How deep is your pond?
As long as it doesn't freeze solid, all you need to do is keep an airhole open for the pond to burp. Then the only factor would be if Tilapia are hardy enough. If not, is there something else you could stock that would work in your system? Bass? Cats?
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
My pond has never even had ice on it, it is 14 feet deep. But tilapia die at 55 F, and even in the dead of summer my pond is about 70F. The spring that feeds my pond is about 67F all year long.
My pond already has bass, perch and catfish in it. I actually have 2 systems, one has the tanks that feed my grow beds, the other is the cheap swimming pool for my greenwater aquaculture. The pool is the one that I will empty when the weather gets cold. The tanks in my aquaponics will run all year with tilapia and I will do what i have to to keep them alive.
Like I said... I'm going to print this whole thread and bind it into a "how to" book!
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
Cool, hopefully in the next 2 weeks my retaining wall will be finished, then I can start on my green house and moving the tanks down into their permanent location.
Another updated pic of the grow ged, these two pics are taken 10 days apart.
Taken 6-11-12
Taken today 6-21-12
Outstanding!
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
Sure is neat to see the growth. We never had any luck growing anything before we built this.
One of the 9 free IBC's we are getting. Wife can only transport 2 at a time.
That is a good price for them!
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
Yeah, can't beat free. Going to get 14 more for 55 bucks each soon.
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