The Truth About Aquaponics
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http://www.fetch123.com/talkshow This video demonstrates the pros and cons of using aquaponics to grow your own produce… Keywords: aquaponics aquaponics sy…
Great info from someone who has done it…
Top 10 Lifehacks
January 30, 2015 at 4:16 pm
You’re calling this “The Truth?” Come on, guy. You really can’t get bent
about failing when you haven’t done your due diligence. You should know
exactly what you need to supplement. Iron does happen to be one, but there
are also sometimes potassium, calcium and other deficiencies to watch for,
which can be easily (and cheaply) fixed. When it comes to moving the fish
indoors, you should have picked a more temperature appropriate species. A
lot of the choices out there would survive just fine if you keep the water
from freezing and you can do that without heat.
Eric Mastenbrook
January 30, 2015 at 4:56 pm
Music and singing is also a scam! I tried both and failed badly, apparently
have no skills, so it must be a scam! 😛
This is the same as this guys version of ‘truth’. Where does he think food
comes from?? He slams aquaponics then says farming in general can’t be
done..wtf O.o……wasted 4 minutes listening and will not waste more more
moment! Too much silliness!
Missy West
January 30, 2015 at 5:31 pm
30 fish in 300 gallons of water!…………not enough feed for amount of
water,…thats like one fish producing enough waste to provide 110 liters
with enough protein for the plants…not enough fish for water dude…
jmpmcd
January 30, 2015 at 5:47 pm
I always appreciate different opinions however I would recommend getting a
variety of opinions on aquaponics from various sources before making any
determinations. There was some good experiential opinion here, however the
majority of the info out there would point to a more positive outlook on
aquaponics farming than what is described here. I would tend to disagree
with most of this information but it is always up to each to make his/her
own determination. Thanks for sharing an opinion.
SSLFamilyDad
January 30, 2015 at 5:59 pm
Funny sounds like a city slicker trying to be a farmer and lacks basic
construction skills. I have been farming for 4-5 years which AP for 4. I
live in the south and we have high humidity and high heat for about 6
months out of the year… This fella should have been using trout for the
NY area. Second thing he is using clay/glass should have been used local
sourced rocks… But from hearing this fella’s comments he doesn’t have
much experience and shouldn’t be doing a podcast about the subject…
Leesville Aquaponics Homestead
January 30, 2015 at 6:42 pm
A dissenting opinion is not truth.
I can tell he didn’t think this thing out – didn’t account for his local
environment, didn’t account for operational costs, didn’t account for
temperature dips and spikes, didn’t account for seasonal growing, didn’t
account for humidity – yes, true – aquaponics isn’t easy and the
oversimplification of what it is online isn’t morally right…but let’s
hear someone who HAS succeeded…not someone who failed and can’t even name
the plants he’s currently growing…really?
Anyone who has run an ornamental pond will understand that aquaponics is
the artificial formation of a rich ecosystem in a fraction of the space in
a closed-circuit loop. It takes time, it takes patience, it takes failure
for humans to create nature. And more often than not, nature wins out when
you don’t work with it. Aquaponics relies on a balance – and if you’re too
impatient to wait for that balance to happen, then yeah, it’s probably not
for you. Let’s have a real roundtable discussion on the pros and cons –
because it’s not the savior of the human race and for areas that get
bone-chillingly cold it can be out of reach financially, but for where I
live (Southern California) it makes perfect sense in our metropolitan
desert urban wasteland.
So don’t label stuff as truth, when it only applies to one person’s
negative experience…and a various smattering of farm-fishing news
stories. Farm fisheries are known for accepting disgusting practices to get
the most profit out of our insatiable craving for fish. It’s nothing new –
when you treat life as a commodity, this is what happens. But stories like
that have nothing to do with the backyard AP movement.
Mike Sheets
January 30, 2015 at 6:55 pm
Here is a clue, deconstructed aquaponics! different temps, pH, locations,
ect. ….. the quality of food grown from a completely living system with a
large biodiversity is unbeatable. keep working. Do you need a hand? More
money in not the answer
Paul Jensen
January 30, 2015 at 7:22 pm
Wow…and yet so, so many people succeed. Go figure…..
Michael H
January 30, 2015 at 7:45 pm
This better be a joke!
Julien Griffe
January 30, 2015 at 7:45 pm
“a lot of work” how many hours do you work to buy your food
conventionally, your after tax dollars
Paul Jensen
January 30, 2015 at 8:16 pm
Ill tell you what is missing. Your lack of research on the subject. Do not
deter people from aquaponics as this is the future of farming.
