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[mcpurple]

hey guys. i kow alot fo you do hydro and i have never seen any one in the club or on RIU doing AUQAPONICS.
i copy and pasted it from wiki cuz they explained it the best and better theni could retype it all. i found it firt in a high times mag. it seems like a great way to grow with out using as much nutes.

here it is.
Aquaponics (pronounced: /ˈækwəˈpɒnɨks/) is a sustainable food production system that combines a traditional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. In the aquaculture, effluents accumulate in the water, increasing toxicity for the fish. This water is led to a hydroponic system where the by-products from the aquaculture are filtered out by the plants as vital nutrients, after which the cleansed water is recirculated back to the animals. The term aquaponics is a portmanteau of the terms aquaculture and hydroponic.
Aquaponic systems vary in size from small indoor or outdoor units to large commercial units, using the same technology. The systems usually contain fresh water, but salt water systems are plausible depending on the type of aquatic animal and vegetation.[citation needed] Aquaponic science may still be considered to be at an early stage.

 

[littlegrower2004]

hey guys. i kow alot fo you do hydro and i have never seen any one in the club or on RIU doing AUQAPONICS.
i copy and pasted it from wiki cuz they explained it the best and better theni could retype it all. i found it firt in a high times mag. it seems like a great way to grow with out using as much nutes.

here it is.
Aquaponics (pronounced: /ˈækwəˈpɒnɨks/) is a sustainable food production system that combines a traditional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. In the aquaculture, effluents accumulate in the water, increasing toxicity for the fish. This water is led to a hydroponic system where the by-products from the aquaculture are filtered out by the plants as vital nutrients, after which the cleansed water is recirculated back to the animals. The term aquaponics is a portmanteau of the terms aquaculture and hydroponic.
Aquaponic systems vary in size from small indoor or outdoor units to large commercial units, using the same technology. The systems usually contain fresh water, but salt water systems are plausible depending on the type of aquatic animal and vegetation.[citation needed] Aquaponic science may still be considered to be at an early stage.

dont most fish need light though MC? and light for the roots isnt good? does sound fun though to pop a couple gold fish in with your DWC or something haha!

 

[mcpurple]

dont most fish need light though MC? and light for the roots isnt good? does sound fun though to pop a couple gold fish in with your DWC or something haha!

i dont think they need that much light, epically gold fish and bottom feeders.
i just thought it was kinda cool and seems pretty easy to convert to and if it doesnt work the only thing lost is some fish.
i just thought it would save a bit on nutes the fish would help keep algae down and other bad things as well.

 

[littlegrower2004]

i dont think they need that much light, epically gold fish and bottom feeders.
i just thought it was kinda cool and seems pretty easy to convert to and if it doesnt work the only thing lost is some fish.
i just thought it would save a bit on nutes the fish would help keep algae down and other bad things as well.

yes very true about saving nutes and reducing growth! i agree it is a cool idea with not much loss if the fish die. let me know when you try haha.

 

[mcpurple]

yes very true about saving nutes and reducing growth! i agree it is a cool idea with not much loss if the fish die. let me know when you try haha.

i wont ever go hydro so i wont ever do. i how ever do water all my organic plants with my fish water from the tank, i just take a few cups out and water the plants.

their is a bunch of designs on google that show how to set it up with the roots still in the dark and the fish off to the side

 

[shnkrmn]

The big problem with aquaponics is the fish don't poop enough for the plants and the plants don't clean the water enough for the fish.

 

[whodatnation]

This guy was doing aquaponics but closed down his thread and deleted all his posts I was looking foreword to seeing this play out, he has a SICK lab! I was in the process of making aquaponics set-up for veggies but needed the space in my veg room...

https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/358454-aquaponics.html

 

[mcpurple]

The big problem with aquaponics is the fish don't poop enough for the plants and the plants don't clean the water enough for the fish.

hmmm, did not know this.
mabye if lots of fish were in theri and lots of plants then it would. i dont know, i just thought it was way cool.

i also will be getting gold fish to add to my rain barrel i am using for my garden to help keep it clean and make sure no skeaters or algae is growing in it

 

[shnkrmn]

Depending on your situation you will still need to screen your barrel. In my neck of the woods, raccoons will eat your goldfish after washing their thieving hands in your nice clean rain water!

hmmm, did not know this.
mabye if lots of fish were in theri and lots of plants then it would. i dont know, i just thought it was way cool.

i also will be getting gold fish to add to my rain barrel i am using for my garden to help keep it clean and make sure no skeaters or algae is growing in it

