Strawberry low-land

9 Januari 2019, 12:39 pm

Rabu, 9 Januari 2019, 12:39 pm Sementara UiTM menunggu pakar dari Korea datang tunjuk cara tanam strawberry dalam rumah hijau dilengkapi kawalan iklim (climate-controlled green house), pokok strawberry kami yang ditanam dalam polybag berisi tanah campur (tanah merah + coco peat) di bawah shade netting sahaja, sudah pun berbuah dan beranak pinak . Strawberry yang […]

Status projek ayam kampung

30 Disember 2018, 8:15 am

Ahad, 30 Disember 2018, 8:15 am Ini sebahagian daripada 7 ekor ayam kampung yg tinggal selepas yg lain dijual pada awal bulan ini. Pada Ogos lalu, kami telah berjaya menjual daging ayam kampung sejumlah berat 8.5 kg, manakala yg terbaru seberat 14.5 kg. Pada tahun depan, kami akan mengubahsuai reban ayam dgn menempatkan kesemuanya di […]

Aquaponics update sebelum tahun baru

28 Disember 2018, 10:43 pm

Jumaat, 28 Disember 2018, 10:43 pm Ok, menjelang tahun baru, saya nak update sikit tentang indoor aquaponics, sebelum membuat beberapa perubahan berkenaan posting ke media sosial. Untuk bahagian hidroponik, beberapa anak pokok strawberry telah dipindahkan dan berjaya hidup dengan ok, cuma ada beberapa tanda kekurangan nutrien. Pokok daun sup pula mati, mungkin disebabkan pH air […]

Indoor aquaponics revision 2

4 November 2018, 7:50 pm

Ahad, 4 November 2018, 7:50 pm After nearly two months, my indoor aquaponics, which initially planned as germination station, have been revised with some improvements. First, let’s take a look back at what I had previously. These pak choy were 7 weeks old, and ready to be harvested, however the growth were stunted and had […]

Aquaponics germination update September 2018

28 September 2018, 6:00 pm

Jumaat, 28 September 2018, 6:00 pm Previous filter method which was using tea filter wasn’t good enough, it got clogged very quickly. So now I changed the design to use just clay pebbles to do the job. I’m reusing a plastic container, fill it with clay pebbles (C), water from the aquarium entering the filter […]

Aquaponics germination station

3 September 2018, 6:00 pm

Isnin, 3 September 2018, 6:00 pm In this post I’m going to go through the process of building my aquaponics germination station, materials used and shop where I got them from. I’m using 5-level metal boltless rack for this germination station, aquarium size 1x2x1 ft (WxLxH), and two car boot tray (15×32 inch) which surprisingly […]

Scaling down aquaponics set

29 Ogos 2018, 6:00 pm

Rabu, 29 Ogos 2018, 6:00 pm Since last update about aquaponics, where I faced problem with leaks, I tried to scale down the aquaponics set from 1000 liters of fish tank and 3 DWCs, down to where it’s financially practical for me to run it. Because to run at that capacity, I figured the budget […]

New fruit plants

31 Julai 2018, 12:00 pm

Selasa, 31 Julai 2018, 12:00 pm Kuini plants (Mangifera odorata), so far only got two seed germinating after being sowed nearly a month. Lychee plants, we bought the fruit from the supermarket (imported from Thailand) and sow the seeds, after 2 weeks now we have around 10+ lychee plants growing. These are abiu plants (Pouteria […]

Ayam kampung update July 2018

20 Julai 2018, 3:00 pm

Jumaat, 20 Julai 2018, 3:00 pm Started with the first batch of 20+ chicks 5 months ago, here’s the latest update: The very first batch, there are 4 roosters (one alpha male) and 6 hens, but not yet laying eggs. Now they are being left outside to range freely around the house compound. These are […]

Install water pump and test run

13 Julai 2018, 3:00 pm

Jumaat, 13 Julai 2018, 3:00 pm It’s time to install the water pump, do the wiring, fill water into the tanks and do a test run to check for the aquaponics system operation. Using tap water, filling this 1000 liters tank took around 1 hour plus This 2000L/hour submersible water pump is connected using PVC […]