pistolknight
1st May 2008, 08:02 PM
Hi guys, I am new to the forum and just starting up (easter weekend just gone), I am into Marron at the moment, but the sky's the limit once you get hooked, I have done heaps of homework on the subject and was surprised on how many secret backyard setups I have just here in Narrogin, please share your Marron growing experiences, and I will be glad to pass on what I have learnt so far, I have a small tank and am putting in a raised mesh floor to allow juvenlies to fall away from adults, the plan has grown and I have decided to put terracotta tiles on top of mesh and build hides on tiles, have a 1000lt per hour fountain pump, so far project has cost $95-00 for pump, plus a Carton of TED's for the Tank
THE TANK IS UP & RUNNING
Click Here to view Pictures (http://members.dodo.com.au/pnock/project.htm), page maybe a tad slow loading, most pics are self explanatory I suppose except THIS ONE (http://members.dodo.com.au/pnock/photogallery/tank/male.jpg) taken from open end of tank, in here I will block off the gaps between bricks and transfer the males into here after mating, because males being males, all they want to do is mate so males have to be separated until babies hatch, after the females drop, I will put males back up top and open up gaps, place a floating hide in the ex male pit, plus all the other hides under the mesh should work well, what do yous all think so far????
my plan is to get marron established before tackling the veggie growing,
The Finishing Touches
Finally put my filter together and filled tank, switched on and IT WORKED, the filter had me a bit worried, but i think it will work out now.
And isn't the fountain Cute? But will give good aeration, what do you think?
My Biggest fear was the filter idea, but after 3 hours pond is heaps clearer, so must be doing the job
Well few more small jobs, then BEER O'CLOCK
Total Cost was less than $200
The Grand Plan
The Idea is designed to make 2 tanks out of 1, as this is my first attempt I am going to establish the Marron before I go full veggie growing. I have enough room up top for 9 females and 3 males, after mating the males will be separated (as per above), as there is a good market down here I intend to sell off the bulk of the juveniles and grow left overs down the bottom section, will rotate top Marron to the boiling pot and transfer stock from bottom to the top, and boil what ever is left down the bottom, it is just keeping them happy enough to keep them growing, if they get the sads, they won't breed or grow, and should soon have a second tank (another carton of TED's) this may be fish only as better for the veggies but will still have both tanks connected some how.
If this plan fails, well will have to be Plan "B", have NFI what plan "B" is yet, so hope I don't have to use it.
Since writting this story I have added 25 freshwater mussels, a breed that live in still water Velesunio ambiguous, they have really cleaned things up in less than a week and would recommend, got them from NSW, a WA aquaponic forum I belong to also has members that have recently tried them, and like me are equally impressed
THE TANK IS UP & RUNNING
Click Here to view Pictures (http://members.dodo.com.au/pnock/project.htm), page maybe a tad slow loading, most pics are self explanatory I suppose except THIS ONE (http://members.dodo.com.au/pnock/photogallery/tank/male.jpg) taken from open end of tank, in here I will block off the gaps between bricks and transfer the males into here after mating, because males being males, all they want to do is mate so males have to be separated until babies hatch, after the females drop, I will put males back up top and open up gaps, place a floating hide in the ex male pit, plus all the other hides under the mesh should work well, what do yous all think so far????
my plan is to get marron established before tackling the veggie growing,
The Finishing Touches
Finally put my filter together and filled tank, switched on and IT WORKED, the filter had me a bit worried, but i think it will work out now.
And isn't the fountain Cute? But will give good aeration, what do you think?
My Biggest fear was the filter idea, but after 3 hours pond is heaps clearer, so must be doing the job
Well few more small jobs, then BEER O'CLOCK
Total Cost was less than $200
The Grand Plan
The Idea is designed to make 2 tanks out of 1, as this is my first attempt I am going to establish the Marron before I go full veggie growing. I have enough room up top for 9 females and 3 males, after mating the males will be separated (as per above), as there is a good market down here I intend to sell off the bulk of the juveniles and grow left overs down the bottom section, will rotate top Marron to the boiling pot and transfer stock from bottom to the top, and boil what ever is left down the bottom, it is just keeping them happy enough to keep them growing, if they get the sads, they won't breed or grow, and should soon have a second tank (another carton of TED's) this may be fish only as better for the veggies but will still have both tanks connected some how.
If this plan fails, well will have to be Plan "B", have NFI what plan "B" is yet, so hope I don't have to use it.
Since writting this story I have added 25 freshwater mussels, a breed that live in still water Velesunio ambiguous, they have really cleaned things up in less than a week and would recommend, got them from NSW, a WA aquaponic forum I belong to also has members that have recently tried them, and like me are equally impressed