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The girls are all right

Posted on 06.02.14 under aquaponics

Hulali and Aulii help out at the aquaponics

Catching guppies as we clean T1 (Trough#1)

Hulali helps Kathryn spray down a raft.

Meanwhile we continue to scoop guppies out of T1 — there are thousands…

We get the first hint of the fruit/vegetable of our labor.

Meanwhile, at the Kahului Sugar Mill, the canefire dwarfs Haleakala…

This is starting to work

Posted on 05.30.14 under aquaponics

The pesto from this basil the the macadamia nuts was amazing!

In the morning, the cilantro glistens with oils — never tasted cilantro so juicy.

Tilapia are breeding. That’s Bryson with the net. Kathryn’s filling the feeders.

And on land…

Pulled the lower mala. Rototilled, then covered with cardboard and wood chips. Will let this lay fallow for at least 3 months, maybe longer…

Raising the nitrates

Posted on 02.05.14 under aquaponics

In a stroke of serendipity, Malcolm was introduced to Diana by Justin at Whole Foods Kahului. Justin was stocking produce and the talk turned to being a vendor for Whole Foods. When Malcolm mentioned that there were no aquaponics produce, Justin pointed Diana out.

“She does aquaponics,” said Justin.

Diana and Nicholas have several ponds filled with tilapia and they had fingerlings available for sale. The Anekona Aquaponics has about 45 tilapia that has given us a nitrate level of 20. We need a level of 160 – 200 to grow bok choy.

A couple of days later, Nicholas and Diana brought about 125 Israeli Blue fingerlings.

And put them in FT2 (fish tank 2). That tripled the amount of fish in the system.

Nicholas and Bryson study the germinating seeds in the nursery.

Diana (left) and Kathryn (right)
Malcolm gave Nicholas and Diana a kalo and a glass poi pounder in the hope of getting more of the Israeli Blues!

Back to nature

Posted on 01.31.14 under aquaponics

There were three days of steady and often heavy rain.

Sometime during the 3rd day, a tilapia jumped out of the covered tank. It was our 3rd fatality…

And yes, we have bananas.

And then the sun came out.

Bug eater…

And yet another bug eater.

Gradually, step by step, inch by inch

Posted on 12.12.13 under aquaponics

Ounce by ounce… We’re getting there…

Hanging out at the breeding tank (a Bryson Corey design). Still in at the beta stage — breeder fish will be added in the new year after the kinks (leaks!) are worked out and sealed.

Walter (deWalt) surveys the retaining wall and ramp forms.

Periscope for viewing fish.