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The past two weeks I have been playing with a small venturi air setup. I had a small 1200L/H spare pump, and now I use it as a venturi pump. Also watched your video about the venturi, but there is one guy who does all these experiments with different types of venturi nozzles which create micro bubbles. I am really happy about the result. Despite the fact that the capacity doesn't seem like much with my 1200 L/H pump the micro bubbles that it creates are much better for the entire system than a traditional air pump, no matter how much capacity a traditional air pump has. I can pump 95 L/H with my air pump, but it still can't beat the venturi style air input. My fish are far more active since I am using the venturi air pump. The oxygen input from the venturi style pump gets carried through the entire system. Which is really noticeable. I also bought some mineral clay. And I am amazed to see what a difference that makes. I had bought some poppy seeds, and they had included some clay so that you could make seed balls. As an experiment I used some of that clay as an additive for my grow beds, and the results were amazing. Green leafs, and the hair algae started to vanish. Now I bought a small bucket of mineral clay dedicated for ponds. And again the results are very good. The leafs from my strawberry plants started to turn yellow again, but each time when I ad the clay minerals they turn green again. So now I keep using that as an additive. And day by day I can see the plants recover. And I must say that I have never ever seen that much growth in my pond and looking that healthy. I just bought the cheapest version. It isn't exactly cheap. And the fancy Japanese sounding brand names are ridiculously expensive. Luckily a small bucket goes a long way. I can do several years with it. I watched your video about mineral nutrient additives. Excellent video. I also bought 2 digital water temperature gauges. I've put one in the pond, and one in my radial flow filter. They were really cheap, but now I can immediately see the water temperature. Right now we have some hot weather in the Netherlands, and the water was around 22,5 Celsius in no time at all. So I made some adjustments to bring down the temperature a bit. And that worked great. Now the temperature is around 19,8 Celsius in the morning. And during the day it goes up about 1 degree Celsius or so. But we still have relative cold nights, so that helps a lot as well. I also bought 3 pond filter brushes for the radial flow filter. I suppose that some extra surface area never hurts. Because I have a figure 8 setup with my pond and sump tank and the grow beds, with the sump tank in the middle, I still use a regular pond filter and a radial flow filter that is situated in front of the pond filter for the pond side of my setup. And that works like a charm. But the venturi air and the clay minerals made a really noticeable positive difference for my setup and the fish. So I can recommend that for every pond or aquaponics owner.
Nice one IT. I have only used the activated minerals here but will keep an eye out for the clay. What was the venturi channel/video you mentioned? Cheers mate.
@@RobsAquaponics His name s Bisa Aja. There are many videos about micro and nano bubbles. And it is true that they float in the water instead of rising to the surface. When you squeeze of the air supply to the venturi you get much smaller bubbles. It is an interesting subject. That's for sure.
Always love your out takes... Jacky boy and his freckle 😂😂.. Watching with the intention of making my system alot more ease of care like yours always has been.. Cheers buddy til the next one champ cheers..😊
Eu fico impressionado com a qualidade dos materiais que você tem a disposição, aqui tudo funciona com gambiarras, muito improviso.😭😭😭 Like Rob, seus videos me ajudam bastante👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Nem toda gambiarra é ruim, apenas uma adaptação esperando ser patenteada 😅 Mas o que nos falta no Brasil é maior entendimento técnico sobre Aquaponia, pois tudo tem um fundamento prático, deste os parâmetros e qualidade da água, biologia e sistema de filtragem, mas preferimos focar na economia da estrutura, e quantidade de peixe por m3, não julgo, afinal não é um hobby barato para nós BR, contudo no final o barato sai caro! O que me deixa mais triste, é que não temos union seals a venda em nossas lojas, isso definitivamente é uma mão na roda 😂
@@RobsAquaponics Unfortunately not, for some products, quantity does't compensate for shipment and customs fees. But your work inspires. thanks for share knowledge!
Hi Rob, i wouldn't have anything around my wrist when drilling, i had an accident where a grinding stone on a drillbit grabbed my jumper and spun/tightened around my wrist and banged it up, burnt and slightly cut before the drill stopped.
I know it's going to sound risque, but silicone-based adult lube works great for popping the pvc through Uniseals. A drop or two is enough when rubbed on the Uniseal rubber.
I didn't learn from books, ,mainly forums when they were popular. This video playlist may help some, th-cam.com/play/PLBcWprMIwYYj8zCdbSzPJOR3HRXpxuBwf.html
I'm no expert but surely fish would taste and thrive in a better environment rather than using a round tank spending their entire existence swimming in circles?
