Aquaponics pics

POOR OLD ADAM GOODES, SO HARD DONE BY WITH THE BOOING - MAYBE HE SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED THE WAR CRY WITH TISSUES !

ANY OTHER OPINIONS ?

Anyone into aquaponics?
I'm looking at setting up a reasonable size system just wondering who else does it and what sort of system your running, and all pros and cons of it.
I'm thinking of setting up 2 systems consisting of 2x 1000L tanks with a 1000L sump with 3 200L grow beds. most likely with clay grow media. the system will be 100% run on 12v with solar panels to make it self sufficient. I might set up one system with a bell syphon and one on a 15m on 45m off timer and see what is better unless someone can give me some advise. I have read a lot online but want some honest opinions.
cheers
Rod

Whenever I see this column with say 95 users and 2500 odd guest I always wonder why they dont join in this great site. Are they mostly automatic bots (whatever you call them) or are they actual people looking, not joining. Seems a hell off a lot of them.

 "The Haterz Edition"

Pointy end is coming around fast. Couple of big games coming up for the local mobs. Will Freo get the jump this time on the Tigers, will the Eagles take advantage of a lacklustre Swans with a further depleted defence (which has admittedly done quite well so far)? Collingwood looking to get a faltering season back on track against the Bullies, Hawks with a possible training run friday night. Which edition of the Roos will show up against the Lions?

Carl v Hawks

GWS v Cats

Crows v Suns

Rich v Freo

Ess v Port 

BL v Roos

WB v Pies

Dees v Saints

Eagles v Swans

Won't need a round by round thread but does anyone still follow the WAFL?

My family are all Black Duck's through and through and I try to get to at least a handful of games each year and I much prefer heading down to Basso than I do going to watch the Eagles at Subi. Best part is I can get a couple of cans of full strength for me and some chips and an icecream for the young fella and I still get over $5 change from a $20.

2015 is a cracking season and bar Subi at the top and Perth at the bottom (who'd have guessed) any team can beat the other on any given day and it is going to be an interesting finals series.

I know it isn't Friday funnys yet but couldn't help myself

Good cars Jeeps, specially this model

 was watching Jbay surfing final and this happened, he is fine and final called of. they think 2 sharks

video is from you tube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arh1uUOsiyc

 Hi everyone, I just uploaded a new vid and I think it's the best yet. It's not fishing though but it's really good, mountain biking after all the rain last week. It was the first upload in a month so hopefully everyone likes it. I'm thinking of making another vid soon, no boat but any suggestions what I should make the vid on? Please watch the vid, I need as much feedback about that as I can!

http://youtu.be/PO3FXoSIMFE

 Was doing some reading on BBC Sport when this thing has come up on my iPad saying my computer has been locked by the Australian Federal Police for viewing all sorts of porn and I had to pay $300 to unlock my computer. Bit weird since BBC sport doesn't look like a porn site, although they are bitching pretty good about the ashes. Quick reset of Safari and all is good again.

 G'day fellas, pretty sure this might have come up before but will ask again. We are heading north next month for the annual trip. Because I live close to the city was thinking of heading up the freeway and then north on ocean drive all the way to the end where it meets the Brand. Will save a detour heading out Guilford way etc. Thoughts? We will leave around 5.30 am so will be nigh on daylight when we hit Ocean drive to avoid roos.

Put the rescue boat in for its 400 hour service and mechanic found water in the oil on one engine and a trace in the other. Investigation found that the exhaust manifolds were being eaten away by electrolysis and the sacrificial anodes were not even marked, at $1800 a pop ex Japan, its going to be an expensive service.

Mechanic did a bit of exploring on the net and found that a batch of suspect manifolds were sent to the USA but cannot confirm this. On top of the flywheel vibration issues that will be ongoing, it seems they are not as good as we would expect them to be.

 I usually would go on ebay to get stuff like braid , circle hooks. Just want to know some other sights that have quality gear and that post it. 

Cheers

Round 15 thread was getting far too hard to follow, 387 posts, must be a record with all the haters sniping. But, For once in our lives, I can see that most Freo supporters are going to be on the pies side this weekend. Normally it would be a bitter sweet moment when the Pies and egirls play, but this weekend I will be, well not quite jumping up an down cheering, but hoping the Pies can get the job done this time.

bring it on!!!

 Anyone know where I can buy a solid drop down bracket (similar to the pic of the Internet ) will be used for a 2kw trannie and will only be lowered when it gets rough outdeep.

thanks in advanced 

justin 

 Hi all

do you have any advice for starting a Yamaha v4 130 on a cold morning

cheers

Howdy all

when i get my tax back I am going to get new tyres for my hilux.

i currently have 32 x 11.5 x 15 muddies, I travel to caning vale daily from Rockingham so I want to go to an all terrain tyre as I am mainly on bitumen but I also want to be able to go on the beach as well. So can anyone recommend a tyre or tyres and dealers I should look at for these please sor preferred or if price is right any where in Perth 

       Thanx Darryl 

been trying for 2 days to do my tax online as we have to go through My Gov now to access it, but the every time the ATO is doing unscheduled maintenance. Beginning to piss me off no end. 

hi guys, in Albany for work for the next few days with a mate, keen to fish the kalgan or king rivers for xxl bream. Anyone know if we can hire a tinnie or happens to have a couple spare seats and nothing better to do for the weekend? 

