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09-16-2008, 01:09 AM
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 Welcome to the Alpha Beta ProjectAs a quick "how we got here", I will paste a post from another thread... But in short, this is a miniature aquaponic farm... I am growing veggies on top, DWC style, and there is a Beta fish living in the water, The Alpha Beta...  I will feed him well, and his job is to shit a lot, so the roots can use those nutrients, in turn cleaning the water for Alpha Beta...  I am sure I will have to clean the tank and change the water often, but I am very curious about the potential... veggies and fish... that is a meal...!!!  No don't worry I am not going to eat the Alpha Beta...!?!?! But I am thinking for the future...  So here is the post that started it all... Quote:
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I will update often... so c'mon in... pull up a chair and hang out for a while... there oughta be some unusual stuff happening here... in the "water farm"... ... I am STILL laughing at myself...  ..But I am having fun... can't beat that...  Well, I'll be seeing you around... here .. and there... Till then... Be Well... Gypsy...   
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09-16-2008, 12:37 PM
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Umm,
 Wow That's simply amazing Gypsy. Fantastic idea you have there.. follows the same principles as a planted aquarium.. your just taking it to the next level. I used to be a huge "Fish Nerd" so I'm very well versed in fish, but also kinda knowledgeable in Aquarium chemistry, so if you need anything shoot me a pm buddy  Again, looks incredible and I hope it goes very well !! -Tdot
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09-16-2008, 12:56 PM
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Well, Thanks Schmidty...!  and welcome to the water farm...!!!I will be updating often... Quote:
First Update This is the second day for Alpha Beta (the fish) in his new home... He is still alive...!!! I don't know much about Betas, but he does not seem particularly impressed by the bubbles coming from the bottom... He does seem to like swimming amongst the roots... I'll get some pictures posted a little later... Cheers... Gypsy...
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09-16-2008, 08:26 PM
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that's awesome! very cool idea. props to you bro!
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09-16-2008, 10:09 PM
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But I am looking into getting one or two Bamboo Shrimp, to clean up after Alpha.... you know, the little uneaten food bits...  Sorry for moving the thread over here Camaro... I'll leave the other one for the school project...  See ya!!! Gypsy...
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09-16-2008, 10:13 PM
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The Alpha Beta Project - A Miniature Aquaponic Farm Hahahaha!!!!!
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09-17-2008, 07:41 AM
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its allgood
b easy and good luck Quote:
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09-17-2008, 02:50 PM
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Very nice! +rep
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09-17-2008, 09:59 PM
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So for an update... Alpha, the Beta is doing well... and has adjusted to his new home... He has shown no signs of eating or tearing the roots, though he does enjoy hiding behind the longer ones... So the plant part of the project is doing very well... I have moved 3 of the "pods" into the next bigger DWC set-up... The roots were touching the ornaments on the bottom, and I had to make room for the next batch of seeds... I put some really really really small seeds on the shoelace sprouter/cloner and after a few days, this green fuzz appeared... well the fuzz is a bunch of seedlings, really really really small ones... so I grabbed a pair of tweezers and carefully transplanted from shoe lace to "foam pod"... Things are well at the water farm... Alpha seems happy and the first batch of seedlings (which were not started here) is out the door and on to bigger things... Well, I will leave you guys with some more pictures... And before anyone says anything... yes I know the water is starting to get cloudy... I want to know how bad and how fast things get ... just bear with me... but let's keep in mind that the fish's job is to fertilize the water, so if I change the water at the first sign of cloudiness, I might as well get rid of the fish...  Anyway... here we go... Be Well... Gypsy... Oh, and I just took the dying clone that never rooted from the AG, and I will try out the water farm's abilities as a nursery... We'll see what happens... Peace... "Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them." - A. Einstein... 
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