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Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:22:36 -0400
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Subject: Re: [Hive 76 Discussion] Re: Aquaponics
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We will eventually get in to growing plants and lighting.
First thing me and rich discussed is efficient water transfer system
from bottom to the top.



On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:04 AM, DonTrackbiker <d...@donklipstein.com>wrote:

>
> On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 2:02:45 PM UTC-5, andrew11235 wrote:
>
>> I was wondering if there was any interest in Aquaponic systems?
>>
>> What is an aquaponic system it is aquaculturing ( breeding fish tilapia
>> or others ) and hydroponics ( growing plants with no soil usually a mixture
>> of water and nutrients ) combining the two you get aquaponics.
>> A normal fish tank has a filter in a aquaponic system the filter is plant
>> line which contains a bio-filter ( usually **crushed porous rock and an
>> aerator )  then the water flows through the plants and in to a sump tank
>> where Ph is balanced and any excess particles settle.
>> There are two different kinds of aquaponic systems continues flow and a
>> "pump and dump" or flood.
>>
>> There is allot more that can be expanded on aquaponics and i hope there
>> is interest that go with aquaponics
>> automation - harvesting, natural Ph balancing, bio fuel etc.
>> a cool site gardenpool.org
>>
>
>    My thoughts, especially in an area where I may be able to contribute to
> such a project in the Hive:
>
>   Lighting, whether LED or fluorescent or whatever, for aquaponics.
>
>   Maybe along lines of what I say in:
> http://donklipstein.com/photosyn.html
> http://donklipstein.com/ledfaq.html#gr
>
>   Maybe next Wednesday will be a long night for me?
>
>  - Don Klipstein (d...@donklipstein.com)
>
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We will eventually get in to growing plants and lighting.<div>First thing m=
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=A0to the top.</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:04 AM, DonTrackbiker <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:d...@donklipstein.com" target=3D"_blank">d...@donklipstein.com</=
a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im"><br>On Wednesday, Septembe=
r 19, 2012 2:02:45 PM UTC-5, andrew11235 wrote:=20
</div><blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.=
8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote"><div class=3D"im">I was wonderi=
ng if there was any=A0interest=A0in Aquaponic systems?=20
<div>=A0</div>
<div>What is an aquaponic system it is aquaculturing ( breeding fish tilapi=
a or others ) and hydroponics ( growing plants with no soil=A0usually=A0a m=
ixture of water and nutrients )=A0combining=A0the two you get aquaponics.</=
div>

<div>A normal fish tank has a filter in a aquaponic system the filter is pl=
ant line which contains a=A0bio-filter=A0(=A0usually=A0<u></u>crushed=A0por=
ous=A0rock and an aerator=A0)=A0 then the water flows through the plants an=
d in to a=A0sump tank where Ph is balanced and any=A0excess=A0particles set=
tle.</div>

<div>There are two=A0different=A0kinds of aquaponic systems=A0continues=A0f=
low and a &quot;pump and dump&quot; or flood.=A0</div>
<div>=A0</div>
</div><div>There is allot more that can be expanded on aquaponics and i hop=
e there is interest that go with aquaponics=A0</div><div class=3D"im">
<div>automation -=A0harvesting, natural Ph=A0balancing, bio=A0fuel etc.</di=
v>
<div>a cool site <a href=3D"http://gardenpool.org" target=3D"_blank">garden=
pool.org</a></div></div></blockquote>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0=A0 My thoughts, especially in an area where I may be able to contr=
ibute to</div>
<div>such a project in the Hive:</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0 Lighting, whether LED or fluorescent or whatever, for aquaponics.<=
/div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0 Maybe along lines of what I say in:</div>
<div><a href=3D"http://donklipstein.com/photosyn.html" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tp://donklipstein.com/photosyn.html</a></div>
<div><a href=3D"http://donklipstein.com/ledfaq.html#gr" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttp://donklipstein.com/ledfaq.html#gr</a></div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0 Maybe next Wednesday will be a long night for me?</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0- Don Klipstein (<a href=3D"mailto:d...@donklipstein.com" target=3D"=
_blank">d...@donklipstein.com</a>)</div><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"=
h5">

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