Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[LuvinBlueBirds]

Happy Birthday OZ! Its amazing you and the rest of your family could go to the same restaurant in different places of the earth and Skype! AMAZING! You are an inspiration!

 

[ozexpat]

Happy Birthday OZ! Its amazing you and the rest of your family could go to the same restaurant in different places of the earth and Skype! AMAZING! You are an inspiration!

Thank you

long distance relationships require extra effort.

We have been married since 1995 and are best friends. The best friend part makes it easier.

 

[ozexpat]

everyone is going to Jolly Bee

would you believe there is a jollibee across from my apartment in Anaheim?

Also a Chow King, Red Ribbon, LBC and Philippine National Bank. When I was apartment hunting I figured it was a sign.

Actually Toni Romas, CPK or TGIF are the restos we use for skype dinners.

 

[ozexpat]

I just squeeze 'em a little. If they're soft and smell yummy, I eat 'em

They're pretty hard to eat with all those seeds.


Happy birthday, Oz! We'll be thinking of you. I know what it's like to be thousands of miles from family.

Thanks

 

[gryeyes]

Happy birthday to me! Mrs Oz came through with flowers. What a girl.

Happy Birthday mate, I know you are alone, but there are plenty of people thinking of you. Next years will be a hoot for sure.

That's a BIG 10-4! Happy anniversary of your birth, Oz! Remember, birthdays are good for you - the more of them you have, the longer you live!

 

[FridayYet]

Happy Birthday!

 

[Ashburnham]

Happy Birthday Mate!

 

[ozexpat]

Happy Birthday Mate!

ta

 

[LFchixranch]

YOud have to have alot of fish..... LOL. I used to have over three hundred gallons worth of Aquariums.... Varying from One BIG tank in the living room to Vivariums, Turtle tanks, Kids room tanks. Then there was the small pond I built in the front driveway.... (dont ask lol) out of Cinder block and a pond liner... So when I discovered the topic of Tilapia ...... and Aquaponics..... I thought.... Wow no brainer.... My head spun around... I could do this.

Even though my house is in the desert it gets too cold for Tilapia in the winter without heating the water 75-85 optimum temps.... Could work around that too. Maintaining the proper ph levels in a big tank is easier.... but you have to be certain you arent adding something that will change that.

Though Tilapia are very very tough and will live in a WIDE variety of ph and salt levels, Fluctuation within that system would not be good.

People here are using those three hundred gallon totes and slicing off the top eight inches for a filtration bed. that drains back into the tank then the fish waste is drawn off and circulated through grow beds whereupon it returns to that final filtration spot. THAT in its self is an ecology.

Actually each Aquarium Tub pond bucket..... you raise fish in has an ecology with many many different contributors, from micro organisms to insects to even molds and fungi. The food that goes in..... also feeds the other critters that live with the fish....

Sorry I am not making sense... I was up very late last night.

deb

something like this video

http://ibcofaquaponics.com/

 

[LFchixranch]

Happy B day Oz