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Meanwhile, back at the aquaponics

Posted on 04.15.15 under aquaponics

Things are settling into a nice rhythm with the pH steady in the mid-to-low 6’s with the regular addition of a bit of calcium and weekly dose of iron.

G’ma helps out a few short months after getting a quadruple bypass.

The pineapple experiment. This will take a long time to mature, much longer than the 6 week cycle for lettuce.

Dinner by destiny

Posted on 10.08.14 under aquaponics

We have had unexpected electrical problems at Anekona. On Sunday, the backup system crashed MECO service to the house. Just the opposite of its purpose. Hopefully this will get straightened out.

We had casualties but we did end up with some fresh fish. The water has been clear and the fish tasted, if not great, good enough 😉

On Tuesday, MECO went out for an hour or so. We had no backup, since it didn’t work. Great suggestion by Bryson to run the hoses into the fish tanks to circulate the water and aerate and bleed off the extra water into the taro patch.

The shoefish is a common bottom feeder that requires meticulous cleaning before it is cooked. Petroleum distillates are recommended to take off chewing gum and clorox to be sure that any particles remaining do not contain dog fecal e-coli. Rinse well and cook whole on the grill or slice into bite-sized pieces for sauté.