Tracy,
Tilapitopia is going well. Breading is underway. I have a friend that is helping, so fingers crossed. Either way, now that the barn has an extra loft, I can put a lot of the light weight stuff that is not used often up there and make a permanent room for Tilapitopia 5.0, the final version. I am going to have one large holding tank for the larger fish, three smaller grow out tanks and a few brood tanks in one room on the southeast part of the barn. My solar is going to get hard mounted, I am going with 12 panels and hopefully one windmill. It should be a 48 volt system when all is said and done. If you want to add solar aeration, I can help. It is not that hard. The big trick is position and amount. Start small and if you want more, add a second system.
With all the cold this season, I have had a big die off of weeds and phytoplankton. I had greater than 10 feet of visibility last week. Thankfully, this week I am down to six feet of visibility and the phytoplankton is coming back.
What a year.
As for rain, hope you get enough to help.
