Hi, I'm geodejerry. I live in south-central Oregon, in a region of high desert (dry forest). Our annual rainfall has averaged about 14" historically, although who knows if this will be changing. We have a couple of acres of open forest/brushy land, with about 7000 s.f. that we garden and grow...

Along with my planted tank projects, I've also been working on a new aquaponics farm setup and I figured y'all might be interested in seeing my progress. :) Phase 1 of our new aquaponic system is pretty much finished! We seeded bacteria, plants, and fish yesterday. Some quick photos for...

I want to start a simple tank for growing plants and later maybe breeding shrimp in there too. I have a simple power filter that has a strong current, which I have heard is good for plants For lighting I have a bunch of reptile lightbulbs and reflectors... are those any good for plants? What...