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Re: E-Z Home Aquaculture
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Subject: Re: E-Z Home Aquaculture
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From: M.E.Thornton@bham.ac.uk (Mark E. Thornton)
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Date: 14 Oct 1994 12:35:59 GMT
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Article: 2392 of alt.energy.renewable
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Newsgroups: sci.environment, alt.energy.renewable
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Organization: The University of Birmingham, UK
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References: <37k5f4$adc@shore.shore.net>
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Xref: bigblue.oit.unc.edu sci.environment:44214 alt.energy.renewable:2392
In article <37k5f4$adc@shore.shore.net>, wbw@shore.net (William B. Warren) says:
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>If one were to grow some tilapia in a solar algae tank or two, pump
>the wastewater through a nitrifying tank, and then divert the water
>through hydroponically grown grasses, herbs, etc. before returning it to
>the fish tank(s), is this water a satisfactory nutrient solution?
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>Does one need to feed the fish a particular food, or a particular variety of
>foods to obtain a complete nutrient solution for the plants? Or would one
>need to regularly add certain trace elements or salts?
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>Ideas,Comments,Suggestions,Criticism?
>Thanks in Advance,
> Will
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Try and catch the latest copy of 'SunWorld', the magazine of the International
Solar Energy Society - it has an article in it about farming parent prawns using
solar energy. I don't know how useful it would be, though.
You can e-mail the editor at <teasdale@tfc-bham.demon.co.uk>
Hope this helps,
Mark.