HYDROPONICS -- A VITAL SURVIVAL SKILL FOR THE FUTURE | |
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Juanwhoknows (OP) User ID: 375585 United States 02/17/2008 09:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | too bad underground dude is not here, he knows a bit about this subject Quoting: maluits all good to know Hey Malu how goes it? I'd like to share some thoughts with him. But I'd really like to get some people pointed in this direction who have never even thought of this. It's not difficult and the amount of food you can produce is really impressive. "One can evade reality, but one cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." --- Ayn Rand |
malu User ID: 321190 United States 02/17/2008 09:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i can't speak for him, but what little i know of his system, it sounds impressive, i don't know if his fish farming is part of it or a seperate system, but that is interesting too it is something i know little about, but dirt, thats a different story :) "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
F.B.Nyte User ID: 367872 United States 02/17/2008 09:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | too bad underground dude is not here, he knows a bit about this subject Quoting: Juanwhoknowsits all good to know Hey Malu how goes it? I'd like to share some thoughts with him. But I'd really like to get some people pointed in this direction who have never even thought of this. It's not difficult and the amount of food you can produce is really impressive. I know I could google it,but do you have any good links??? |
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Juanwhoknows (OP) User ID: 375585 United States 02/17/2008 09:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | too bad underground dude is not here, he knows a bit about this subject Quoting: F.B.Nyte 367872its all good to know Hey Malu how goes it? I'd like to share some thoughts with him. But I'd really like to get some people pointed in this direction who have never even thought of this. It's not difficult and the amount of food you can produce is really impressive. I know I could google it,but do you have any good links??? There are tons of links but this is the wesite of the most prolific writer on the subject Howard M. Resh. [link to www.howardresh.com] He has written several books all of which are the best books on the subject I've come across. "One can evade reality, but one cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." --- Ayn Rand |
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F.B.Nyte User ID: 367872 United States 02/17/2008 09:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I know a little about dirt also. Quoting: JuanwhoknowsJust started studying hydroponics and it is the future of food production. I Ran into this about compost a while back. [link to thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com] Thanks for your link above. |
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NeoFistOfTheGolgoNinja User ID: 375481 United States 02/17/2008 09:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Many people are learning survival skills and the subject of most survival posts center around guns, gold and bug out bags. Quoting: JuanwhoknowsI agree that those are important matters to consider however, they skip a very important, easily learned skill that can produce large quantites of food in a relatively small space even if the soil becomes fucked up - hydroponics. It is faster, less suceptable to disease, and some have argued more nutricious than soil grown food. It can use 1/20 of the water needed to grow plants in soil and the yeild is phenominal. For all of you that have shown interest in survival skills, this is a skill you should learn. It can be used for great benifit even if the shit doesn't hit the fan. I would have to agree with you here. Even if the water become s "dirty" you could boil it first to try and clean it up for production. [link to www.youtube.com] A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor and bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.-- Thomas Jefferson |
malu User ID: 321190 United States 02/17/2008 09:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | aquaponics is even better. fish produce waste, which is used to feed the plants, and you get fish and produce from one system. you can even feed some fish the plants you grew. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 372258deadly easy and been around since ancient times. that is what i was thinking when speaking of UD's system, a complete system i was also thinking , i wonder what else you could do to have it become an oxygen generator? "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
Juanwhoknows (OP) User ID: 375585 United States 02/17/2008 09:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When there is little or no electrcity or distribution functioning, Quoting: Anonymous Coward 374769you will not be working hydroponics, but a shovel. Nothing a little solar panel and DC pump couldn't cure. ;) "One can evade reality, but one cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." --- Ayn Rand |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 372258 Canada 02/17/2008 09:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | aquaponics is even better. fish produce waste, which is used to feed the plants, and you get fish and produce from one system. you can even feed some fish the plants you grew. Quoting: maludeadly easy and been around since ancient times. that is what i was thinking when speaking of UD's system, a complete system i was also thinking , i wonder what else you could do to have it become an oxygen generator? well, you could use algae scrubbers - quite easy to do, and duckweed. duckweed can be fed to fish and can double its mass daily. the amount of oxygen coming off that type of photosynthetic activity would be significant. |
Juanwhoknows (OP) User ID: 375585 United States 02/17/2008 09:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | aquaponics is even better. fish produce waste, which is used to feed the plants, and you get fish and produce from one system. you can even feed some fish the plants you grew. Quoting: maludeadly easy and been around since ancient times. that is what i was thinking when speaking of UD's system, a complete system i was also thinking , i wonder what else you could do to have it become an oxygen generator? This is the next step in the process. Talapia love this set up. Have to think about the oxygen generation. "One can evade reality, but one cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." --- Ayn Rand |
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NeoFistOfTheGolgoNinja User ID: 375481 United States 02/17/2008 09:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When there is little or no electrcity or distribution functioning, Quoting: Juanwhoknowsyou will not be working hydroponics, but a shovel. Nothing a little solar panel and DC pump couldn't cure. ;) Not to mention you could use the "waste" from the plants for biomass energy. [link to www.youtube.com] A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor and bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.-- Thomas Jefferson |