Im a fisherman I consider myself an expert when it comes to fish edibility. I catch and eat red snapper on a monthly basis out of the gulf of Mexico. It's one of the best tasting fish in the ocean. I also frequently catch southern flounder. Again, one of the best. I've caught and eaten a boat load of fish over my lifetime. MahiMahi, wahoo, white marlin, swordfish, speckled trout, red fish, grouper, amber jack, parrot fish, spadefish, blue runner, largemouth bass, catfish, trigger fish. I've caught and eaten all of these... I raised 14 tilapia last year using this method and I'm doing it again this year. It's totally worth it. The meat was white and neutral. No pond taste. No fish taste. I fed them koi food and the went from 1" fingerlings to 2lb dinner plate sized fish in 7 months.
Learn about Aquaponics 🐟 🍓🍅 with my "Backyard Aquaponics for Beginners" Guide for only US$19.95.
There's a discount code mentioned in the video for the first 5 people that would like a few 💲bob💲 off.😉👍
► bit.ly/AquaponicsBeginnersGuide
Don't forget to click the subscribe button if you enjoyed the video,
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& share the clip around if you think it may help others too.👍
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If you drill any more holes in that tank, there won't be much tank left. 😁 Looks good so far!
🤣 I'm going to seal them up once I get around to buying a plastic welder Rob.
Cheers mate.
Lol
@@RobsAquaponicsHDPE welding is very difficult....just keep the plugs in there and save yourself from a lot of frustration.
The past two weeks I have been playing with a small venturi air setup. I had a small 1200L/H spare pump, and now I use it as a venturi pump. Also watched your video about the venturi, but there is one guy who does all these experiments with different types of venturi nozzles which create micro bubbles. I am really happy about the result. Despite the fact that the capacity doesn't seem like much with my 1200 L/H pump the micro bubbles that it creates are much better for the entire system than a traditional air pump, no matter how much capacity a traditional air pump has. I can pump 95 L/H with my air pump, but it still can't beat the venturi style air input. My fish are far more active since I am using the venturi air pump. The oxygen input from the venturi style pump gets carried through the entire system. Which is really noticeable.
I also bought some mineral clay. And I am amazed to see what a difference that makes. I had bought some poppy seeds, and they had included some clay so that you could make seed balls. As an experiment I used some of that clay as an additive for my grow beds, and the results were amazing. Green leafs, and the hair algae started to vanish. Now I bought a small bucket of mineral clay dedicated for ponds. And again the results are very good. The leafs from my strawberry plants started to turn yellow again, but each time when I ad the clay minerals they turn green again. So now I keep using that as an additive. And day by day I can see the plants recover. And I must say that I have never ever seen that much growth in my pond and looking that healthy.
I just bought the cheapest version. It isn't exactly cheap. And the fancy Japanese sounding brand names are ridiculously expensive. Luckily a small bucket goes a long way. I can do several years with it. I watched your video about mineral nutrient additives. Excellent video.
I also bought 2 digital water temperature gauges. I've put one in the pond, and one in my radial flow filter. They were really cheap, but now I can immediately see the water temperature. Right now we have some hot weather in the Netherlands, and the water was around 22,5 Celsius in no time at all. So I made some adjustments to bring down the temperature a bit. And that worked great. Now the temperature is around 19,8 Celsius in the morning. And during the day it goes up about 1 degree Celsius or so. But we still have relative cold nights, so that helps a lot as well.
I also bought 3 pond filter brushes for the radial flow filter. I suppose that some extra surface area never hurts. Because I have a figure 8 setup with my pond and sump tank and the grow beds, with the sump tank in the middle, I still use a regular pond filter and a radial flow filter that is situated in front of the pond filter for the pond side of my setup. And that works like a charm.
But the venturi air and the clay minerals made a really noticeable positive difference for my setup and the fish. So I can recommend that for every pond or aquaponics owner.
Nice one IT. I have only used the activated minerals here but will keep an eye out for the clay. What was the venturi channel/video you mentioned?
Cheers mate.
@@RobsAquaponics His name s Bisa Aja. There are many videos about micro and nano bubbles. And it is true that they float in the water instead of rising to the surface. When you squeeze of the air supply to the venturi you get much smaller bubbles.
It is an interesting subject. That's for sure.
@@insAneTunA Thanks mate.
Thanks for the info. the good bad and funny is all good to see
Glad you enjoyed it👍😁
😊 I use just a small dab of vegetable oil to lube prior to a Uniseal pipe install.
Good day mate great video Rob . Love how you are always set by set on your Designs on your system thanks again for sharing mate
Thanks Tim.
Hope you folks are all well & happy mate.
