Aquaponics Digest - Tue 05/11/99
Message 1: rose root stock
from Jose Pelleya
Message 2: RE: Tilapia
from "Ronald W. Brooks"
Message 3: Re: Raspberries
from "vpage"
Message 4: Fish identification
from Gordon Watkins
Message 5: Brackish Water Aquaponics
from Gordon Watkins
Message 6: Re: Fish identification
from "Sam Levy"
Message 7: Re: Brackish Water Aquaponics
from "Sam Levy"
Message 8: Mustard-and-cress and other greens varieties
from Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
Message 9: Re:
from "Uwe Bruenjes"
Message 10: Re: Tilapia
from Hydro/Aquatic Tech
Message 11: Scott Jones
from HoneyAcres
Message 12: Re: Mustard-and-cress and other greens varieties
from POLLYDD
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Subject: rose root stock
From: Jose Pelleya
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 07:24:29 -0600
Dear Adriana:
Thanks for the advice. I will let you know in time before I visit.
Jose
At 02:40 PM 5/8/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Jose,
>
>I hear that the US flower market is quite saturated with low-cost
>product from Colombia and Ecuador. If you have good cruise ship
>traffic, check with them for interest in salad mix, tomatoes and herbs
>is a good possibility because you can charge $US. One other area to
>look into is the market for root stock for roses. The root stock would
>be sold to rose farmers.
>
>Send me an e-mail when you get your travel plans together and I'd be
>happy to show you my set-up.
>
>Ciao, Adriana
>
Thought for the day:
Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog's face he gets mad at you? But
when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the window.
-- Steve Bluestone
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Subject: RE: Tilapia
From: "Ronald W. Brooks"
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 11:19:44 -0400
Doug
I have a small experimental setup here in Oberlin Ohio. Plus I can contact
Laura down at Piketon Research Center if you would like a tour of their
facilities ( they are 3 hours south of me )
Try these first to see if there is any one closer to home.
Pennsylvania Aquaculture Association
139 South 1st St
Catawissa, Pa 17820
717-356-2117
Pres. - Andrew Melick
Carl Graybill
Asst. Director Bureau of Information and Education
Pennsylvania Game Commission
2001 Elmerton Ave
Harrisburg, Pa 17110
717-787-6286
Laurence L. Yager
Area Marketing Agent
Penn State Cooperative Extension
1135 Chambersburg Rd
Gettysburg, Pa 17325
717-334-0166
lly@psu.edu
Leo Dunn
Bureau of Marketing Development
2301 N cameron St
Harrisburg , Pa 17110
717-783-8462
Dr. Richard W. Soderberg
Fisheries Program
Biology Department
Mansfield University
Mansfield, Pa 16933
717-662-4539
Ron
The One Who Walks Two Paths
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Subject: Re: Raspberries
From: "vpage"
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 10:16:23 -0600
Ken,
The pot scrubbers are plastic filament wadded up like steel wool pads. Poor
description. In the summer the production was good. I am sure that it is
light driven. The rate of growth was remarkable. They failed when moisture
from the greenhouse cover rained on the plants as the outside weather
cooled.
Yes they were to hold the roots but they allowed aeration as well. The waste
water trickled through.
Spacing
I left about 5 inches between holes. You can clip the runners and transfer
them or run them to an unused opening.
This system must be able to used for other plants that are best suited to
the nutrients in the water.
If I am making assumption please write back and ask me more.
This response to your message is late,I am sorry. Sometimes I get little
overwhelmed by all the messages and information and especially by how much I
have to learn. :}
Victoria
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Subject: Fish identification
From: Gordon Watkins
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 11:19:27 -0500
Can anyone tell me what Buri or Denis are? These are fish suitable for
aquaculture in brackish water and are the names are used in north
Africa, but I have no idea what species they are. A quick internet
search showed Buri as raw yellowtail tuna (sushi), or grey mullet used
in Jewish recipes. No fish-related hits for Denis.