David Edlund
January 30, 2015 at 9:05 pm
lol 30 hole fish wow gave it a good try didn’t you. “hopefully sarcasm
noted” this hole thing is a comedy “they spray cow manure on everything?”
sounds like they did their home work. the guy doing the aquaponics didn’t
even know anything about nutrient breakdown. this whole thing was a good
laugh on a wannabe farmer.
zinx99
January 30, 2015 at 9:27 pm
Just found the vlog.. I’m also in upstate (716) wanting to know if the
system is still going or if he really is selling if selling I would be
interested in done things
Mike Kendrick
January 30, 2015 at 10:23 pm
welcome to being a farmer
michael kindscherm
January 30, 2015 at 10:58 pm
At least he does start out by saying that farming in general is too
difficult for his personality or lifestyle. Most of his concerns can be
solved by automation equipment (better greenhouse, climate control,
thermometers, replacing the broken humidity controls, proper fish/system
gallon ratio, renewable energy supply, etc.) The pH issues can be
mitigated by selecting more standard aquaponic vegetation that thrives at
similar pH levels as the fish. The benefit of aquaponics vs hydroponics is
that it’s much less dependent on outside, made-by-manufacturer materials
(liquid plant food in a bottle.) I’ve seen an aquaponic system that has
been in continuous operation for more than a decade. The owner grows the
feed for his tilapia, powers his greenhouse with solar for heating and wind
for electricity, collects heirloom seeds at each harvest, and even breeds
the fish for the next generations. To each his own, but this is pretty
awesome in my opinion.
PSPSMITH202
January 30, 2015 at 11:48 pm
Good to point out the cons, it’s something one is “married” to. Any farmer
will tell you that their days are spent fixin’ fences. The pump goes out,
you have to hand fill them a few times a day until you get it replaced,
etc. However… if one builds the system from scratch, one knows its
foibles and the little upsets are easier to deal with. Bought automated
systems spoil a person and when something goes wrong, the person is at a
loss. Farm water bucket heaters solve the problem with heat. As the
weather gets cooler, I place one of these into a 5 gallon bucket and float
it. These cut on at below 80 and off at 110. When hard freezes come in,
dropping the bucket below the water level keeps it warm without overheating
the water outside the bucket. We’ve had 5 degrees last winter and the
raising and lowering of the buckets did great. I pay particular attention
to keeping the greenhouse overall at above 60F at night as I am using it
primarily to grow tropicals. It’s not easy, but well worth it. my coffee,
chocolates and coconuts are doing well. Self-sufficient farming is a
dedication, not a hobby. Having feel-good foods home grown can be done as
a hobby… but the dedication to self-sufficiency requires work and
ingenuity as the fences need mending.
Cecilia Morris
January 31, 2015 at 12:37 am
I listened for about 2 minutes. The guest couldn’t hardly state what he was
growing? Uhh, BS. It’s no wonder why the thumbs down is triple the thumbs
ups. Keep it.
Hugh Jaynus
January 31, 2015 at 12:56 am
One should learn as much able before starting any new enterprise. Too
little research can cause many unforeseen problems. This is the place this
guy found himself in. Aquaponics uses about 10% of the water and as little
as 20% of the land as conventional farming, for the same amount of
production. It can be very rewarding if you take the time and build a good
working system.
gary kimberly
January 31, 2015 at 1:00 am
A few guys that know little to nothing about aquaponics telling people the
truth about it. Yes it takes money to heat system and it takes time to
maintain. Truth is everything in life takes time and money. Sounds like the
guy got into aquaponics and didnt like it. The fact that he doesn’t know
whats growing in his system tells me that someone else is probably
maintaining it. Most of the info in this is incorrect.
kenny2william
January 31, 2015 at 1:17 am
I do t know where he would put earth worms? There shouldn’t be any soil or
anything substrate that can be toxic to the fish
7205buttas
January 31, 2015 at 2:12 am
just listened for the second time………..take this off the
interweb….you are give bad and false info about pretty much
everything….talking about stuff your not familiar with and giving false
info…REMOVE…
jmpmcd
January 31, 2015 at 3:08 am
What kind of trash talk show is this? Attacking Einstein? I have no
opinion on the matter but that seems pretty counter productive on their
part. The one guy who actually knew about aquaponics didn’t know anything
about it such as how to fix the problems associated with it. Of course
you’re going to hate something if you don’t understand it. They tried to
bring up counter points to certain arguments but did a poor job of it. His
climate problem could have been controlled very easily outdoors with very
simple techniques. You can use fish that don’t require a strictly
regulated temperature for winter growing. You can add earth worms to the
grow beds to help with the nutrient deficiencies. The bacteria are not
strong in the system in the first few months to grow nutrient intensive
plants such as tomatoes. They did such an injustice to this aquaponics
community.
Fizicks1
January 31, 2015 at 3:45 am
7 people suck dog nuts
terrence dean
January 31, 2015 at 4:03 am
no one should believe this!
Keven Osterloh
January 31, 2015 at 4:33 am