(Part 3) Top products from r/aquaponics
We found 21 product mentions on r/aquaponics. We ranked the 192 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
41. Ecology of the Planted Aquarium: A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatise for the Home Aquarist
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
42. Small Scale Aquaculture
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
This book provides all you need to raise your own fish.
44. Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System, 2nd Edition
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Great product!
45. Hydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower, Seventh Edition
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
CRC Press
46. Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Revised Edition
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Sold on Amazon
47. Plants from Test Tubes: An Introduction to Micropropogation
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Timber Press OR
48. Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
49. P3 P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Choose from the Kill-a-Watt's four settings to monitor your electrical usageMonitor your electrical usage by day, week, month, or yearFeatures easy-to-read screenElectricity usage monitor connects to appliances and assesses efficiencyLarge LCD display counts consumption by the kilowatt-hourCalculate...
50. Laguna Max-Flo 900 Waterfall & Filter Pump
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Waterfall and filter pump for ponds between 900 to 1800 gallonsHigh stability as a result of extremely flat shapeIdeal for use with filtration systems and for creating waterfalls and watercourses; Max flow rate of 900 gphEquipped with easy-to-use click connectors for fast and easy hose connectionsEr...
51. API PH TEST KIT 250-Test Freshwater Aquarium Water pH Test Kit
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Contains one (1) API PH TEST KIT 250-Test Freshwater Aquarium Water pH Test Kit, including 1 bottle of testing solution, 1 color card and 1 glass test tube with capHelps monitor and adjust pH and prevent invisible water problems that can be harmful to fishAccurately reads pH 6.0 - 7.6 and helps avoi...
52. API Ammo-Chips Aquarium Filtration Media 48 oz Box
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Contains one (1) API AMMO-CHIPS Aquarium Filtration Media 48-Ounce BoxRemoves toxic aquarium ammonia, the #1 killer of tropical fish.Works continuously to remove deadly ammonia.For use in any aquarium filter.Use API AMMO-CHIPS when setting up a new aquarium or in established aquariums when ammonia i...
53. Penn Plax Airline Tubing for Aquariums –Clear and Flexible Resists Kinking, 25 Feet Standard
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Safe for salt and freshwater aquatic environments. Standard 3/16 inch diameter tubing is great for all your aquarium airline needs.Made from clear, flexible plastic. This airline tubing is built to last and withstand wear and tear. It is also resistant to kinking.Flexible plastic makes this tu...
54. Tetra Whisper AP300 Aquarium Air Pump, for Deep Water Applications
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
POWERFUL: Tetra brand’s most powerful line of air pumps add dramatic bubble effects to customize your aquarium.VERSATILE: One pump delivers air to all your powered accessories.RELIABLE: Never buy another pump or worry about oxygen in the water.LIFETIME GUARANTEE: The advanced technology and exacti...
55. Botanicare Ebb & Flow Fitting Kit with 2 Extensions
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Interior threads which accept 3/4" standard pipe threadUse as ebb and flow fittings and bulkhead fittingsIncreased versatility: thread PVC pipe fittings into bulkhead fittings - ideal for use in aeroponic and drip applicationsMade in China
56. Seachem Acid Buffer 300gram
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
Non-phosphate bufferLowers ph. Manufactured in United StatesConverts alkalinity into CO2
57. Grodan Rockwool Cubes (2 X 2 X 1.5 Inches) 50 Per Sheet
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
An inorganic and sterile growing medium made from spun molten rockA superior medium for rooting cuttingsProvides 20% air space when saturatedDoes not contain nutrientsCondition by soaking for eight hours
58. Drylok 275 Masonry Waterproofer Water-Based White, 5-Gallon Pail
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
GUARANTEED to stop water - withstands 10 pounds of hydrostatic pressure (PSI), equivalent to a wall of water 22 feet highFully transferable 10 Year WarrantyHelps protect against radon gas penetration by reducing vapor transferLow-odor formula complies with all current VOC requirementsBreathable film...
60. General Hydroponics HGC722080 pH Control Kit For A Balanced Nutrient Solution
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
General Hydroponics pH control kit contains 8 ounce pH up, 8 ounce pH down, 1 ounce indicator and vialGeneral hydroponics pH control kit makes pH testing easySimply fill a test-tube halfway with nutrient, add a few drops of pH test Indicator, and observe the coloration of the liquid in the test vial...
