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He will adapt. Probably will need full spectrum lighting in at least one room. What was hard for me was discovering the light show that static electricity gave me every night...

Things I have had to learn on the fly: How the well works and all the ancillary systems that make it work to pump water from the well to the house....l Why my well would go dry if I tried to Take a shower and Run the laundry within the same hour... Who drilled the well and how deep it...

NOne as of yet.... If and when I hope to build a battery bank inside an insulated trailer.... Where I can control the environment I do know external temperature can have a big influence on how well the batteries perform. Out gas needs have to be tended to for both efficiencey and...

Same deal but on sand.... They had an old plank road crossing the desert in Imperial vally heading up to the Stage trail that crossed the mountains.... it seems the sand dunes covered it up and uncovers it now and then... Now most of it is lost. Part of the Butterfield stage rout went...

Oh sheesh I got interupted mid post. Short story He asked what kind of twist would be on the hub or power to be given to the motor... I got involved in descrirbing that I would get help... cause I am a gear head not a sparky. The actual hub on this smaller windmill is different. Torque on...

There is very little torque on the shaft it directly drives the brushes.... If I understand your question sorry I figured the big hitters would be in eventually.

Yep I will depend on people like you to determine the solar panel draw and power consumption. The windmill will be as a part of an energy experiment... Learning curve. I am incapable of climbing a ladder Efficency is definatly with the three blade Airfoil type windmills. But the blade...

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I think thats the key... Once you have been around a certain breed of fish a while you get experienced at Sexing them.... There are differences... Ok a quick read of the link says they become sexually mature at four inches.... The way to determine gender is illustrated very well at the...

Hi Old friend..... :frow

Went right to the journal and answered the questions there.....:th The thread is Dreamer Living off Social Security A quick intro... I am Also Called Deb... San Diego California A Retired engineer. Various backgrounds but most recently Manufacturing engeener... I currently dont...

the All male suppliers use genetic modification to assure their fry are male. I figured that one female would keep me supplied in Fish for the year providing they all lived. LOL So one pair of breeders kept in the house would be sufficient. You can introduce the fry at an age that is...

this is the type of windmill I want to ad to my Energy farm portion.... I want to build a vertical axis windmill or two. they arent quite as efficient but they take up less space and the generator portion can be at ground level for maintenence. this one is 100-400 Watts... Enough to power my...

The beauty of Tilapia is they are mouth brooders.... After the eggs are laid and firtilized on a cleaned stratum then the female scoops up the eggs and Keeps them there till they hatch... Then when they all hatch she spits them out occasionally on forrays. where she will finally grab a...

Just as a tweak on Aquaponics.... I plan on my hydroponics side to be a source of edible water plants as well. I figure Why not. I love Water chestnuts.... Here is just a quick link first place I came across. I am sure there are more but just to give you an idea...

Oh and the larger the better on aqaua systems.... less tendancy to crash if something goes wrong. I used to work in a big aquarium store back in the seventies Just as aquarium manufacturers came out with RTV sealed aquariums. Up till then they were glass and tar and chrome. We had an...

If its outside make sure you put a racoon proof strucutre on top... Little Bas... erds love to fish... Cray fish are an excellent choice for clean up duty as long as the fish arent too small. They love to get out of the water though... dig dens along the banks... Very interesting to...

Hi Sumi :frow :)

Yep... even the Mojave which is stark .... especially around Death Valley. deb

No but Tilapia may not be a good choice for Main. Tilapia come from Lake Malawai in Africa. 80 degree water is what they like... But you can raise up from fingerlings quite a few different fish... http://www.aquaponicssystems.net/aquaponics-systems-fish/aquaponics-fish They talk about...