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Titbits 6th October 2015

What's happening to my aquaponics today.Kailan in the #guttergrowbed getting bigger, altho they are generally thin by normal standard.Only four pots of Kuchai in the gutter, and all are fine. Cut and...

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Single Barrel Gutter Growbed Set Completed

Single Barrel set with mini #guttergrowbed that I started building last week completed below is the photo update of the final build.Siphon installed a above, it's the same 15 mm siphon that I was...

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Another Pump Failure

Guys.... WE HAVE A SERIAL KILLER... :)Another failure with same symptom, wire damage. Look closely at the wire few inches from the pump body, sign of being nibble.This is the second pump that fail the...

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Potted Media base Gutter Growbed Aquaponics Update 31st Oct 2015

It has been three and a half month since the gutter set completed, this is a video update on how the set is doing. The barrel gutter set is a later addition just about 3 weeks old.Below is a video...

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Catching Tilapia For Dinner

Picking few males from the tank. This tank where I put mostly males tilapia so that they did not breed uncontrollably. The females are in another part of my CRAFTS set.Thanks for watching

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Aquaponics In The Star - Environment

After few years of practising Aquaponics at last The Star a mainstream newspaper write an article about it. Hope with this, more and more Malaysian be aware of this method of planting.Read the full...

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Evolution Of The Media Base Flood & Drain Gutter Growbed.

My ongoing quest for cheaper and easier Aquaponics set are finally coming to an end. The traditional Flood & Drain Media Base Growbed has to go. It has been more that eight years since I started...

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Back Lane CRAFT Set Goes Guttergrowbed

Replaced all the traditional growbed from my CRAFTS set it took me two days to do and what a long day today.Started by removing all the old growbed from the set.Gutter tested for leak, only one leak...

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My Rice Trial in Aquaponics

I sow these rice seed on Nov 20th 2016 in the gutterbeds as a trial to see whether aquaponics can support this plants.Rice needs lots of water, so it's a good candidate to try doing it in AquaponicsI...

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Backlane Gutterbeds - Planting Simple

The #gutterbeds completed few days back, after letting it cycle for couple of days, it is time to start planting. As any new set it is best to try simple plants first.As the front gutterbed set, this I...

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CRAFTS Gutterbed set - Video Update

Completed making the guttergrowbed on my CRAFTS set and here's a short video on it.Thanks for watching

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Front Gutterbed - Making a smaller setup.

Since my backlane CRAFT set was completed last week, I can redo the front set into something smaller or repurpose it into a test bed.I need to test further into possibility of mosquito breeding in my...

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Lemongrass Repotting

Lemongrass that I grown in the gutter few months back will outgrown its pot if not transferred to a bigger container.On gutterbed, this is the largest pot it's able to acommodate. Therefor instead of a...

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How It's Made - 15 mm Mini Siphon

How the 15 mm Gutterbed siphon is made.Thanks for watching

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Basic Aquaponics - Sweet Leave Plant Propagation

This plant is known in Malay as Pucuk Manis in English it's Sweet Leave or also known as Goose Berries Plant.Require high nutrient to do well, recommendef on a fully matured growbed. This plant is use...

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Basic Aquaponics - Cuttings As Fish Feed

Sambung Nyawa plant cuttings can be use to feed Tilapia. Other than this they will eat Cassava or Tapioca leaves too.Using cuttings from the Aquaponics will reduce dependency on fish feed and leaving...

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Basic Aquaponics - Water ph Check

Checking ph with tester solution, my aquaponics system water is 6.1 ph.Will adjust to buffer it higher using limestones.Thanks for watching

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Basic Aquaponics - Water ph Adjust Using Limestone

Earlier checked aquaponics system water is about 6.1 ph. I need to boost this higher to around 6.5 to 7.0.Low ph is acidic, plant cutting will rot before they can take root. This happens to Lemongrass...

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Goodbye Samsung - Your Phone Don't Meet My Requirement Anymore

I am switching to Huawei,  disappointed with Samsung that made it difficult to use external SD.Left is my Honor 8 with 64 GB internal on the right daughter's Huawei P9+ Limited. Superb dual sim phones...

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Basic Aquaponics - Limestones Aeration

Putting aeration stone at bottom of the pot will give better circulation of water to the limestone.This way it will speed up reaction of the acidic water with the stones.Thanks for watching.

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