Comments on: Growing Trout in a Bathtub System http://www.ecofilms.com.au/2010/07/23/growing-trout-in-a-bathtub-system/ Educational Media Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:42:13 +1000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.ecofilms.com.au/2010/07/23/growing-trout-in-a-bathtub-system/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 admin Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:58:16 +0000 http://www.ecofilms.com.au/?p=1378#comment-1049 Hi Jemima - I would say commercial Fish Pellets especially formulated for trout. People do try and substitute other feeds but a feed high in protein is still necessary for healthy growth of your fish. Hi Jemima – I would say commercial Fish Pellets especially formulated for trout. People do try and substitute other feeds but a feed high in protein is still necessary for healthy growth of your fish.

]]> By: Jemima http://www.ecofilms.com.au/2010/07/23/growing-trout-in-a-bathtub-system/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 Jemima Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:01:06 +0000 http://www.ecofilms.com.au/?p=1378#comment-1048 Do you know what Daniel feeds his trout? Do you know what Daniel feeds his trout?

]]> By: admin http://www.ecofilms.com.au/2010/07/23/growing-trout-in-a-bathtub-system/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 admin Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:37:05 +0000 http://www.ecofilms.com.au/?p=1378#comment-1016 Hi Kristy, enamel bathtubs are fine. Plastic bathtubs are okay. Copper in no good. Look for second hand one piece bathtubs with no damage to their structure. Water quality and lots of oxygen in the water should be your main concern with growing trout. We are moving into cooler months ahead here in Australia so start building your systems. Same principles apply whatever variety of fish. Hi Kristy, enamel bathtubs are fine. Plastic bathtubs are okay. Copper in no good. Look for second hand one piece bathtubs with no damage to their structure. Water quality and lots of oxygen in the water should be your main concern with growing trout. We are moving into cooler months ahead here in Australia so start building your systems. Same principles apply whatever variety of fish.

]]> By: Kristy http://www.ecofilms.com.au/2010/07/23/growing-trout-in-a-bathtub-system/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Kristy Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:15:23 +0000 http://www.ecofilms.com.au/?p=1378#comment-1015 Awesome post. Have been looking for any info on growing veg in bath tubs. My question was about what bath tubs can't be (or shouldn't be) used. If you have any info to share on enamel/acrylic (?) or whatever types of bath tubs are out there that are OK to use with food growing, that would be much appreciated. Awesome set up. Thanks for sharing! Awesome post. Have been looking for any info on growing veg in bath tubs. My question was about what bath tubs can’t be (or shouldn’t be) used. If you have any info to share on enamel/acrylic (?) or whatever types of bath tubs are out there that are OK to use with food growing, that would be much appreciated.

Awesome set up. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: gemmell http://www.ecofilms.com.au/2010/07/23/growing-trout-in-a-bathtub-system/comment-page-1/#comment-351 gemmell Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:38:09 +0000 http://www.ecofilms.com.au/?p=1378#comment-351 It's a good idea to line your metal bathtubs with pond liner. The reason for this is two fold: A) If there's nicks or scratches in the enamel, you can get Nickel leeching into the water and killing your fish. How do I know this? It happened to me: http://athoughtadrift.com/gemmell/2009/02/12/aquaponics-adventure-mark-ii-part-viii/ B) Metal bathtubs act like massive heatsinks, not so bad if you live on the coast, but if you live inland e.g. Canberra you have 20 degree temperature fluctuations during a day, and you don't want to have the water temps fluctuating like that. It’s a good idea to line your metal bathtubs with pond liner. The reason for this is two fold:
A) If there’s nicks or scratches in the enamel, you can get Nickel leeching into the water and killing your fish. How do I know this? It happened to me:
http://athoughtadrift.com/gemmell/2009/02/12/aquaponics-adventure-mark-ii-part-viii/
B) Metal bathtubs act like massive heatsinks, not so bad if you live on the coast, but if you live inland e.g. Canberra you have 20 degree temperature fluctuations during a day, and you don’t want to have the water temps fluctuating like that.

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