Jack was just checking if you were doing it right
😁 He's a great boss to have to tell you the truth Malcolm. 👍
Always love your out takes... Jacky boy and his freckle 😂😂..
Watching with the intention of making my system alot more ease of care like yours always has been..
Cheers buddy til the next one champ cheers..😊
I cut out a few more of its appearances in the latest video.🤣🤣
Cheers Mr Bryan.
I like that holesaw trick! Good job
A lot easier than the previous method I was using with a different style of hole saw.
Cheers mate.
Eu fico impressionado com a qualidade dos materiais que você tem a disposição, aqui tudo funciona com gambiarras, muito improviso.😭😭😭
Like Rob, seus videos me ajudam bastante👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Nem toda gambiarra é ruim, apenas uma adaptação esperando ser patenteada 😅
Mas o que nos falta no Brasil é maior entendimento técnico sobre Aquaponia, pois tudo tem um fundamento prático, deste os parâmetros e qualidade da água, biologia e sistema de filtragem, mas preferimos focar na economia da estrutura, e quantidade de peixe por m3, não julgo, afinal não é um hobby barato para nós BR, contudo no final o barato sai caro!
O que me deixa mais triste, é que não temos union seals a venda em nossas lojas, isso definitivamente é uma mão na roda 😂
@@joaocustodio3681 É onde eu quero chegar, aquaponia é caro no BR e o que existe não parece que foi feito para aquaponia...
Fico feliz que o idioma não seja uma grande barreira, Ramone.
Tenha um dia fantástico, companheiro.😁👍
I hope that translated OK 🤞😅
@@joaocustodio3681 O frete é o envio assassino para o Brasil. É barato importar mercadorias dos USA?
@@RobsAquaponics
Unfortunately not, for some products, quantity does't compensate for shipment and customs fees.
But your work inspires.
thanks for share knowledge!
Hi Rob, i wouldn't have anything around my wrist when drilling, i had an accident where a grinding stone on a drillbit grabbed my jumper and spun/tightened around my wrist and banged it up, burnt and slightly cut before the drill stopped.
Cheers for the warning mate. Bead & long hair would be my main concern. Have seen some nasty accidents occur in my days in engineering factories. 😥🤮
You can use vinegar and a small amount of dish soap to clean out chemicals in new plastic drums. 😊
i use dish soap and the nabours cat, best use for a cat ever. when your done just kick the drum over and hose it out
@@sindrome303 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I will use soap but most containers I use have has acid, soap or food stuffs in them so are fairly benign.
I know it's going to sound risque, but silicone-based adult lube works great for popping the pvc through Uniseals. A drop or two is enough when rubbed on the Uniseal rubber.
Never thought of that but it would do the job I think. 👍
Food grade silicone lubes are available, I generally use vegetable oil like coconut to do the job. Great idea.
@@Pankaj13Das I wouldn't use vegetable oil for lubing ANY rubber material. As the vegetable oil oxidates it releases free-radicals that attack rubber.
@@BluhmGardens yeah, but a thin layer doesn't matter. Just to get work done.
Vi am looking for more information no this. Want doing have books all have get this did grow bed
I didn't learn from books, ,mainly forums when they were popular.
This video playlist may help some,
th-cam.com/play/PLBcWprMIwYYj8zCdbSzPJOR3HRXpxuBwf.html
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I thought you had drawn the Aussie Garden Gurus symbol on your hand😂🍺🍺
🤣🤣 I think it's something from a video game....
humm still reckon you need a wizzzard bead upflow filter, lol just joking ... but seriously watch out for the beard catching tin the drill lol
🤣 Been there, done that when I had long hair. 😉
Cheers Dazza.
@@RobsAquaponics ill wave my stick and ka-boom it will be done lol
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I'm no expert but surely fish would taste and thrive in a better environment rather than using a round tank spending their entire existence swimming in circles?
Like you said, you're no expert. 😉
Some would say, neither am I.
Cheers. 👍
Im a fisherman I consider myself an expert when it comes to fish edibility. I catch and eat red snapper on a monthly basis out of the gulf of Mexico. It's one of the best tasting fish in the ocean. I also frequently catch southern flounder. Again, one of the best. I've caught and eaten a boat load of fish over my lifetime. MahiMahi, wahoo, white marlin, swordfish, speckled trout, red fish, grouper, amber jack, parrot fish, spadefish, blue runner, largemouth bass, catfish, trigger fish. I've caught and eaten all of these...
I raised 14 tilapia last year using this method and I'm doing it again this year. It's totally worth it. The meat was white and neutral. No pond taste. No fish taste. I fed them koi food and the went from 1" fingerlings to 2lb dinner plate sized fish in 7 months.
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