Aquaponics at Hale’s Haven
Update on new 250 gallon aquaponic system complete with tilapia. The fish have made the transition pretty well thus far and all the strawberry and onion tran…
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Update on new 250 gallon aquaponic system complete with tilapia. The fish have made the transition pretty well thus far and all the strawberry and onion tran…
My electric bill is about $2.71 a month per system to keep the pumps on.
So, to get a $500 savings would take me about 15.3 years to break even. We
rarely have outages and I just stop feeding the fish if the pumps go off so
the fish use very little oxygen. I love using solar whenever I can, but
that’s just not in the budget right now.
Nathan Hale
November 13, 2013 at 9:45 pm
I don’t check ammonia levels or pH anymore. So, I can’t tell you if it’s
cycled or not. All I know is that the fish aren’t dying, they’re giving
birth, and I’m getting close to 2lbs of tomatoes a day from 1 and 1/2 of
the 3 grow beds. I’m using the other space to test random plants to see
what does well.
Nathan Hale
November 13, 2013 at 10:17 pm
at what point and why did you do this , Just curious? do are did you ever
check nitrites or nitrates and if so what levels were they at?
Jon Tomlinson
November 13, 2013 at 11:07 pm
I found my tilapia in Clarksville. The person had volunteered with a
ministry down in Florida who work with fish and they thanked her with
brooding stock. My fish were the first generation that were born from those
brood stock.
Nathan Hale
November 13, 2013 at 11:07 pm
Good video! I truly love how it is easy on my eyes it is. I am wondering
how I might be notified whenever a new video has been made. I have
subscribed to your channel which may do the trick? Have a nice day!
AquaponicsSystemsPro
November 13, 2013 at 11:28 pm
You could set it up on a battery system recharged by solar panels. I am
looking at “Goal Zero” brand set-ups, that run around $500. It would pay
for itself after a year and a half. It would also protect you from power
outages.
nicholaslongo
November 14, 2013 at 12:04 am
You get the tilapia local or via order. I have a garage system currently
running on some bluegills I fished up and a few store bought gold fish. Im
just down the road in north AL.
Origineil02
November 14, 2013 at 12:41 am
Has the system cycled yet? also you mentioned the tank could hold 250 # of
fish, My personal experience I would not push more than 50 fish per tank
(aka low density). I like the set up Great Job!
Jon Tomlinson
November 14, 2013 at 12:54 am