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Jeff, - that is exactly what I was planning to do. I may put the air stone as deep as possible to get additional lift. This air column concept looks superb as it can bring up deep water, without having the air stone down that deep.
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Ok we made it back home with 30 tilapia about 4-5 inches long. This is a good size to start with. We had to transfer them in 5 gallon buckets down a bunch of stairs one jumped out of my sons bucket.
This fish fell about 15 feet to cement and was flopping around. I put it back in the water it seem fine. They all made it here safe into my fish tank. My new air pump ran great we had it runing for about 2 hours. Here are the fish in their new home. The water is this color from the iron added to the system. Last edited by pinballlooking; 06-03-15 at 01:20 PM.. |
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Here they are in the tank it is only 18 seconds.
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They all survived the night. The fish that took the big jump to the cement. Was looking very bad but he is still hanging on. I will be surprised if he makes it.
I did not feed them yesterday but I just tried to feed them today but they are not ready to eat just yet maybe later. Water is @ 69 deg All the water test are very good. PH it is about 7.2 Ammonia is about .0 Nitrite 0 ppm Nitrate is showing up at about 30 This is my first time raising fish so it may take a few days for me and the fish figure it all out. We tried again and we got a few of them to eat a little. The others look like they want to but are just not brave enough to come to the top just yet. They get hungry enough they well come up and get some food. Last edited by pinballlooking; 06-04-15 at 02:51 PM.. |
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Ok bring on the plants.
The tomatoes are not doing so good. Broccoli are doing better they have grown at least an inch since we got the fish. Cucumber has gotten greener and grown some. The water is really too cold for the fish right now 65 deg so they are not very hungry. It has not been very warm or sunny they last couple days. |
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The floating fish food I have is a very nice size for these small fish.
I just need warmer water to so they will want to eat. It was inexpensive I think it was $14 for 40 pounds. The guy I got the fish from was very cool he just gave me the fish to get me started. |
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Wow, very nice!
How warm do the fish like to be?
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82-86 is where Tilapia want to be. That is why I will probably switch fish at the end of the summer.
"Bluegill try to spend most of their time in water from 60 to 80 °F" It will be a lot cheaper to keep the water at the right temp for Bluegill. The catch is the plants like warm water on their roots. "Tilapia culture is limited by their temperature-sensitivity. For optimal growth, the ideal water temperature range is 82 to 86 °F (27.7 °C to 30 °C), and growth is reduced greatly below 68 °F (20 °C). Death occurs below 50 °F (10 °C). Therefore, only the southernmost states are suitable for tilapia production." Last edited by pinballlooking; 06-05-15 at 10:34 AM.. |
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Day twenty-something update:
I have basically done nothing with this since I added acid to balance the pH. It has been cloudy and rained a few times, just got sunny this weekend. Maybe I'll add a couple goldfish this weekend. Or mosquito-eating minnows. |
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