 

[mcpurple]

Depending on your situation you will still need to screen your barrel. In my neck of the woods, raccoons will eat your goldfish after washing their thieving hands in your nice clean rain water!

thanks for that info man, we have a fam of coons in our street storm drain in front of our house. how ever my rain barrel only has a 3inch hole in the lid and the lid is sealed shut, i dont know if a coon will be able to get in, but thanks again, i do have a scree that the water goes through first cuz it is under a gutter collecting water and the screen filters out any dirt or dead material so the water is some what clean. not drinkable but good for the plants

 

[shnkrmn]

This is the kind of raccoon you gotta look out for.

http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/13000000/Rj-with-a-fishing-rod-rj-the-raccoon-from-over-the-hedge-13009629-500-405.jpg

 

[mcpurple]

if we had those i might have to keep it as a pet.
the coons we got are mean as fuck, they just had babies awhile ago to so they are real protective right now. its weird cuz our trash is like only 15 ft ftom theri home and in 2 years they have never touched it i think they have a really good food source some wehre

 

[whodatnation]

The big problem with aquaponics is the fish don't poop enough for the plants and the plants don't clean the water enough for the fish.

Thats why aquaponics is soo cool You have to find that perfect balance between plants and fish so it stabilizes the levels of ammonia and nitrates in the water... It most def works and there are large scale commercial farms using this technique. They sell the food and the fish and its all certified 100% organic

 

[Shwagbag]

It really is a novel idea, my horticulture instructor in HS talked about doing this my senior year. I'm not sure if he ever went through with it but it would be fun as hell to work with one. As long as it was mostly self sustaining lol.

 

[whodatnation]

Its suppose to be 100% self sustaining some people dont even feed the fish, they grow crab weed in the fish res and they feed on that

Ok so strange things are happening on my end of cyberspace... I can surf the net like the mother fkin beach boys but every time I go to view my journal my internet goes down??? wtf? Any techies out there know what's going on? it's very strange.

 

[DoobieBrother]

Welcome back, rollitup!
I hope your new servers can take the strain!

Took 8 cuttings for clones today and put three more plants into the Flowering Box this afternoon.
My poor Flowering Box is packed tighter than gay sardines in a can of astroglide ("not that there's anything wrong with that").

Here's a video update on my current grow:

[video=youtube;Tjghwg_5YAc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjghwg_5YAc[/video]

Peace!

 

[DST]

Looking real happy there Brother Doob. That flower box is going to be a rather busy things in a couple of weeks I would say....

Have a great day folks,

DST

BX2 Cheese with a healthy splattering of DPQ genes as well by the looks of it.


HeadsUp, this is the Malawi, cute aint she? looks like she will flower for a while as well....

 

[DoobieBrother]

Looking real happy there Brother Doob. That flower box is going to be a rather busy things in a couple of weeks I would say....

DST

Hi, D!
Yes, I kind of underestimated things regarding the amount of room I'll have.
I might have to convert my little vegging area to a flowering area to keep up with it all.
30+ days for the new cuttings to root & veg, and I'll pretty much have to expand my flowering capacity.
A good thing, and a bad thing, but the end result with be lots of smoke-ification (barring any catastrophe, naturally).
The next 8 clones (if all of them survive) will be vegged for a shorter time so there will be less space concerns.
I might even bring a couple up to my buddy in Portland so he can grow them out.
He's been growing for 30 years, and I'd love to see what he can do with some MTF plants in an open room instead of a 48"x48" growbox that's only 60" tall.
Anyways, good to see RIU back online.
Hope you have a great Tuesday!
Peace!

 

[DST]

oh, riu was offline...must have been all the pr0n!

Hi, D!
Yes, I kind of underestimated things regarding the amount of room I'll have.
I might have to convert my little vegging area to a flowering area to keep up with it all.
30+ days for the new cuttings to root & veg, and I'll pretty much have to expand my flowering capacity.
A good thing, and a bad thing, but the end result with be lots of smoke-ification (barring any catastrophe, naturally).
The next 8 clones (if all of them survive) will be vegged for a shorter time so there will be less space concerns.
I might even bring a couple up to my buddy in Portland so he can grow them out.
He's been growing for 30 years, and I'd love to see what he can do with some MTF plants in an open room instead of a 48"x48" growbox that's only 60" tall.
Anyways, good to see RIU back online.
Hope you have a great Tuesday!
Peace!

 

[ENDLSCYCLE]

Fkkkkk....I knew whodat won as soon as I saw that pic....congrats brother!!!!!!