Testing - Simple noncirculating hydroponic method

[phreedom_man1]

Lav,
The res temps do heat up in the full sun. But so far not a issue.

 

[JM]

that was my thought too lav... i put all my container stuff in tall grass in the summer to keep direct sun off the container... ive had roots fry in hours in containers...

of course thats not with water in... just dirt... but id expect some rot.... but glad its not... this is going smashingly! :dance2: :five:

 

[Lavatera]

Phree Those tumbling toms and patios are vigorous growers.
I have four of each still in the greenhouse, it's way to cold outside.

Strange summer this year... the tumbling toms need to be hanged asap...those hanging basterds are full of flowers LOL.

The patios have a nice afghani look.. ha ha

 

[Zygote]

We have hade more than a few days of 90F+.
How are the holding up?

 

[Duck Commander]

We have hade more than a few days of 90F+.

Sounds like the u.k we had a few days of rag hot weather then shitty rain from then on lmao

 

[Zygote]

I hade this crazy idea; what if you combined aquaponics with noncirculating hydroponics
(Aquanoncirculatingponic) using fish that can breathe from the surface and can take high temperature and water that high in salts, NPK

Crazy idea what if you introduced algae to the bucket and tropical Fish that can eat the algae breathe from the surface and can take high temperature and water that has a high salt content, NPK.

Air Breathing Organs
Very few air-breathing fish use their gills to extract air from the atmosphere, and indeed having a large gill area can impede survival on land, or in heavily de-oxygenated water. This is because as well as diffusing in through the gills, oxygen may also diffuse out of them. In fish that inhabit very poorly oxygenated water, this would be a distinct disadvantage, as much of the oxygen in their blood may be lost. Depending on the extent to which they rely on air-breathing, many such fish have lost much of the gill area, to reduce this problem. In such species, the excretion of ammonia may also be affected, with a greater proportion of it being converted to urea. This is particularly well developed in those fish that spend time out of the water, where ammonia excretion would be impossible. To prevent levels building up and becoming toxic, they convert it to relatively harmless urea which can be stored for excretion later on. Air breathing organs (ABOs) are varied in their structure and position. Wherever they are, they usually consist of a highly vascularised 'respiratory epithelium', which is specially developed for the absorption of oxygen from air.
The most primitive forms of ABO include the lungs of Lungfish and Bichirs, and modified gas bladders, as seen in Garfish and Butterfly Fish. Other species have modified areas of the stomach, intestine, buccal and pharyngeal cavities, or even specific organs such as the 'labyrinth' in Gouramis, and the 'arborescent' organ in Walking Catfish.

Air-breathing in tropical freshwater fishes
http://www.fbas.co.uk/ABOS.html

 

[JM]

I was thinking something similar in soil and aquponics circulating through vermiculture...

but i wasnt think oxy-starved type fish... i was thinking tilapia... if salmon temps worked i would... but they like colder than i need for root zones..

 

[Zygote]

I have been thinking about using some of these noncirculating hydroponic buckets deep in the woods. I don’t have clean water. I got nasty brown cow pond water.

What are your thoughts on this Phree

I know one option would be to fillet the water on site

 

[JM]

I wont speak for phree.. but I think nasty cow pond water to us is tasty nutrients to plants... with microbes...

 

[phreedom_man1]

The experiment has been a success!
I terminated it July 6th around 70 days.
I picked lots of tomatoes.
I never watered it, never weeded it, and never fed it.

One final note, the res does need to be protected from the sun.
Think about a car with the windows rolled up in the sun, and those fresh sensitive white roots suspended in that air.

Also the res size is the limiting factor.
I now have built 5 of the 5-gallon bucket set up.
I plan to build a couple with 10-14 gallon Rubbermaid tubs soon.