Aquaponics Digest - Sun 07/18/99 




Message   1: Re: Tilepia advice needed again

             from "Sam Levy" 

Message   2: Re: Tilepia advice needed again

             from james.rakocy@uvi.edu (James Rakocy, Ph.D.)

Message   3: Re: Tilepia advice needed again

             from Bagelhole1

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Subject: Re: Tilepia advice needed again

From:    "Sam Levy" 

Date:    Sun, 18 Jul 1999 06:20:30 PDT

Tom--

the issue of plastic is simply a question of which plastic you use--my own 

reccomendation is to stay away from PVC and/or PVC-based polymers and stay 

with either the polyethylene family (I've used HDPE (high density 

polyethylene) liners to great satisfaction and have heard good reports on 

low-density PE as well).  I'm guessing that polypropylene liners would also 

do fine--I do suggest making certain the liner is UV stabilised even for an 

"indoor" installation.

Sam

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Subject: Re: Tilepia advice needed again

From:    james.rakocy@uvi.edu (James Rakocy, Ph.D.)

Date:    Sun, 18 Jul 1999 11:55:11 -0400 (AST)

LDPE liners are easier to work with but prone to develop holes. Jim R.

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Subject: Re: Tilepia advice needed again

From:    Bagelhole1

Date:    Sun, 18 Jul 1999 14:16:12 EDT

In a message dated 7/18/99 4:55:39 PM, james.rakocy@uvi.edu writes:

<Tom--

>

>the issue of plastic is simply a question of which plastic you use--my own 

>reccomendation is to stay away from PVC and/or PVC-based polymers and stay 

>with either the polyethylene family (I've used HDPE (high density 

>polyethylene) liners to great satisfaction and have heard good reports on 

>low-density PE as well).  I'm guessing that polypropylene liners would also 

>do fine--I do suggest making certain the liner is UV stabilised even for an 

>"indoor" installation.

>

>Sam

>

Thanks Sam for your sage advice, also I was wondering if anyone knew whether 

catfish and telepia can live together, if that would be good. Do they all 

have to be males?

                                                                                

The more I learn, the more I need to know,                                      

                                                                                

Tom O

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