Reidar @raride ?

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  • Reidar commented on the blog post P1020757   1 month, 3 weeks ago · View

    Thanks. I really wanted the setup to be as neat and tidy as possible as it would be very visible for all my neighbours. The plants became more than messy enoughs themselves.

  • Reidar commented on the blog post P1020765   1 month, 3 weeks ago · View

    For the airlift I only use the black tube. The transparent ones were clogged with algae within a few months. I also had some challenges with the airlift. In particular to get the airlift to work with any water level in the reservoir. I had to try different heights of the reservoir and airflows and [...]

  • Reidar commented on the blog post P1020757   3 months, 1 week ago · View

    Thanks. It is no kit, I made it from white plastic pots and some black tubing.

  • Reidar commented on the blog post P1020758   8 months, 2 weeks ago · View

    Those are clay pellets. They are manufactured by Leca in Norway and are called lecakuler.
    http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leca
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expanded_clay_aggregate

  • Reidar commented on the blog post Long term reservoir   11 months, 2 weeks ago · View

    I have made a timelapse video of my windowfarm so far. Since the last update I have added another 8 pot zig-zag column. I have also raised the reservoir another 20 cm to get the airlift working better when the water level is low.

    https://vimeo.com/43564819

  • Reidar posted a new activity comment:   11 months, 2 weeks ago · View

    Stilig. Veit du kva det er den måler ppm av? Regnar med den måler konsentrasjonen av eit visst stoff, eller ei gruppe av næringsstoff i vatnet.

    Eg har ikkje lest meg opp på ppm eller ph som trengs for å få gode tomatar. Har du eit utdrag av konklusjonen som du kan presentere her?

    In reply to - Karl Jørgen Korsvoll posted an update in the group Norway: PPM og PH meter. Endelig har jeg fått PPM-meter og PH-meter fra kina. http://dx.com/p/0-7-lcd-tds-water-tester-2-x-lr44-80940 http://dx.com/p/0-6-lcd-ph-test-pen-set-3-ag13-42734 De virket helt utmerket, og nå som jeg har fått lest meg litt opp på ppm håper jeg å få futt i tomatplantene. Disse to instrumentene + 2 pakker med button batterier fikk jeg [...] · View
  • Reidar commented on the blog post Long term reservoir   11 months, 3 weeks ago · View

    Any thoughts on having fish in a tank like this. The volume should be more than sufficient, but they might require more light?

  • Reidar posted a new activity comment:   11 months, 3 weeks ago · View

    I kassene er det god gamaldags jord. Med ulltrådar ned i vatnet for å få opp vatn. Vurderar å prøve ei kasse full med leca og setje den under utløpet av ei eller to kolonner. Det hadde og vore veldig artig med fisk, men dei vil vel ikkje trivst så godt i ein tank utan lys. Med mindre det er djupvatnsfisk som ikkje treng så mykje lys.

    In reply to - Reidar posted an update in the group Norway: Har lagt ut bilder av min WF med stor tank. http://our.windowfarms.org/2012/05/27/long-term-reservoir-2/ Potter og lecakuler fann eg på Plantasjen Pumpe og den tynne slangen fann eg på bristols.no : http://www.bristols.no/products/eheim-luftpumpe PG-nippel for gjennomføring i tanken fann eg på Clas Ohlson T-stykke og hurtigtvinge frå biltema Tanken var ei transportkasse som eg fann [...] · View
  • Reidar commented on the blog post Long term reservoir   11 months, 3 weeks ago · View

    The matchsticks hold the pots on the wire. Wire goes through a hole in the pot, two turns around the match and back out. Maybe not an optimal solution, I am considering to replace the wire with a chain and use hooks instead of matches. The blue tube is quite rigid and makes a good [...]

  • Reidar posted an update in the group AvatarNorway:   11 months, 3 weeks ago · View

    Har lagt ut bilder av min WF med stor tank.
    http://our.windowfarms.org/2012/05/27/long-term-reservoir-2/

    Potter og lecakuler fann eg på Plantasjen
    Pumpe og den tynne slangen fann eg på bristols.no : http://www.bristols.no/products/eheim-luftpumpe
    PG-nippel for gjennomføring i tanken fann eg på Clas Ohlson
    T-stykke og hurtigtvinge frå biltema
    Tanken var ei transportkasse som eg fann på jobb og fekk tetta i skøytane.

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      Karl Jørgen Korsvoll · 11 months, 3 weeks ago

      Ser veldig pent ut. er det ebb and flow du har i bunn i de store kassene der?

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        Reidar · 11 months, 3 weeks ago

        I kassene er det god gamaldags jord. Med ulltrådar ned i vatnet for å få opp vatn. Vurderar å prøve ei kasse full med leca og setje den under utløpet av ei eller to kolonner. Det hadde og vore veldig artig med fisk, men dei vil vel ikkje trivst så godt i ein tank utan lys. Med mindre det er djupvatnsfisk som ikkje treng så mykje lys.

  • Reidar joined the group AvatarNorway   11 months, 3 weeks ago · View

  • Reidar wrote a new blog post: Long term reservoir   11 months, 3 weeks ago · View

    I have now built and planted tomatoes in my windowfarm with a 200 l reservoir. I hope this will be able to keep the plants happy for long warm periods unattended. My farm consists of 8 hanging pots that are supplied with water from a t-joint airlift and three large boxes that get water through [...]

  • Reidar commented on the blog post Long term reservoir   1 year ago · View

    I have an idea to add some nettle-plants soaking in the reservoir to add nutrients. They are rich in nitrogen and I guess they will dissolve the nutrients into the water over time.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettle

  • Reidar wrote a new blog post: Long term reservoir   1 year ago · View

    ThumbnailI am starting my first season with windowfarming and have one essential criteria for my farm. It will need to keep my plants happy unattended over the summer. Hence I would need a large reservoir and a reliable system that will just work. Last year I placed some large pots above a large box filled with [...]

  • Reidar became a registered member   1 year, 2 months ago · View