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01-06-2013, 11:02 PM
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Great, another time waster
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01-06-2013, 11:08 PM
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Lifer
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Yeaaahhh.. that seems pretty awesome. Could see myself wasting a significant amount of time and money on such a project.
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01-06-2013, 11:15 PM
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Grand Nagus
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01-06-2013, 11:46 PM
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Lifer
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Originally Posted by RossMAN
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Thank God I don't spend more time on kickstarter, I would be (even more) broke. I want one of those things.
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01-06-2013, 11:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheVrolok
Thank God I don't spend more time on kickstarter, I would be (even more) broke. I want one of those things.
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Tell me about it, I had to logout so I didn't impulse buy everything.
My pebble e-watch should be here in a few months, it will either really suck or rock my world.
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01-07-2013, 12:00 AM
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Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RossMAN
Tell me about it, I had to logout so I didn't impulse buy everything.
My pebble e-watch should be here in a few months, it will either really suck or rock my world. |
I did the same thing once I hit just shy of 500 bucks on projects. Even deleted the bookmark.  Not that 500 is major cash, but I'm still in school, so it's a sum far, far larger than I should ever have (logically) spent on upstarts. However, I see some cool stuffs in my future should these projects pan out. 
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01-07-2013, 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by RossMAN
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it's a nice product, but does it worth $60 thought?
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01-07-2013, 01:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Howard
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what is IBC stands for? I know it's a water container.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYFM7J_TpTU
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01-07-2013, 02:03 AM
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Lifer
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01-07-2013, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by RossMAN
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That has "As seen on TV" written all over it. Maybe we will see these in the mall kiosks in a few years for $20, then I might bite.
Cool idea for a novelty gift though, I doubt many people will actually get anything decent to grow in it though, it would be good to grow spices in.
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01-07-2013, 10:12 AM
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I've considered it for a few years. I have the space; I just haven't had the time. If/when I get around to picking up a greenhouse, I'll probably have a tank (1000 gallon) of tilapia and a pair of tanks of freshwater lobsters (Australian redclaw crawfish). Rather than purchasing the special materials, there are a lot of simple substitutions that work: rain gutters for the water troughs, etc. It can be done very economically if desired.
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01-07-2013, 10:19 AM
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cool!
I'm going to go hard core this spring with a new garden. Would love to spend tons of time and see if I can get some decent yields.
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01-07-2013, 06:11 PM
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u waste even more time when you smoke it all, but from seed to smoke its all a whole bunch of fun.
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01-07-2013, 06:16 PM
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My pops has started growing tilapia in a large converted dumpster out on a buddy/business partner's home agriculture farm.
he's been shopping around various central american countries to help establish sustainable, aquaculture and energy producing farms like this.
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01-07-2013, 09:14 PM
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Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DrPizza
I've considered it for a few years. I have the space; I just haven't had the time. If/when I get around to picking up a greenhouse, I'll probably have a tank (1000 gallon) of tilapia and a pair of tanks of freshwater lobsters (Australian redclaw crawfish). Rather than purchasing the special materials, there are a lot of simple substitutions that work: rain gutters for the water troughs, etc. It can be done very economically if desired.
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What kind of maintenance work do you need to do for these aquaponics systems once its set up?
I am planning to build a weekend house in a land of about 10k sq feet, but the problem is I will only stay there during the weekends (on weekdays I live and work in the city, which is about 1 hour drive away).
If I built this kind of system can I only maintain it once a week? Or does it need to be done daily?
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01-07-2013, 09:31 PM
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Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by z0mb13
What kind of maintenance work do you need to do for these aquaponics systems once its set up?
I am planning to build a weekend house in a land of about 10k sq feet, but the problem is I will only stay there during the weekends (on weekdays I live and work in the city, which is about 1 hour drive away).
If I built this kind of system can I only maintain it once a week? Or does it need to be done daily?
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Once it hits steady-state (cycled and stabilized) you shouldn't have to do much besides feeding. It depends on how complex and self-sustaining you make the system.
You can also put in a bunch of sensors and transmitters with an Arduino or other PLC and have it accessible online for alarm statuses and whatnot.
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01-07-2013, 09:35 PM
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Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Howard
Once it hits steady-state (cycled and stabilized) you shouldn't have to do much besides feeding. It depends on how complex and self-sustaining you make the system.
You can also put in a bunch of sensors and transmitters with an Arduino or other PLC and have it accessible online for alarm statuses and whatnot.
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Excellent! This will be my next hobby!
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01-07-2013, 09:40 PM
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Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by z0mb13
Excellent! This will be my next hobby!
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As always, it behooves you to research as much as possible on your own.
EDIT: Also, since it's an active science, you can blaze new paths. Seems like shellfish aren't very popular - maybe you can figure out how to do them successfully. Fresh oysters whenever you want. 
Last edited by Howard; 01-07-2013 at 09:43 PM.
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01-07-2013, 09:44 PM
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Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Howard
As always, it behooves you to research as much as possible on your own.
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of course... will require a lot of trial and error
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01-07-2013, 10:23 PM
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Grand Nagus
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DrPizza
I've considered it for a few years. I have the space; I just haven't had the time. If/when I get around to picking up a greenhouse, I'll probably have a tank (1000 gallon) of tilapia and a pair of tanks of freshwater lobsters (Australian redclaw crawfish). Rather than purchasing the special materials, there are a lot of simple substitutions that work: rain gutters for the water troughs, etc. It can be done very economically if desired.
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Got a spare swimming pool?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKKKrJqqYmo
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