Juanwhoknows (OP) User ID: 375585 United States 02/17/2008 09:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | aquaponics is even better. fish produce waste, which is used to feed the plants, and you get fish and produce from one system. you can even feed some fish the plants you grew. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 372258deadly easy and been around since ancient times. that is what i was thinking when speaking of UD's system, a complete system i was also thinking , i wonder what else you could do to have it become an oxygen generator? well, you could use algae scrubbers - quite easy to do, and duckweed. duckweed can be fed to fish and can double its mass daily. the amount of oxygen coming off that type of photosynthetic activity would be significant. Well there ya go. "One can evade reality, but one cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." --- Ayn Rand |
Tangwystyl User ID: 354457 United States 02/17/2008 09:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Lots of pictures of small medium and large aquaponics setups here.. [link to www.backyardaquaponics.com] Looks pretty cool. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 372258 Canada 02/17/2008 09:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | o2 can be also be introduced to the system in lift pipes that lift the water from the tanks to the hydroponic racks, in a similar manner to how a protein skimmer works (for moving water, not cleaning it so much). you can also use air stones, but this would not do any labour for you, where the o2 lift pipes would. |
Juanwhoknows (OP) User ID: 375585 United States 02/17/2008 09:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Lots of pictures of small medium and large aquaponics setups here.. Quoting: Tangwystyl[link to www.backyardaquaponics.com] Looks pretty cool. This is very cool! "One can evade reality, but one cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." --- Ayn Rand |
F.B.Nyte User ID: 367872 United States 02/17/2008 09:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | aquaponics is even better. fish produce waste, which is used to feed the plants, and you get fish and produce from one system. you can even feed some fish the plants you grew. Quoting: maludeadly easy and been around since ancient times. that is what i was thinking when speaking of UD's system, a complete system i was also thinking , i wonder what else you could do to have it become an oxygen generator? malu, I'd have to dig but it seems like a bit of hydrogen peroxide added to the water not only helps with the oxygen but also helps keep rot (Bad bacteria) under control. |
Juanwhoknows (OP) User ID: 375585 United States 02/17/2008 09:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i am actually planning on setting up this type of system on a small scale shortly. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 372258tilapia, tomatoes, lettuce, duckweed, herbs etc. That sounds like a fantastic setup! "One can evade reality, but one cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." --- Ayn Rand |
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Juanwhoknows (OP) User ID: 375585 United States 02/17/2008 09:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Many people are learning survival skills and the subject of most survival posts center around guns, gold and bug out bags. Quoting: NeoFistOfTheGolgoNinjaI agree that those are important matters to consider however, they skip a very important, easily learned skill that can produce large quantites of food in a relatively small space even if the soil becomes fucked up - hydroponics. It is faster, less suceptable to disease, and some have argued more nutricious than soil grown food. It can use 1/20 of the water needed to grow plants in soil and the yeild is phenominal. For all of you that have shown interest in survival skills, this is a skill you should learn. It can be used for great benifit even if the shit doesn't hit the fan. I would have to agree with you here. Even if the water become s "dirty" you could boil it first to try and clean it up for production. There are setups that "filter" the water through gravel. "One can evade reality, but one cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." --- Ayn Rand |
NeoFistOfTheGolgoNinja User ID: 375481 United States 02/17/2008 09:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i am actually planning on setting up this type of system on a small scale shortly. Quoting: Juanwhoknowstilapia, tomatoes, lettuce, duckweed, herbs etc. That sounds like a fantastic setup! Tilapia the fish right? There was a Dirty Jobs episode where they went to a place where they raised, I think trout, maybe, and the used Tilapia to clean the trout "waste" water, was pretty sweet and you could still eat the Tilapia. [link to www.youtube.com] A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor and bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.-- Thomas Jefferson |
malu User ID: 321190 United States 02/17/2008 09:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | aquaponics is even better. fish produce waste, which is used to feed the plants, and you get fish and produce from one system. you can even feed some fish the plants you grew. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 372258deadly easy and been around since ancient times. that is what i was thinking when speaking of UD's system, a complete system i was also thinking , i wonder what else you could do to have it become an oxygen generator? well, you could use algae scrubbers - quite easy to do, and duckweed. duckweed can be fed to fish and can double its mass daily. the amount of oxygen coming off that type of photosynthetic activity would be significant. i have read that the quality of oxygen is depleting, and that it could get much worse, so i thought if it could compliment the system, and help you ,,, hey what the heck? especially if you had to remain in a closed enviroment for extended periods "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
malu User ID: 321190 United States 02/17/2008 09:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Vegetable growth would be one of my hydroponic interest. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 375566what? can you grow animals on hydroponics? well fish and water do mix :) "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
Juanwhoknows (OP) User ID: 375585 United States 02/17/2008 09:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i am actually planning on setting up this type of system on a small scale shortly. Quoting: NeoFistOfTheGolgoNinjatilapia, tomatoes, lettuce, duckweed, herbs etc. That sounds like a fantastic setup! Tilapia the fish right? There was a Dirty Jobs episode where they went to a place where they raised, I think trout, maybe, and the used Tilapia to clean the trout "waste" water, was pretty sweet and you could still eat the Tilapia. Yes, talapia tastes pretty good. "One can evade reality, but one cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." --- Ayn Rand |