+- Survival UK Forums (http://forum.survivaluk.net)
+-- Forum: Discussion Area (http://forum.survivaluk.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=13)
+--- Forum: An Open Box (http://forum.survivaluk.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=78)
+--- Thread: What are you planning next? (/showthread.php?tid=6108)
Pages:
1
2
RE: What are you planning next? - Kiril - 2 October 2013
Chasing up some Krav Maga lessons, hearing back from st Johns Ambulance, and getting on with college.
RE: What are you planning next? - Scythe13 - 2 October 2013
(2 October 2013, 18:24)Hex Wrote: finish my aquaponics build
Post up about it when you've got it done mate. I was talking to the wife about it earlier, but she's a veggie so might make the fish thing difficult.
Would love to see pics too when it's done.
RE: What are you planning next? - Skean Dhude - 2 October 2013
You could grow your set up to expand production quicker with the spare fish or you could barter with the fish if you didn't want it.
It doesn't have to be fish either in the set up.
RE: What are you planning next? - Scythe13 - 2 October 2013
(2 October 2013, 22:22)Skean Dhude Wrote: You could grow your set up to expand production quicker with the spare fish or you could barter with the fish if you didn't want it.
It doesn't have to be fish either in the set up.
I know mate. But you know what my wife is like.
RE: What are you planning next? - Hex - 3 October 2013
(2 October 2013, 20:31)Scythe13 Wrote:(2 October 2013, 18:24)Hex Wrote: finish my aquaponics build
Post up about it when you've got it done mate. I was talking to the wife about it earlier, but she's a veggie so might make the fish thing difficult.
Would love to see pics too when it's done.
will see what i can do about pics
as for eating the fish, im conflicted on this. i understand the idea behind aquaponics is you have both fish and plants to eat which is what makes aquaponics so appealing to me. the problem i can see rising though is actually getting the fish to breed and having the fry survive to an edible size without being ate by the larger fish. now breeding the fish probably wouldnt be an issue if my set up was larger as i could have a specific fry tank but since i have a reasonably small set up im not sure how it will go. if im lucky i might still be able to sort something though
but if i cant breed the fish then ideally i dont want to be eating them. the other problem is then what type of fish to raise, Talapia and trout are the most common as i understand things. Talapia however are tropical meaning the need to heat the tank water. which in turn will put a drain on my power supply. with that in mind Trout would seem like the better option, however im not actually sure how i could get trout without actually fishing for them.
of cause the other option i have is possibly filling the tank with goldfish
RE: What are you planning next? - Bonnox - 3 October 2013
Iv been working heavily on building an 'off grid' shed,
I know it's not much but it's going to be a practice, if it works it will be stuff I can then transfer to the house, iv included underfloor storage between the shed base and the shed floor which is simply drain pipes well sealed at both ends, but also big holes in the shed base for more food stuffs, it will also have a solar powered lighting and heating system, an underground water reservoir sourced from a water butt, so everything is hidden away and from the outside it looks like a simple garden shed
RE: What are you planning next? - Lightspeed - 3 October 2013
(3 October 2013, 19:05)Bonnox Wrote: Iv been working heavily on building an 'off grid' shed,
Brilliant idea Bonnox, kind of an off grid tardis shed???? Cool
Next for me?
.....another bottle of Chardonnay I think :-)
RE: What are you planning next? - Bonnox - 3 October 2013
Brilliant idea Bonnox, kind of an off grid tardis shed???? Cool
Yeah, it's gonna be my 'man cave', it's gonna be a workshop, just need to figure out what I need to 'work' on now
RE: What are you planning next? - Lightspeed - 3 October 2013
(3 October 2013, 20:10)Bonnox Wrote: Brilliant idea Bonnox, kind of an off grid tardis shed???? Cool
Yeah, it's gonna be my 'man cave', it's gonna be a workshop, just need to figure out what I need to 'work' on now
From your description, I'm making an informed guess that most of your work in there will involve digging!
RE: What are you planning next? - Bonnox - 4 October 2013
The digging is done, did that before laying the shed floor[/quote]