Taiwan Chronicles

[Pugo]

Okay, here is the layout I have planned and what I plan to build..

[Pugo]

Still waiting for the wood to arrive as it is being treated for use outside..

[GaryD]

.....and I've almost completed a drawing that proposes a layout for you to consider.

Gary

[Pugo]

I'm very interested in seeing your drawings, I haven't asked because I understand how busy you are. But not to worry, Still waiting for the stupid wood to show up, I placed the order a week ago and have not heard a word.I really want to get the system leveled out and the growbeds built.

Thank you very much for your effort on my part.

[Christopher]

Still waiting for the stupid wood to show up, I placed the order a week ago and have not heard a word.

I must say, having lived in Taiwan (Hsinchu), this is highly uncharacteristic of Taiwanese vendor’s. It’s always been my experience that they overly keen to complete a sale. It’s a task trying to stop them delivering things at an ungodly hour normally. Did they not give you a delivery date and time..? Same day delivery is quite normal in Taiwan, next day is reasonable, two days would be pushing it but, two weeks! The waiting list for a new heart and lungs operation is less than that in Taiwan!

[Pugo]

It does seem strange, fish tank showed up the same day, the barrels showed up the day after I ordered them, I ordered the wood which my boss said he had a friend that will get it for me, I gave the order a week later the sample showed up. As they wanted to treat the material. I told them it was fine, and even increased the order so I can level the tank and barrels to the height I need them. a couple days ago my boss said they would deliver it to my house when the order was ready and that has been the last thing I have heard about the subject. I admit the wood is not the normal stuff for Taiwan, But I have seen it here. If it was anyone but my boss I would be a little more pushy about my order. But after living in Asia for over ten years now, I learned to take a polite attitude in everything not worth get up set as it does no good anyway.

[ande]

Well Pugo thats you in a nutshell isn't it?
I think thats what makes you a good choise for a moderator, you are relaxed and calm no mater.
Rubber time is a differente way of living, but nice when you are adjusted or familiar with it?
And a good way of living?
Thanks for the invit to befriend, and cong. on the apointment to modteam keep up the good woork
PAUL

[Shane]

What type of wood are you going to use Pugo?
And how are they treating it?
Be wary of the possibility of treated wood leaching into your water,
You can always just get untreated wood & paint it with fish safe paint if your worried about its exposure to the elements.

Cheers,
Shane.

[robertsonmichael]

Hey did we get to see the drawings or was this a teaser? Did I miss this part?

My sump is below floor level and I am thinking of grow bed outside in front of the green house on the ground? in side the green house is half 55 gal barrels side by side. What is normal depth for gravel or does it depend on what plants? Or is the depth just were the magic bacteria grows? the "pros"(NO NAMES TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT) say 12" what do you think the drawings will look like?

Some of my wood is treated but the water never touches it?

[Pugo]

The depth depends on the system design, if your system is counting on the grow-beds to do the bio work I would say 300mm, as for mine, they will only be 150mm. As I will be building filtration system to do that job, and i am using continuous flow in my grow beds for less headache the way I see it..