Got a tinnie organized thanks to Gary at getaway.

nice bream from the kalgan last night too. 

Anyone have any idea what the current price of ULP and diesel is in Coral Bay ?

cheers in advance

Pies need to step up to stay in the race . 

 Just wondering if there may be someone heading up this way who could bring an Evakool fridge up for me to Gero?

Had to tow a trailer down south to Perth so left Carnarvon around 0200. O5OO and had the need to visit Jenny Craig's weight loss centre in a truck bay about 80km south of Billabong roadhouse. Pulled in and dropped a few kg and just signing the paperwork when bugger me dead, haven't seen a car in ages when one has to pull up and catch sight of one finishing his job.
4 blokes in a Patrol, loaded up with rods and gear on top, had stopped to pump their bilges out and dump some empties.
Off I go and sure enough they catch up and pass only for me to see them again 20 minutes later with them having yet another leak.
This went on right down with them stopping about 6-7 times till just north of Gingers roadhouse with them about 10 cars back while the coppers were collecting data from a prang earlier.

Dropped trailer off and left early Wednesday morning, stopped in to inspect Leeman sea rescue set up then off to Gero.

Left there Friday morning and just south of Billabong spot a boat trailer in trouble, lost left wheel and as it dragged on the bitumen had snapped the u bolts securing the axle to the spring. Asked if they were ok, "do you have any bolts"? not u bolts that's for sure but other than that it looked like they were ok so finished to drive without incident.

Should just about come up to Pete's adventures at his local boat ramp.

 Well it was time to upgrade, and I jumped on the deal of the year, landing a Barrington 5.4 targa sports late 90's plate boat for an absolute steal.

The pipeline holds putting a 4 Stroke on, hard top conversion, re wire with some newer electronics and doing something with the cosmetic stuff; paint and flooring.

In terms of the engine upgrade it has a 90hp 2 stroke jono with about 500 hours, pushing it along to 38 knots trimmed out. I have spotted a 90hp Honda at muhling Marine with hardly any hours, what kind of difference would I expect in changing it to a 4stroke?

In terms of the hard top I was thinking of it having a couple of purposes, storage of swags/surfboards/gear for long trips, but also the boat is going to get used a fair bit for wake boarding, so was thinking of integrating a tow point up the top, anybody have any experience/advice on hard top conversion?

The re wire is all under control,

The paint is pretty rough after a few seasons in the Karratha sun, I can borrow a big petrol water blaster from work, so was thinking of using that to get most of the paint off, then deciding on a backyard paint job vs. A pro job, and the price difference vs. the quality difference.

Then new carpets for the flooring.

Also thinking about making a bigger fuel tank and putting a gauge on it, as it's only 60l. So I'll keep the post updated whenever progress occurs according to finance and time.

Also need to sell the tinny to finance the resto 

 Not long now, should get to see some of it as there days start in our evenings. Shame about losing Ryan Harris so early and now his called time through injury. He will be hard to replace over there. Time to get reacquainted with the cork ball.

 G'day All

Knives are something we all have and use almost every day. Keeping them sharp is the problem.

Now this is not a problem i have personally as i've been fascinated by knives since i was given my first poicket knife at 4 or 5 years old. My knife collection has grown like my rod collection over the years. My knife sharpening skills have kept pace with technology and i'm now using a good quality diamond stone to keep a nice edge on all my knives. 

I have however been out on many a mates boat, picked up the nearest knife to cut a fillet of wrasse, and ended up with something that looks like it was hacked off with a chainsaw. And basically it has been. 

I spent the morning today looking for a quality honing steel and stumbled across this site that explains knife sharpening.  For those guys that wonder how a knife magically gets sharp this is gold. 

I do have to warn you that it is fairly long and in depth but if you do want to get your knives sharp then it is a good read.

http://forums.egullet.org/topic/26036-knife-maintenance-and-sharpening/

If anybody has a prefered Honing steel brand they would recommend please let me know.

Merv

My current canopy set up needs some refreshing and I have 2 options I would like your educated opinions on.

1. fabricate a fibreglass hardtop which would extend slightly forward of the windscreen and have some new stainless steel bar work made up to support it, followed by clears

2. modify the existing rocket launcher made by Brad at West Coast Marine and have a new canopy with a stainless frame and clears mounted off it.

If they both cost a similar amount which path would you go down and why?

Also, if I go the hardtop option I will be selling the current rocket launcher if anyone is interested.

Cheers

Brad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs0tS7unwcM&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs

I'll start....  MRP again shows themselves as a joke...