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I have had my stand and tank up and going for a lil bit. Now I have 10 medium red and white and standard gold Comet goldfish in my 60g breeder. I think that should be plenty of bio-load for my setup. By the time I get my plant system built, the tank should be good and nutritious for the plants. Still have some alterations to make to the tank once I get a pump and the plant system. What do yall think?
They’re in quarantine atm and trying to figure out wtf the gel food I just put in is, but they’re neat little dudes!
I also ordered a bunch of plumbing fittings so I can redo the irrigation on my system. I decided what I had was annoying to maintain and clean and I had to do something less stupid. Finally got to order from drip depot though 😂
So I’m coming from the fish keeping world where this isn’t very well discussed, I’m wondering what plants you all have noticed need the absolute most nitrates. Just really hoover it up
I’m looking for something that can filter my fish tank water of nitrates while I’m away and figured you guys might be able to help. I know pothos is well thought of but anything else?
Thanks
Hey reddit! Experienced hobbyist here, been very active for the last 5/6 yrs. I have all established a 125 goldfish, a 125 American cichlids, a 75 heavily planted soft water (angels, tetras, etc), and a 70 male axolotl (3) tank. I had pothos growing out of the Am Cic and gf tanks, but they got out of hand.lmao. large Amazon swords and another idr the name of in the soft water, and looking for a hardy plant for my axolotls. Haven't really tried anything, as I don't think many species can tolerate the colder temp, and essentially, no lighting. There's some from the kitchen, but they're about 10' from any window. Was hoping to find someone more experienced in the plants area. I don't have any fertilizer in this tank, but I can get Seachem flourish wo issue. Pic of Hiccup, my leucistic GFP for tax. We have Toothless, our mel, and Fishlegs, our copper. I've had them for years, and they recently became illegal in my state (AR SUCKS). Sorry, I ramble, it's part of the ADHD.
Howdy fine folks, I'm back with a question I believe i know the answer to, but am hoping to avoid, I purchased SeaChem Prime to remove the cloramine's from my ibc setup after finding it ranked as a #1 chemical from an aquaponics site. Furthering my research, I see that it may not be food fish/plant safe. My fish haven't arrived yet, should I drain my tank and start over with vitamin C? right now it's mainly just 300 gallons of water I'd be out, as it's currently cycling, though per Lakeway's site for Tilapia it sounds like thats overkill.
A week and and half ago, I moved my talapia indoor for the winter season. They've been doing this gulping/ breathing thing off and on ever since. I have them in a 55 gal tank with 4 airstones running 24/7. Is this behavior cause for any concern?
My EC is at 2.5, likely from regularly supplementing iron, magnesium and potassium to manage deficiencies that my plants were having. It has slowly climbed from ~1.6 EC over the past 4 months. Should I do a water change (10%,20%, etc.) to bring down the EC? What EC is harmful for fish? For plants?
I am growing basil, watercress and cucumbers. pH is sitting comfortably at 6.1, I do ~8 gallon water changes daily (when removing waste from swirl filter and upflow clarifyer) in my 1600 gallon system.
As the post says I need some new grow media the pea gravel everyone has suggested just sends my PH through the roof and inhibits plant growth or fruiting of existing plants. Does anyone know any cost effective PH neutral medias in Eastern Canada?
Can someone please tell me whats wrong with my lettuce seedling? Fresh leaf is pale, is that normal?
Have a 60 gallon breeder tank. Plan to put a grow system up top. Not sure what to do Pvc piping? A large plastic tub of some sort with a floating foam board to hold the plants? Looking for suggestions. Haven't decided what fish to use. Probably just a standard feeder fish, either rosy red minnows or feeder goldfish. New to aquaponics. Would love any advice.
I was planning on just using worms to deal with solid waste but I'm getting conflicting information on how it affects the flavor of the tilapia. Does anyone have any real world experience they care to share on that have I noticed a difference?
New to aquaponics here. With a timer, the pump runs at intervals, saving energy and giving roots oxygen as the water drains. But siphons need the pump running constantly. Why do siphons seem more popular?
I have a long history with aquariums and topical fish so I feel comfortable with the fish aspect, it’s the setup that Im struggling with. I’d like to do this in my basement, using clear large size totes, like Christmas totes or something.
My plant was to just have one big bid off to the side or above… I was going to have a water pump inside the tote pump water via PCV pipe up and into the beds with a return drain that would feed the settled water that drains through the media right back into the tank. Does anyone have any input with this? Or feedback on the setup? I’m thinking something like this
Hello everyone,
I planted seeds to fill up 30 rockwool containers. Used 6 containers for each seed type (5 seed types in total).
All the seeds have started the germination process one day after planting and grown slightly as shown in the image. The exception is coriander and spinach seeds which haven’t germinated yet. Any advise on how long they take or what I need to change for them to start germination?
For reference these seeds are on the first two and last two columns.
I watered the seeds on the 2nd day after soaking the rockwool in water before planting.
So in my call we are making it and am trying to get a better understanding
I know legally they all have to say they are ONLY for aquariums because they don't go through FDA approvals but are they actually dangerous? I have a planted 20g long aquarium with an aquaponics garden on top. I have been adding Seachem's flourish to the aquarium for the water plants. So far I have only been growing decorative plants in my aquaponics but I was going to start doing some edibles. Do I need to stop using the seachems?
I’m finding it hard to find definitive answers online so I’m going to ask here. For an aquatics system, can I use the water from a fish tank that was once medicated months ago and still consume the veggies or fruit that is yielded?The medication used was super ich and melafix. The tank hasn’t been treated in 3 months. Additionally I dose 2 a liquid fertilizer twice a week, so the same question applies but with liquid fertilizer.
Thanks in advance.
Hello guys,
i recently found interest in those systems and wanted to ask if its possible to combine an aquaponic system with a hydroponic tower. Because they use way less space and i they dont need those little pebbles or rocks.
if i would use 1 tank for each of the bacteria steps and run the water through the towers, would that be sufficient to make the water good enough for the fish again? The water just runs over the roots so i dont know how long it will take to clean the water.
or is there any system like this already developed by one of you?
it could look something like:
since i am an engineer, i could use sensors and regulators to control each stage of the process and make sure that the concentration or quality of the water is right in each step. And the solid collector is easy to clean if it is in an tank on its own i think.
How the heck do I deal with slugs? I have beer traps in the grow beds, but they seem to sit underneath them instead of going inside and drowning.
I did a clear out today and I feel like I manually drowned 100 of them - set the siphon to high tide and flooded the bed until it was almost overflowing, then picked them up by hand while they attempted to escape. There must be a better way!