diy aquaponics uk | Power of Nature renamed to Reborn

diy aquaponics uk

I did some changes on the Power of Nature, mostly replace the Elatine triandra with Hemianthus callitrichoides and also removed Ludwigia brevipes. I also rename it to "Reborn"

It is amazing to see how simple plant change can tranform the whole look.

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diy aquaponics tower | DIY CO2

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I decided to use DIY CO2 for this setup to speed up my plants growth. Both non CO2 and daily Excel dosing does not give enough grow rate.

My DIY CO2 setup is pretty simple:
- 2 bottles of 1.5L soft drink (empty)
- 2 bubble counter
- 2 check valve
- Airstone
- CO2 hose

I did not use diffuser since it may not generate enough pressure to push CO2 through but I put airstone under filter inlets. That way most of the CO2 will be suck in by filter but it may cause airlock in some filter if lots of CO2 is created. Buble counter function as an indicator which bottle need to change. The check valve is to prevent CO2 from leaking out when one of the bottle being replace. I did not premix the solution together at the same time.


Simple sketch


Ive been researching through out the net about DIY CO2 recipe and found that wine yeast suppose to be used instead of normal bread yeast. Apparently alcohol is toxic to yeast and alcohol is by product when yeast consume Glucose to generate energy in Anaerobic condition. Wine yeast on the other hand can tolerate highest level of alcohol and acidity. Thus in theory wine yeast will give you longer CO2 generator


Aerobic condition:

Glucose + O2 --> CO2 + H2O + Energy

Anaerobic condition:

Glucose --> CO2 + Alcohol + Energy

Searching around for wine yeast and found out that it cost 10 times more than normal yeast from supermarket. So forget about the idea of using wine yeast and use instant yeast instead (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae) from Bake King

My recipe:

- 2 cup of sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon of yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1000 ml of water

Honestly it really not bad. I was haunted by post on forums, people was saying that DIY CO2 have unstable output. On contrary, I was able to get good stable output at least 0.5 bps for a month.


Update (12 October 2011)
BPS output from 1 bottle through out 37 days.

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diy aquaponics trough | Planted Aquarium Lecture in Malaysia by Amano

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It is once in a lifetime to meet Mr. Takashi Amano in Malaysia.

The 4 hour Planted Aquarium Lecture is expected to attract hobbyist not only from Malaysia but Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, or even Japan.

As seats are limited, the organizer will accept application on a first come first serve basis.

Date : 27th November 2010
Time : 2.00pm -6.00pm
Venue : Exhibition Hall 4 Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Fee : RM150/ USD 50 per participant


Held in conjuncton with Aquafair Malaysia*LIMITED SEATS ONLY

Click here to register.

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diy aquaponics syphon | DIY LED light set for ADA mini S

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Another DIY LED light for my ADA cube garden mini S tank.

Material:
1. 62x5cm aluminum plate, used as a heat sink (US$10)
2. CREE XR-E Q5 LED (US$3.95x3 = US$11.85)
spec:
- 3.7V typical driving voltage
- Manufacturer Rated 228 Lumens at 1000mA input current:350mA: 107~114lm
700mA: 171.2~182.4lm
1000mA: 214 ~ 228lm
3. 900mA 10W Constant Curent Source LED (US$5.61)
Driverspec:
- 10 watt high power LED driver

- Input voltage: AC 85~265V

- Output voltage: DC 9~11V
- Output current: 900mA4.
Miscelaneous items: thermal paste, screw and bolt, cable and small container

Top view of the vertical stand. The screw hole is used to adjust the LED height.

Side view

Top view of the horisontal part, this is where the LED be. I will be using 3x3W CREE XR-E Q5 LED.

Side view

Combine both vertical and horisontal.

Electrical wiring

Light set hand on the cube garden. The height of the LED is adjustable. Below photo is where it set to maximum height.

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murray hallam diy aquaponics video | Amano comment

murray hallam diy aquaponics video

Finally IAPLC 2009 party is over, now I can post my tank.

I was lucky that Mr. Amano commented about my tank during critique session. Mr. Amano comment are:

1. The wood is breaking, also it would give strong impression if the woods are pointing upward


2. Too many nana


3. White sand will have tought judgement due to difficulty to maintain them.

These are 3 comments that I can still remember. The real time translator was pretty bad. Im having hard time following it.

Top Aquascaper photos

Walking around visiting Tokyo local fish shop Photo at Mr. Amano house
Dinner party photos at Niigata


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diy aquaponics sand filter | How much CO2 Amano put in his tank

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I just happen to watch ADA view #86 (http://www.adana.co.jp/en/sc/news/detail/414) and saw that the bubble counter is clearly exposed (circled in red). So I just wondering how many bps of CO2 injected to this 60cm tank. Note that bps is not accurate, different brand of bubble counter give different bps for the same amount of CO2. But never mind, out of curiosity I count how many bps from the video and suprise-suprise its 3 bps same as mine. Many people in the forum was surprise when I told them I inject 3 bps on my 2ft tank.

I also try to count the bps for 90cm tank from ADA view #85 (http://www.adana.co.jp/jp/sc/news/detail/412) but it was too fast, difficult to count from the video. However. based from my visit to Niigata on 2009, it was about 7 or 8bps. It is difficult to count once it is over 5bps.

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