They're selling you a blackbox education package and some weirdo modular farm for $2500. You have no idea what you're getting in either. All I can tell you is this:
A 200 sq ft system (including everything) cannot feed 8 people. 1,100 lbs of vegetables and 400 lbs of tilapia won't feed 8 people, and that's what they claim their system makes. Average people eat 4.5-5 lbs of food in a day on average, meaning 1652-1825 lbs per year per human. A system that produces 1500 lbs won't even feed one person, but they say it right there:
>This one module will feed 8 people FOREVER
That's a lie. Even on their inflated estimates of how much food they produce, that's an outright lie.
Another thing I know: This system does not include fish tanks. Fish tanks are the most expensive part of every build I've ever done, and this system asks that you provide your own. This system does not include filtering tanks, either, which will run you another good bit of change. Potentially most importantly, This system does not include fish. Food-fish are hard to source, and you'll have to source your own.
And to add insult to injury, this system does not include grow medium or PVC. You are paying over a thousand dollars a unit at the the lowest prices (which you can only get at huge volumes, over 50 units) for grow beds, a patented water pump, two air pumps (for no reason, one air pump works just as well), two air stones, tubing, a patented electrical panel, worm castings, mineral dust, and a list of all the other shit you'll have to buy.
Let's price this out:
And the grand total is: $368 for everything they offer, minus the list of other things you'll have to buy.
Hope that list is worth $600+ in your mind.
Seriously though, just go watch all of Bright Agrotech's videos five or seven times apiece to get the science and then read here to figure out what kind of system you want. I just spent fifteen minutes and saved you over a thousand dollars setting up your system. Imagine what you can do in a couple hours.
I built a small system 2 years ago and pretty much never stopped reading since then. What you're seeing here is me trying to slowly condition the water of my new system to make the best possible nutrient solution.
SRAC 454 (from the sidebar) is a great overview of how a standard raft system is designed and operated. Just remember that hydroponics and aquaculture have been around for a long time and knowing aquaponics means knowing those components. Books like Hydroponic Food Production will spell out exactly what it takes to make plants thrive. It even goes into basic stoichiometry and water chemistry to calculate nutrient concentrations.
Alex Veidel has been doing research and experiments with non-manure-based compost in aquaponics. He did a talk on it at the Aquaponics Fest, and is writing an article in Aquaponics Survival Communities this month on possible issues with compost.
I know that inoculations have become quite popular in hydroponics as of late. This might be partly because they've realized that aquaponics systems actually grow faster once they're mature, and that this must have something to do with bacterial or fungal nutrient uptake improvements.
Human knowledge in this area is severely lacking. We know so little about how microbial communities influence plant growth, we might as well be cave-men scratching drawings on a cave wall. For a good read on this topic, check out Teaming With Microbes.
Vlad Jovanovic at Aquaponics Source Forum might have some ideas for you.
Yes, of course...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002YTQUO/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
I have a large number of these in service in my garden and outdoor hydroponic tomato setup. Cheap. Standard garden hose threading.
CHEERS
pH is super important. Basically, if it gets too high plants can't uptake crucial nutrients even though they're present in the water. Most plants that you can grow aquaponically struggle to thrive at around 7.4 and higher. Some, like strawberries, won't grow much above 7.0. Goldfish and algae are much more forgiving about pH - they have no problem up to 8.0+.
The nitrification cycle will naturally lower the pH over time, but if the grow media you're using contains limestone, it will dissolve and raise the pH faster than nitrification can bring it down. Additionally, your city water may have a high pH that you need to balance when topping up water. I use hydrochloric acid from the local hardware store to pH balance my top up water. It's about $8 for 32 oz, and it goes a very long way.
Most people use the API test kits for pH (consensus seems to be that the strips aren't very accurate). There's a low range kit and a high range kit, you'll probably need both. You can also just go for the full test kit. Most fish stores will have these kits as well.
you can use lemon juice, vinegar, etc., those are very short term so you are better off using a product like ph up/down.