Any help identifying these fish is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Gordon Watkins
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Subject: Brackish Water Aquaponics
From: Gordon Watkins
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 11:25:12 -0500
Is anyone aware of aquaponic systems using brackish water for fish
production, either utilizing salt tolerant crops or desalinating the
water?
Gordon Watkins
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Subject: Re: Fish identification
From: "Sam Levy"
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 11:14:06 PDT
Gordon--
Here "buri" refers to mullets--generally grey mullet (M Cephalus) as this is
the species cultured in freshwater ponds from wild-caught juveniles. The
young are generally captured in seawater. This fish can be raised in any
fresh water suitable for aquaculture or in brackish or even full strength
seawater.
"Denis" (from the eqyptian) refers to gilt-head bream (Sparus Aurata). It is
also called "dorade royale" in French and "Orata" in Italian.
What water were you planning on growing them in?
Sam
>From: Gordon Watkins
>Subject: Fish identification
>Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 11:19:27 -0500
>
>Can anyone tell me what Buri or Denis are?
> Gordon Watkins
>
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Subject: Re: Brackish Water Aquaponics
From: "Sam Levy"
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 11:20:46 PDT
There was a lot of work on the culture of halophytes done at University of
Arizona. Ed Glenn was involved in a lot of the research--I don't know how
much if any was aquaponic.
Sam
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Subject: Mustard-and-cress and other greens varieties
From: Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 15:48:23 -0400
Is anybody familiar with a watercress-type of greens from England called
"mustard and cress"? Gordon Creaser said they used to grow it for
school projects on blotting paper. It is very fast growing and tasty.
I would like to find a seed source so that I can try it.
Has anybody tried Johnny's Mammouth Basil? Is it really large?
Richters out of Canada claims their Mammouth Basil has leaves the size
of a hand and I'm wondering if Johnny's variety is the same.
Adriana
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Subject: Re:
From: "Uwe Bruenjes"
Date: Tue, 11 May 99 11:16:18 PDT
Hi Folks,
Vic is right! I just did a websearch following Adriana's recommendations,=
and found both substances as the primary offenders of your taste buds =
(actually it's 2-methylisoborneol). I also contacted two university profe=
ssors who have conducted research into this matter, and now I'm waiting =
for their reply. Hopefully they'll tell us which algal species to avoid.
Somewhere I also found the info that potassium permanganat and activated =
carbon are good for removal of geosmin from the water (who mentioned pota=
ssium permanganat a few days ago?). And Zebra mussels are told to be good=
at keeping pathogens in check. In a study they removed 95 % of them. Whi=
ch is their scientifical or Spanish name (Alejandro?)?
Uwe
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Subject: Re: Tilapia
From: Hydro/Aquatic Tech
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 18:39:29 -0400
Doug Franks wrote:
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> I would like to see some Tilapia being raised. Where can I go? I am
> located near Philadelphia.
>
Doug,
If you can wait a few months (Sept.), I am installing a
rather large aquaponic system in downtown Philly, will
contain over 125,000 lb of Tilapia.
If you want to see some Tilapia right now, come down to the
University of MD Eastern Shore, I have several systems
running there now with Tilapia, Striped Bass, and other
assorted fin fish.
Contact me privately if you would like more info.
Scott Jones
Hydro/Aquatic Technologies
Aquaponic consulting and design/build
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Subject: Scott Jones
From: HoneyAcres
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 18:54:17 EDT
Scott Jones could you please e-mail me regarding what there is to see at
University of Maryland Eastern Shore.( I don't have your e-mail address.)
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Subject: Re: Mustard-and-cress and other greens varieties
From: POLLYDD
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 19:55:44 EDT
RE mustar and cress...Shall ask an English friend in a few weeks and let you
know if I learn anything helpful. THX
S&S Aqua Farm, 8386 County Road 8820, West Plains, MO 65775 417-256-5124
Web page http://www.townsqr.com/snsaqua/
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