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coyotes call me Charles
Warning. Post contains creepy crawly things that cause you to itch at night. Hehe, not really, but kind of ...
I have been researching quite a bit about aquaponics. Aquaponics is the process of recycling pond water through a hydroponic garden resulting in nitrate and nutrient free, clean water to be put back into the pond.
One question I have always had was how to treat the solid seperation process since I would think the solids are fertilizer as well. Welp, turns out I have not found this out to be true ... yet.
However, I have an alternative to self cleaning sieve and RDF filters. Alternative is to use natures helpful little crustaceans, the Assellus Aquaticus (wikipedia, asellus). I have been reading they are extremely hardy, able to live under near frozen situations, like water that is somewhat idle with a little flow to it (like a settling chamber), and are nocturnal.
To read more How To's and for online distributors, check out thread on koiphen.com, A wonderful thing has happened ... The author actually got the bugs from a buddy's bog where some ducks likely transported the little critters to the bog.
Bog owners might want to look into these little guys so to remove those crud pockets that can form all throughout the bog.
Also, the poor little guys are a good snack :bye2: for koi as well. Circle of life.
I have been researching quite a bit about aquaponics. Aquaponics is the process of recycling pond water through a hydroponic garden resulting in nitrate and nutrient free, clean water to be put back into the pond.
One question I have always had was how to treat the solid seperation process since I would think the solids are fertilizer as well. Welp, turns out I have not found this out to be true ... yet.
However, I have an alternative to self cleaning sieve and RDF filters. Alternative is to use natures helpful little crustaceans, the Assellus Aquaticus (wikipedia, asellus). I have been reading they are extremely hardy, able to live under near frozen situations, like water that is somewhat idle with a little flow to it (like a settling chamber), and are nocturnal.
To read more How To's and for online distributors, check out thread on koiphen.com, A wonderful thing has happened ... The author actually got the bugs from a buddy's bog where some ducks likely transported the little critters to the bog.
Bog owners might want to look into these little guys so to remove those crud pockets that can form all throughout the bog.
Also, the poor little guys are a good snack :bye2: for koi as well. Circle of life.