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Hatcheries that will supply small quantities of Fingerlings Small Quantity being 50 or more fingerlings	South East Queensland Hatcheries 1044 Beenleigh-Beaudesert Road Luscombe Ph 07 55 464 462 http://www.seqfish.com.au/index.html -------------------------------------------- Ausyfish Pty Ltd P. O. Box 324 Childers Qld Ph 07 4126 2226 http://www.ausyfish.com/introduction.htm ------------------------------------------ Both Hatcheries sell small quantities of Jade and Silver Perch in season. ------------------------------------------ Glenwaters Native Fish PO Box 330, Yarra Glen 3775 Break-O-Day Road, Glenburn 3717 Phone: (03) 5797 8384; Mobile: 0428 580 633 Owner: John Main Species: golden perch, silver perch, Murray cod, Australian bass, catfish, brown trout, rainbow trout, yabbies ------------------------------------------- Murray Darling Fisheries. Murray Cod, Silver Perch, Golden Perch mdfish@ozemail.com.au Ph 02 6922 9447 Fax 02 6922 9448 ------------------------------------- Uarah Fisheries Old Wagga Road. Grong Grong NSW 2652 Ph 02 6956 2147 Mob 0428 696 927 ------------------------------ Queensland Native Hatchery Childers Qld 07 4126 1844 Silver Perch, Jade Perch Delivers state wide.
Fish Species suitable for Aquaponics.	--------------------------------------------- Australian Native Fish Enterprises Burpengary QLD 4505 Andrew Shaw - Ph: 0403 043 819 www.ausnativefish.com.au anfe_nativefish@yahoo.com.au I live in the Southern Highlands of NSW, where it is very cold, even now in spring. Is there a fish species better suited to this climate, or doesn't it matter ? ....Helmut. Murray Cod would be well suited to your conditions and an excellent eating fish as well. Silver or Golden perch would also be very good. A lot of Aquaponic people have/are growing out Silver perch with very good results. They are a very hardy species and grow out quickly reaching plate size in just under 12 months in ideal conditions. Most hatcheries sell Silver Perch in small lots (50 or 100) for around $1.00 to $1.50 per fingerling depending on quantity, plus freight. I am personally growing out Jade Perch, but they need to be kept in temps of, ideally 20 to 23 degrees, so it is possible to grow them out anywhere really , it just means that you would need to have your fish tank heated during winter, for Jade Perch, that is. Silver Perch are not so temperature sensitive. Barramundi are really not suitable for colder climates. It is possible to use Barramundi , but management of temps and disease can become a bit tricky with Barra in cold climates. It is best to leave Barramundi until you have gained a lot of experience in fish raising
Grow Beds and Gravel used in Grow Beds.	What sort of gravel/medium should I use in my setup. I have heard of all sort of things from well meaning friends ? ..Edward. I am using 20mm drainage gravel because it is easily obtained from landscape places here in SE Qld. 20 or 25 mm river gravel would be better, because it looks nicer and is a little easier on your hands when planting seedlings etc. Don't be tempted to go smaller than 20mm gravel as finer gravels have clogging problems. My first little system used 25mm river gravel and it worked fine. How deep should the grow bed be ? ..Graham Grow Beds should be 300mm deep. This depth is needed for the bacteria to establish properly. Shallow grow beds such as trays and troughs commonly used in Hydroponics are just not suitable for this reason. Also the 300mm depth gives a good depth of gravel for removal of solids such as fish waste. What can I get to use as Grow Beds ? .. Graham Grow Beds can be made from recycled bath tubs. These are ideal if you are on a budget and have an eye for recycling. If you want to purchase new Grow Beds then see our site here.
Solar Powered Pumps	Hi I am setting up my own Aquaponic setup and was wondering if I could use a 24 hour continuous solar pond pump that has a flow rate of 400 litres an hour and would this be enough to keep my plants happy ??... Edward I have been using small 500 lph 12 volt pumps run off batteries for my first system, yes it will work (the solar pump you are looking at) but the system will be very small. It is good to start with a small system and learn. My first system was based on a 200 litre fish tank and some strawberry towers. It all worked very well, eventually. I had some disasters along the way killing a number of fish etc. It was a great learning process. I think the idea you have to go solar is very inviting but in the long term it is not able to sustain a large system unless you are prepared to spend a lot of money on big solar panels and larger capacity pumps. But it is a good place to start with a small low cost system and grow from there.

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