Aquaponics Digest - Fri 03/17/00

Message   1: Re: Fw:      [IR-L] Algae in hydroponics
             from "beacnhrt" 

Message   2: Re: Fw:      [IR-L] Algae in hydroponics
             from John Hays 

Message   3: anyone have an aquaponics business plan?
             from "Peter D. Rau" 

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Subject: Re: Fw:      [IR-L] Algae in hydroponics
From:    "beacnhrt" 
Date:    Fri, 17 Mar 2000 08:13:01 -0600

Monte is so right about the price of NFT covered troughs. I have been
working on a design for an inexpensive NFT system that uses the heavy
plastic sheeting that we use to line our cooling system collection troughs.
If you would be interested just send me your email address, I will contact
you off of the list.
melvin landers
-----Original Message-----
From: Sunpeer 
To: aquaponics@townsqr.com 
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [IR-L] Algae in hydroponics

>Greetings:
>
>>I am wondering if anyone has been able to get rid of blue algae in NFT (or
>> the like) hydroponic systems.
>
>I grow Salina lettuce in rockwool on open (uncovered) NFT gutters and the
>algae problem can be terrible.  I found that a slight pinch of Agribroom, a
>bromine based algaecide, in the system helps.  Good sanitation between
crops
>is a must.  If I had to build a new system, I certainly would look at the
>covered growing trays even though they are priced out of sight  I think
some
>of the folks on the list have been using hydrogen peroxide successfully.
>
>Monte
>

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Subject: Re: Fw:      [IR-L] Algae in hydroponics
From:    John Hays 
Date:    Fri, 17 Mar 2000 07:51:52 -0700

Just a thought, why don't you try vinal siding and have the people crimp it 
where it will fit your gutters.
Best regards
John Hays

At 08:13 AM 3/17/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Monte is so right about the price of NFT covered troughs. I have been
>working on a design for an inexpensive NFT system that uses the heavy
>plastic sheeting that we use to line our cooling system collection troughs.
>If you would be interested just send me your email address, I will contact
>you off of the list.
>melvin landers
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sunpeer 
>To: aquaponics@townsqr.com 
>Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000 7:53 PM
>Subject: Re: Fw: [IR-L] Algae in hydroponics
>
>
> >Greetings:
> >
> >>I am wondering if anyone has been able to get rid of blue algae in NFT (or
> >> the like) hydroponic systems.
> >
> >I grow Salina lettuce in rockwool on open (uncovered) NFT gutters and the
> >algae problem can be terrible.  I found that a slight pinch of Agribroom, a
> >bromine based algaecide, in the system helps.  Good sanitation between
>crops
> >is a must.  If I had to build a new system, I certainly would look at the
> >covered growing trays even though they are priced out of sight  I think
>some
> >of the folks on the list have been using hydrogen peroxide successfully.
> >
> >Monte
> >

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Subject: anyone have an aquaponics business plan?
From:    "Peter D. Rau" 
Date:    Fri, 17 Mar 2000 14:08:14 -0600

Does anyone have an aquaponics business plan that I could get a copy of to
base my business plan on?

Also, what is the yearly production for a mid-sized facility?

I'd like to visit a couple mid-sized facilities and get an idea of what it
takes to set-up and run one successfully.

Any other statistics or information along these lines would be greatly
appreciated.

Peter D. Rau