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Merdeka Merdeka Merdeka

Today 31st August 2014 marked 57th Malaysia Independence.MALAYSIA TANAH AIRKUMalaysia oh tanah air kuTanah tempat tumpah darah kuNegeri elok amat ku cintaYang ku puja sepanjang masaSawah mu terbentang...

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Going Straight Is Not That Hard - Closure

I was experimenting with Straight Siphon Outlet by using various reducer. I found that straight, though it work will require more water flow to start off. This more flow require is due to air within...

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Its Technology At Its Best - My 31st Post on 31st August 2014 - Merdeka

I have been a blogger since 2006, the Aquaponics blog was up in 2009 after I had learn some of its basic and confident that it will be something good. My earlier photos and videos was done on a Canon...

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Brief Overview of My Setup 1st Sept 2014

A quick overview of what I have around the house, I try to utilize as much space as I have and hopefully others may learn and start the same to help green our urban landscape.Video shot using Samsung...

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20 mm StrainerBell Installation Instruction

This post is showing how the 20 mm Strainer Bell Siphon is install to a typical growbed, it is a straight forward installation and video instruction is at the bottom of the page.Step 1Make a hole in...

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Ornamental Aquaponics Set - 2nd. Prototype

After more than 6 month trial of the 1st prototype, today a second unit was made. It is using plastic pot as the fish tank which is larger than earlier porcelain pot.This set will be further tested for...

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KLIA Solar Farm

Happen to pass by this area at the back road of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) which has rows upon rows of solar panels.These panels are for the airport lightings, I believe it is for the...

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Sponge Bob Square Pants

Received few sponge and net pots yesterday from Thailand ordered from ebay and good time to sow few more seeds.Use this sponge with precut holes ready to accept seeds. I do egg plants one in each...

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Equatorial Lowland Strawberry Project - Journal 6th Sept 2014

Few of the plants didn't make it after three weeks they died, four pots in all. Redo the plants, fill up one growbed with six pots and the other growbed left a couple to let them produce runners.It's...

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Fresh Water Red Claw

Visited nearby aquarium shop to get some fish for my Ornamental Set Prototype No. 2, so happen that this place stock many of these Red Claw Crayfish of various sizes. Price range from Rm 4.00 to RM...

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Slotted Pots - For Potted Flood & Drain Aquaponics

Starting to do more of this potted flood & drain style of aquaponics since it is very convenience and use less LECA. There are pros and cons for doing it this style, however for smaller plants it...

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Equatorial Lowland Strawberry Project - Journal 11th Sept 2014

One of the growbed that was full of mint redo and clean all the roots out, this growbed going to be the next area where Strawberry going to be in.All the mint were cut last week, today the roots are...

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Potting Garlic Chives - Kuchai Redo

Since I am doing most of my planting in pots, these Kuchai plants is no exception. I had to put them in pots so that it can be easily contained and transplanted elsewhere if needed. I use those slotted...

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Equatorial Lowland Strawberry Project - Journal 18th Sept 2014

To get healthy Strawberry plants they requires strong roots, to get this the plant need to direct most of  its energy toward root growth. During first year of planting don't let the plant fruit.All...

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Potted Media Water Level

Slotted Orchids pots that I use for growing made it very convenience to adjust water level. Since some plants require different water level, with individual pots it can be adjusted to suite the plants...

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Titbits- 26th September 2014

Not much happening this last few days, just tidying up and get few plants reorganized to other growbeds. Kuchai (Garlic Chives) plants has to make way for the Strawberry project experiment, and all...

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Equatorial Lowland Strawberry Project - Journal 27th Sept 2014

Looks good so far these Strawberry, finished making shades to the second and third growbed. The forth I left it temporarily vacant since I decide to put more plants within each growbed. This require me...

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Taste Test - Start To Finish

On 10th Sept 2014 this plant I allow the flower to develop to see what happen, whether it can bear fruit in this hot lowland. To get the plant flowering is great news for me since as a known fact that...

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Equatorial Lowland Aquaponics Strawberry Project - Facebook Pages

I had dedicate a Facebook page Equatorial Lowland Aquaponics Strawberry Project to separate my normal Aquaponics activity to this trial that I am doing to grow Strawberry in the Lowland Equator.The...

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Lemon Grass in Container Flood & Drain

Serai or Lemon Grass is a common herb to most home gardener even in temperate countries where they would grow these indoor during the winter months and take it out in the spring. I did grow these in my...

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