you using? I'm looking at the LED lights currently. What type of grow beds are you using?

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    Re: Aquaponic Location Question

    i have yellow perch and bluegill (could be green sunfish, could be hybrids, not sure)
    water this winter would have been way to cool for tilapia, the 25 yp i just added earlier this year are doing well, i still have about 15 of the original fish that have grown well too..
    i'm using 3pairs of t8 flourescents (4 cool bulbs and 2 warm bulbs), lots of lettuce, carrots, radishes all doing well
    tomatoes are coming up, a couple of zuchini have started, and one cantaloupe doing suprisingly well..one brocholi plant i keep cutting the leaves off of..(for the minnow tank)
    the growbeds are just 2 halves of a 55 gallon blue barrel cut long ways, filled with mostly river gravel and "topped off" with hydroton

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    Re: Aquaponic Location Question

    I was thinking about going with yp also. Are you using the barrellponics setup?

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    Re: Aquaponic Location Question

    yeah, slightly modified, started with 2 pairs of growbeds last spring and a 110gallon rubbermaid stock tank..
    in the basement i'm using 3 55 gallon glass tanks, trying to figure out a bigger tank now..

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    Re: Aquaponic Location Question

    oh, and i had 25 3" yellow perch delivered overnight for about $55, if you want contact info, let me know..

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    Re: Aquaponic Location Question

    Devices to measure relative humidity are very inexpensive. Monitor the numbers and adjust accordingly. I HAD an indoor grow room with only about 100 gallons and grow lights (and 1 south facing window) and the room would hit 90 degrees with a very high humidity. I had the room sealed off, AC didn't pump in, and air would only move in/out the window when I manually ran a fan.

    Humidity here in FL though, is normally high. You may not have this issue whatsoever. I even bought a 1000 watt dehumidifier to run in the room. I would get buckets and buckets of water, and I was very confused where it came from because I wasn't losing that much water. Probably the crappy building quality of these brand new condos... just crap... but anyway...

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    Re: Aquaponic Location Question

    keith_r,

    I have a local fish farmer who sells 3-4" yp for $0.85. Not sure what he would charge for shipping? http://www.shelbyfishfarm.com

    Do you use any other filtration in your system (clarifiers, mineralization, degassing) or just the growbeds?

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    Re: Aquaponic Location Question

    thanks for the info,, they do deliver, but for small quantities it's more expensive...
    i did some work up near detroit last year and got my fish from "fin farm" in northwest ohio.. i figured with gas at 4 bucks a gallon it was cheaper to have the second batch delivered (from a different vendor)
    i got bluegill and crayfish from a fish farm in northeast ohio.. highwater fish farm i think..
    it's been nice finding all the farms in ohio.. when i build up my bigger basement systems (i found ibc's for 20 bucks, but gotta find out what was in them) i'll want to try a batch of trout..
    i do have 2 swirl filters, based on what "Big Al" showed a great set of pictures on in his greenhouse thread, using 5 gallon buckets, scrubbie pads and mesh

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