tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post439086776400919633..comments2024-03-29T21:11:37.724+10:00Comments on down to earth: Growing fish in the backyardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-8967981468664300402013-01-16T10:29:33.802+10:002013-01-16T10:29:33.802+10:00Yes, it would have helped. Also less sun on the wa...Yes, it would have helped. Also less sun on the water which increased the growth rate of the algae. Good luck when you try it.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-84673806191740472892013-01-16T09:12:11.667+10:002013-01-16T09:12:11.667+10:00I know warm water holds less oxygen than cold wate...I know warm water holds less oxygen than cold water. We see fish kills from shallow water overheating here in the Tx summer that's independent of algae bloom. More bubblers to increase dissolved oxygen? Might adding algae scavengers to the system have helped with your algae/oxygen problem. Crayfish and snails perhaps? <br />We really want to try this here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-92061887127277443402011-12-06T22:29:29.754+10:002011-12-06T22:29:29.754+10:00Greetings from Malaysia!
Just stumbled upon this o...Greetings from Malaysia!<br />Just stumbled upon this on the net. Very inspiring Rhonda. <br />And I love the note about yourself. Simple yet great philosophy there!<br />Wish you all the best.<br /><br />SRISrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745780345467358095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-20450476963254553912009-01-22T06:28:00.000+10:002009-01-22T06:28:00.000+10:00How intriguing. I'd love to do that. Sadly anythin...How intriguing. I'd love to do that. Sadly anything involving water is out of the question for us. Im' really struggling to keep what we have alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-363514091828558282009-01-22T02:11:00.000+10:002009-01-22T02:11:00.000+10:00Thanks for sharing the info on this. We saw this s...Thanks for sharing the info on this. We saw this site http://www.growingpower.org/aquaponics.htm and were intrigued. Now I've got more links to check out.Melissa ~ Mom to 6https://www.blogger.com/profile/02298290484388042867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68188859402219640182009-01-22T00:12:00.000+10:002009-01-22T00:12:00.000+10:00Wow ... that looks like a really cool system !Wow ... that looks like a really cool system !Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703184796850969105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-65748441299976163742009-01-21T23:05:00.000+10:002009-01-21T23:05:00.000+10:00This is really interesting. I had watched a video...This is really interesting. I had watched a video on youtube I think by Gardengirl who used this type of system to start seedlings indoors, but this is the first outdoor system I've seen. Thanks for sharing and I'll have to do some research on it so I can try it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516007107983191206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-47100391694364791742009-01-21T12:30:00.000+10:002009-01-21T12:30:00.000+10:00Wow- I have never heard of this! What a neat (and...Wow- I have never heard of this! What a neat (and crazy) idea! I don't know if I will ever get the husband to agree to this, but it is nice to dream. wow . . . growing your own fish and food.Tarynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142105931652314859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-36626319410568493712009-01-21T11:20:00.000+10:002009-01-21T11:20:00.000+10:00Wow! You never cease to amaze me! I started foll...Wow! You never cease to amaze me! I started following your blog last summer/fall (well, Aug/Sept maybe, fall here, lol), and didn't even know you had done this.<BR/>I've never heard about aquaponics before, so thank you for informing me!<BR/>MelanieMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321634357908771759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-5156794056264686952009-01-21T11:09:00.000+10:002009-01-21T11:09:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda,Thats a great post. I'm sorry to hear th...Hi Rhonda,<BR/>Thats a great post. I'm sorry to hear the system wasn't working for you, but how would you have known unless you tried it. I bet you did gain something from the lesson and we will be hearing about it at some point in time. It's great to try new things.<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear your garden is doing well and thanks for all the photos of the "girls" (Chickens)the other day. I always love to look at them.<BR/><BR/>Have a great day.<BR/><BR/>~KarynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-36440241782617898222009-01-21T08:41:00.000+10:002009-01-21T08:41:00.000+10:00My husband wants to do this in the worst way, he e...My husband wants to do this in the worst way, he even wrote a post on our blog about it. I'm uncertain, I think the vegetables are just as good in the ground and the whole growing fish in a container bothers me... I'm not even sure why since I have no problem raising other animals to eat perhaps its that they aren't "free-range" that bothers me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-48716349839450875852009-01-21T08:17:00.000+10:002009-01-21T08:17:00.000+10:00We found out recently that we have fish in our dam...We found out recently that we have fish in our dam - there was a dead Red Fin on the side! We need to get a fishing rod out and see if there are any live ones :) Neither of us are into fishing though,and I have no idea what to do with the poor fish once I've caught it! Usually they are too small and I throw them back... we'll see!<BR/>I'm so happy about your news of your son's engagement! That is soooo exciting! May God bless their plans.<BR/>lv,<BR/>JoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-90184887407299369892009-01-21T08:05:00.000+10:002009-01-21T08:05:00.000+10:00Being an engineer, the whole aquaponics thing fasc...Being an engineer, the whole aquaponics thing fascinates me. I'd love to set up a system, but the space and cost are against me unfortunately.<BR/><BR/>It was very interesting to hear about the problems you had. It sounds like anybody just getting into it really should make full use of the forums and get advice from the "old hands". I'll keep that in mind just in case my wish comes true :-).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-76870762427956761132009-01-21T07:39:00.000+10:002009-01-21T07:39:00.000+10:00Hello Rhonda,I was just saying yesterday that I wo...Hello Rhonda,<BR/>I was just saying yesterday that I would love to convert the old pool into an aquaponics system. I will be doing alot of research before I get into it.<BR/>Thanks for the postangelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367100990792829157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-24501694369138214102009-01-21T07:38:00.000+10:002009-01-21T07:38:00.000+10:00Good morning Swelsh's, Gail and Money Funk. :- )Ga...Good morning Swelsh's, Gail and Money Funk. :- )<BR/><BR/>Gail, I do like fishing, Hanno not so much. We have fishing gear here and it was my hope at one stage to do as you are doing and fish locally in a sustainable way. I was given a list the other day about what to catch and what to gently place back. However, we rarely get to the beach now and even though I would love to fish from a jetty near Caloundra, we don't. Maybe it's something I should work towards because I do love to eat fish and we generally have to buy ours at the fisherman's co-op down at the beach.Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11293977877305252702009-01-21T07:20:00.000+10:002009-01-21T07:20:00.000+10:00That is a fascinating system and I can see how it ...That is a fascinating system and I can see how it could be very beneficial when working in all. <BR/><BR/>Great post. Love learning about new things. And this is definitely one of them. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-54361105238997652132009-01-21T06:56:00.000+10:002009-01-21T06:56:00.000+10:00Good morning Rhonda,What a shame it didn't work ou...Good morning Rhonda,<BR/><BR/>What a shame it didn't work out. At least you tried it and I guess we can only learn from trying. And isn't that what self sufficiency is all about. We get our fish from down the south coast every couple of months. We love fishing and we fish in a sustainable way. I especially like mullet which is meant to be an oily fish. Not many people like them but if cooked properly they are terrific. Actually we are heading down there in a couple of weeks time. Do you go fishing at all? My Joe is passionate about it.<BR/><BR/>Blessings Gailgailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474172270399240621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62747604166466505992009-01-21T06:39:00.000+10:002009-01-21T06:39:00.000+10:00Thanks for this post, I often wondered how the aqu...Thanks for this post, I often wondered how the aquaponics was going at your place.<BR/>BillyThe Swelsh'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101203335119360881noreply@blogger.com