beesos system

[beeso]

a cobbled together system with bits from work a plumber mate one of muzzas pumps and small gravel, needs more fish i think and will be addressing that shortly

[Jimmie]

Beeso, What do you have as a fish tank and how many and what kind of fish do you have ? By the look of the photo of your grow bed your system has been going for a while ?
I am guessing that you have a low cost system ?
Can you give me a few ideas as to how I might get started without spending the earth.
Jim

[beeso]

300L tank i got from work that is used for pickling hams, i have silver perch, redclaw, goldfish and guppies. the only thing i didn't scam or get second hand was the pumps and the joiners, make mates with a plumber and get old pipes and offcuts

[Jimmie]

I think that is what I need to do, get some old stuff from somewhere and just get started. What veggies have you successfully grown Beeso ?
Jim

[beeso]

herbs and tomatos have been my best croppers, but i think i've been understocked in fish

[Macca]

Have you been able to grow tomatoes through winter?

[beeso]

as the bloke who did my beekeeping course said" brisbane gets 6 months summer, 2 and a half of autumn and spring and 4 weeks of winter" no worries at all, had some on sandwich yesterday

[Jimmie]

Beeso, Is there a particular variety of tomato that you find grows and yields best ?
Jim

[Murray]

Beezo, I have had the best run with "Gross Lisse" and "Beef Steak" They just keep on bearing. I have two bushes of those "Black Russian" tomatoes, they are really nice to eat but do not bear as much fruit as the main two varieties.
Muzza

[beeso]

brandywine for me a beefsteak type

[Murray]

Beeso, how are your fish at these low temps ?
Murray

[beeso]

well ok now but they were crook yesterday, nick lent me some heaters so i'll manage, might have been results of other experiments but will keep the heat up in case

[Murray]

I understand, I am a bit of an experimenter myself and it gets me into a bit of trouble at times, but it is so much fun and a great way to learn.
The cold snap has been a real difficulty. Even if I had a solar type heater it would have been no good over the last few days anyway. High winds, low temps and cloud cover.
I feel electric heaters are necessary as a backup to solar anyway.
Muzza

[beeso]

and i bet macleans colder than red hill!