1st Thursday Aquaponics

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This Thursday we will be hosting our first 1st Thursday Aquaponics meet-up.

We just posted the meet-up on meet-up.

These meet-ups will be held every month on the first Thursday. We  will teach people about aquaponics, as well as discuss plans for what to do next with the system. These meetings will also be a time to do scheduled maintenance.

The plan for this first meeting is.

-scheduled maintenance

-setting up grow light

-selection of plants to grow

-discuss plans for how to prep system to be moved outside

Please sign up on meet-up if you plan to attend.

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Attendees

-James Manely

-Discuss how the move from the old space went.

__ the move from the old location went rather haphazardly. The lift gate on the moving truck was slightly smaller than the tank. So loading and unloading was a bit difficult. The lettuce wilted immediately in the summer sun while it waited for the truck

-Get grow light and food feeder back to being operarional.

__Grow light and feeder are both in place and functional.

-Discuss look of plants under grow light.

__the plants have a tendency to look Brown and dead when they are actually fine under a grow light as the light doesn't have any green to have the plants reflect. This can be addressed by getting a full spectrum light, or by moving it under sunlight. Opting to leave the lights alone , and wait till it can be moved outside.

-What is needed to move the system outside.

__to move the system outside we will need to have an outside outlet installed, and to have a small green house to put the aquaponics tank into. The sun replaces the grow light, but pumps and heaters still need power. The green house is to help protect the system from rain and weather. 

-Plant selection

__Plant selection is still open, the spearmint didn't handle being replant well and is starting to die. So the entire bed will be cleared shortly.  If there are any recommendations feel free to let me know.

-Plans for the green house

__Im opting to buy a portable greenhouse that's 12ftx7ft. It would save a lot of time and energy in designing a custom made greenhouse, and may actually be cheaper than the materials needed to make one custom.