non yak tilapia report

[Hunters Pa]

Wow, I really like this. I'm definitely going to have to look into it. I have plenty of space and home grown greens and veggies taste so much better

[King Saba]

I should get my system running again. I have a little 80 gallon tank with a 50 gallon grow bed. At its peak I was growing more lettuce, spinach, green onions, and radishes then I could care for. Super tender and sweet tasting stuff.

While were on this topic, does anyone know where I can get a hold of some signal crayfish? They're huge and would be so great to raise and EAT!

[Baja_Traveler]

Here is a link to a really good PDF document on building a system from an IBC Tote: IBC's of Aquaponics
These used food grade 275 gallon IBC's can be purchased for $100 at San Diego Drums and Totes in Lemon Grove. They originally contained bulk shipments of food like olives or honey etc., and were completely rinsed and cleaned before being put up for sale. I have several of them on the side of my house tied into my gutters for rain water collection.

[Raskal311]

Hi, I have an aquaponic system too and raised a few hundred golden talipia from fingerling. The winter is very hard on them and ended up loosing them all after two years. The first year I moved them indoors after loosing 60 of them over night on the first really cold week. I ended up switching to kois after two years.

A buddy who had his tank 4 foot under ground faired much better then I did.

[DanaPT]

Originally Posted by Raskal311

Hi, I have an aquaponic system too and raised a few hundred golden talipia from fingerling. The winter is very hard on them and ended up loosing them all after two years. The first year I moved them indoors after loosing 60 of them over night on the first really cold week. I ended up switching to kois after two years.

A buddy who had his tank 4 foot under ground faired much better then I did.

This I under-appreciated. While it is So Cal, Tilapia are still warm water fish. I had to install heaters to maintain the temp. So far, I think my avg cost for lettuce is like 29.99 a head and at this pace... tilapia at $85 per pound.

Kinda like kayak fishing. So much cheaper/efficient for me to buy fish at the market! BUT not nearly as fun!

Waiting for someone to come up with a salt tank set up with WSB and Halibut.

[steveooo]

This is awesome. Definitely on my "to-do" list.

[SDROB]

So cool! I researched this a long time ago and completely forgot. I can't wait to live in a house again. Apartments suck for this type of lifestyle!