Hamish's System

[Dufflight]

You could throw some goldies in. Or go net some yabbies. Get that bacteria working again.

Cod and golden like live food. The silvers are great and will eat anything you throw to them. Catfish are fun also.

[Hamish]

I double checked the price for the bender and he confirmed that the price is $88 USD for any of the DY series benders including postage to Australia. A bargain I think! I just need to research the cost of 1 3/8" OD chainlink fence top rail tubing either 17 or 18 gage with pre swaged ends. Any hints on good suppliers of this?

[Jason Palenske]

Have you given any thought to using PVC instead of piping?

[Murray]

Just go for a drive to Brisbane and pick up some Jades.
You would think NSW and Qld were different countries. Stupid public servants yet again.
Jades and Silvers would have to be the most "harmless" fish imaginable.

[Hamish]

Very tempting Murray - perhaps you could bring some when you visit :)

Yes have thought about irregation pipe for the grow tunels - pushed over star pickets driven into the ground.

We get some pretty fierce winds out here so I was thinking the steel frames might hold up better. Also might allow for wider tunnels.

[echidna]

Echidna, we wont be running trout that is for sure!!!!!
perch of 1 kind if not barra or maybe catfish? we will see in the near future!!!


After you experience a Moree winter, you may just change your mind!

[echidna]

please explain how cool water will help plant growth echidna and what levels to u class as cool water?
plants will uptake nutrients better with water temps warmer rather than cooler as a general rule of thumb.

When you've got high ambient temperatures, the cooler water (say 20 deg C) actually helps the plants to survive the heat and wilting.

[Hamish]

After you experience a Moree winter, you may just change your mind!

Fantastic - I can't wait to experience real seasons again :)

[Hamish]

Hey Dale. Is it still raining at the farm? I t has been raining all day in Gundy and still spitting now. I am sending this from my phone.

[BARRAMUNDI BRETT'O]

Looking on the Queensland DPI web site under the aquaculture heading you will find a paragraph pertaining to non indigenous fish which states that fish may be kept as long as they lay above the Q100 water level.The Q100 is the 1 in 100 year flood level,myself living in emerald(which flooded this time last year)avoided innundation which means my property is obviously above the Q100.It also states that tanks for rearing said fish should be constructed in a way as to avoid damage in times of flood.

[djs-sa]

It rained all day yesterday, radio reported 85mm in moree and I think we had a lil more up this way.



After you experience a Moree winter, you may just change your mind!
Echidna just looked at the local weather history and the average min. over the three winter months is 5oC and the average max. for the same peroid is in the low 20's so cant be any worse than Adelaide. Plus we will be using a poly tunnel so should be ok.

[alexmac]

Echidna just looked at the local weather history and the average min. over the three winter months is 5oC and the average max. for the same peroid is in the low 20's so cant be any worse than Adelaide. Plus we will be using a poly tunnel so should be ok.

See my post #700 ( 5 Days ago) re Moree weather averages.
Alex

[djs-sa]

thanks alex i looked at that today also, which is moree we are in the golden triangle which is north west of moree and the locals say the weather isnt the same as moree up this way because we are on the nw slopes not the nw plains

[djs-sa]

hi just a quick update Hamish and me have added over 100 yabbies which we caught in croppa creek last weekend. Before adding the yabbies we have had decent plant growth without any neitrents from fish or seasol etc.

will post pics we have some more time.

[Dufflight]

How are the yabbies going?
The aquafarm still has decent size silvers and cod fingerlings.

[Hamish]

Hey there. The Yabbies are going ok. Seem to be producing enough nutrients for the few plants we have in the grow beds. Although when I think back to the growth I had with 100 hungry Jades I think they are the way to go. But the yabbies are free :)

[Martin A1]

Hey Hamish, post some pics of your new place & AP set-up in the country. Would love to see how it's all coming along!!