03-30-2009, 06:25 AM
Jerry- That's the system that my husband was looking at too, with the idea of feeding fish and so on. We made up our own set up with a 5-gallon bucket, tilted at the proper angle, and whatever we had lying about... It worked fine, but we don't have the aquaponics going yet, and like Scott, we do have chickens so most of our kitchen scraps go to them now. The birds like the fly larva, too.
One thing they don't mention on the websites about using the Black Soldier Flies for composting, is that the process smells bad, really, really bad... so be sure to locate it downwind. Now it may be that since we were doing a rinky-dink set-up, it wasn't working at maximum efficiency, but it is something to consider even with the fancy $180+ version.
Anyone who's done this: Let us all know how it works for you if you decide to give it a try. Anyone actually feeding fish with these fly larvae?
aloha, Liz
"The best things in life aren't things."
One thing they don't mention on the websites about using the Black Soldier Flies for composting, is that the process smells bad, really, really bad... so be sure to locate it downwind. Now it may be that since we were doing a rinky-dink set-up, it wasn't working at maximum efficiency, but it is something to consider even with the fancy $180+ version.
Anyone who's done this: Let us all know how it works for you if you decide to give it a try. Anyone actually feeding fish with these fly larvae?
aloha, Liz
"The best things in life aren't things."