easy diy aquaponics hoplink | Aquaponics Tips Getting Rid of Creepy Crawlies

19.24 in Aquaponics, crawlies, creepy, getting, of, rid, simple, tips, tool, transplanting

easy diy aquaponics hoplink

Slugs, millipede, centipede, ants and other crawlies can start to be comfortable in the growbed. 

How do we get rid of them ?

On flood and drain media base aquaponics, I recommend to flood the growbed. Most crawlies cant survive underwater for long period.

To flood the growbed first stop the siphon action by removing the enclosure bell as photo below.

or remove the siphon cap on the #strainerbell siphon as below,

Once the cap or bell has been remove, the siphon action will stop. This depends on the height of standpipe will cause the growbed to be flooded. If the standpipe is lower than the media height, it is advisable to remove some of the media or change the standpipe extender to a longer extender causing a flooding.

Downpipe photo of the siphon as below with replaced extender.

Once the growbed flooded, wait a while and you can now see many creepy crawlies start to make their way to the top of the growbed. This is a good time to get your slug picking chopstick ready and start picking.

Slugs

more slugs

and more slugs

Well have fun picking those slugs.. :)

How to get rid of ants ?

For ants, I recommend that the high water extender are left there for a few days, and let the siphon operated as normal. Then replace it back to the ones that have water 1" below media height.

I recommend doing this flooding monthly, to ensure slugs etc dont have time to multiply. It is such an easy thing to do anyway.

Do you find information about easy diy aquaponics hoplink are you looking for? If not, below may help you find more information about the easy diy aquaponics hoplink. Thank you for visiting, have a great day.

Read more

diy budget aquaponics simplified plumbing design | Hanging Bottle Wall Garden Part 2

16.04 in 2, Aquaponics, bottle, card, credit, garden, hanging, multi, part, tool, wall

diy budget aquaponics simplified plumbing design

Part 2 of my Hanging Bottle Wall Garden,

video of the whole system working and full with 27 strawberry plants.

Do you find information about diy budget aquaponics simplified plumbing design are you looking for? If not, below may help you find more information about the diy budget aquaponics simplified plumbing design. Thank you for visiting, have a great day.

Read more

diy aquaponics controller | Credit Card Multi tool

03.20 in Aquaponics, balcony, card, credit, first, garden, multi, my, tool

diy aquaponics controller

I see this on ebay Credit Card Multi tool 11 in 1 and priced at under $2 with free postage I couldnt resist getting one.
Amazingly it came from China well packaged in about 1 week and is actually really kind cool!
It will make a handy addition to my BOB (bug out bag)
although it says 11 in 1 that is kind of stretching it! and the instruction card is in Chinese so hard to make out what all of them are for, but as follows
1. Can Opener
2. Knife / plane
3. Screw Driver
4. Ruler
5. Bottle Opener
6. hexagon wrench 4 sizes
7. No Idea?
8. Saw
9. No Idea ( some kind of direction indicator)
10. small hexagon wrench 2 sizes
11. key Chain Hole ? how that makes a tool not sure!

but as you can see its very small compact stainless steel tool with leather pouch and all for $2
worth it just to have in car at home or in bag
take a look at it on ebay click here! Credit Card Multi tool 11 in 1

Do you find information about diy aquaponics controller are you looking for? If not, below may help you find more information about the diy aquaponics controller. Thank you for visiting, have a great day.

Read more

diy aquaponics fertilizer | Aquaponics Tips Simple Transplanting Tool

10.12 in 2015, 5th, Aquaponics, growbed, gutter, sept, simple, tips, tool, transplanting, update

diy aquaponics fertilizer

This tool I made during the days that I uses pebbles instead of hydroton in my growbed. Pebbles are very hard and heavy, they will damage seedling if we are not careful during planting.

(Photo to be added here)

The tool are made from PVC pipe and uses to force the pebbles from the seedling during planting. With hydroton this may not be needed, but for the sake of those that uses pebbles as growbed media, this tool can be helpful.

A repost video below.

Thanks for watching

Do you find information about diy aquaponics fertilizer are you looking for? If not, below may help you find more information about the diy aquaponics fertilizer. Thank you for visiting, have a great day.

Read more