The yellow book. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0971264627
Excellent reference for aqauculture, and includes a specific chapter on aquaponics written by Rakocy.
Rakocy and Lennard were supposed to have come out with a book on aquaponics in 2013, so were Timmons and Ebeling. Not a clue on when or if we will ever be seeing those texts. Seems like a lot of public research has stalled regarding aquaponics.
http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU
You can use a tool like this to directly measure killowatt hours (among other useful things).
(Not a referral link)
Ecology of the Planted Aquarium:... https://www.amazon.com/dp/0967377366?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Best most accurate thing I've ever read about aquarium keeping.
if you monitor the water temp and chemistry close enough to keep your fish happy, your worms will do just fine. they don't care for high pH though. if you want to breed worms for the purpose of harvesting them, I'd suggest vermicomposting.
http://monroe.ifas.ufl.edu/pdf/Hort/Composting/Worms_Eat_My_Garbage.PDF
http://www.amazon.com/Worms-Eat-My-Garbage-Composting/dp/0977804518
These work great.
http://www.amazon.com/Grodan-Rockwool-Cubes-Inches-Sheet/dp/B0002IU8MA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1383229420&sr=8-4&keywords=rockwool
Many plants hyper-accumulate specific nutrients. For example, comfrey accumulates calcium, magnesium, iron, and silica. Specific plants accumulate (fix) nitrogen (legumes). Others scavange phosphorous (dandelion or fennel). Whatever your nutrient deficiency, you can find a plant that accumulates that particular nutrient.
Table 6-2 (dynamic nutrient accumulators) from this book may be useful to you.
"When you buy this book now for $900.00 and sell it back later for a $1.00 Amazon.com Gift Card,
it could cost you as little as $899.00." Bet there's a line for that.
This may be something worth looking into.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1604692065?cache=16deecde5dcee98386fe864cd778457f&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1405176619&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1
In my mind this is better cleaner and cheaper than anything you can make with PVC,
https://www.amazon.com/Botanicare-Ebb-Flow-Fitting-Extensions/dp/B0002738JQ
Short one is your inlet long one is your overflow pipe.
This: https://www.amazon.ca/Drylok-275-Waterproofer-Water-Based-5-Gallon/dp/B0002YT6WM/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=drylok&qid=1563834815&s=gateway&sr=8-6 kind of thing?
Will reduce any additional from the fish.
https://www.amazon.com/API-AMMO-CHIPS-Aquarium-Filtration-48-Ounce/dp/B000255NF0
Water change and get some plants in it even if you get 1$ plants at home depot on sale and let the runs into the aquarium
Hi, I run a website (aquaponicsinparadise.com) and I'd have to recommend you design your system so the water never runs out(google CHIFT-PIST).
If there is no water, the pump with burn out. If you dont need to pump alot of water, consider an air lift.
Also, always buy a water pump that is bigger then what you need (so you can expand later, unless you are short on space and are never going to expand - you can always use a diverter to dump excess water)
Shameless plug: The Laguna 900 (http://astore.amazon.com/aquapoinparad-20/detail/B000HASBHC) is a good one to go with if your water gets very dirty, it can handle small solids.
Update 2: I just noticed my pump was barely working and found it was clogged with all kinds of gunk (although I had cleaned it the day before). Do any of you think that the the temporary reduction in DO from the pump not functioning for a day could be enough to kill one of my fish, even though I have supplemental O2? The fish has cloudy eyes if that is any indication.
I have the pump working again and will continue monitoring.
>My water naturally has a high ph so I usually mix a little muratic acid to lower it.
>...
>When I tested the water, the ph was still high (7.6) so I don't think it could have been a big ph shift that caused it.
What does your source water start at? How much of your total water volume were you treating as top up?
My water here in Austin is pH 9.6. I use as much rainwater as I can, but sometimes it just isnt possible. Ive used Seachem Acid Buffer when I have to. I usually dont top up more than 20% of total volume in one day... the pH swing really pisses off my Koi ( they stop eating for a couple of days) and I actually killed on last top up because (I feel) I pushed that 20% rule. Ive heard that you can soak spagnum moss in the top-up water to reduce pH ("tannin" treatment?).