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Aquaponics For Beginners

This is a place where Beginners can post questions and find answers.

Advanced Users are welcome to help the Beginners out.

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Latest Activity: Feb 2, 2019

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A few fish for sale or good home

Started by Linda Logan. Last reply by Linda Logan Feb 2, 2019. 1 Reply

I need to shut down my indoor system for a few months. I have 2 mature Shubunkin, 1 albino Hypostomus to clean the aquarium. There is another small fish living in the sump.I live in SE Portland and…Continue

Aquaponics system as filter for swimming pool

Started by John Wilson. Last reply by Wade J Rochelle Jan 25, 2019. 3 Replies

Hi all, we've just purchased a property with a large indoor swimming pool. Around 80,000L with a greenhouse roof and plenty of room around it for grow beds. However, this is far too big for us to…Continue

Not for human consumption!?

Started by Nichelle Hubley. Last reply by Nichelle Hubley Jun 30, 2015. 7 Replies

Well, I think I messed up big time. I've been feeding my precious tilapia koi food (I like in a small place and it was all I could get... :( ) for about 2 months and last night I read on the back of…Continue

Help!! Help !!! with new filtration and set-up.

Started by Henrique Miguel. Last reply by Wayne Mcbryde May 14, 2015. 2 Replies

Hi,I have a set up of 2 55 gal  blue barrel with Tilapia and  guppies separate.   I have young ones and they are growing well. Issue of overcrowding and feeding. 1. I would like to use a water…Continue

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Comment by Jeff S on July 25, 2017 at 9:34am

Isn't the media suppose to bubble if it's not good for pH?

Comment by Jim Fisk on July 25, 2017 at 7:00am

I get my granite directly from the quarry so there is very little chance of contamination form say limestone. Just a thought.

Comment by Anthony Payne on July 24, 2017 at 8:07pm

well I'm S.O.L on the media I chose. I had checked some and it did not bubble on my test now I go through my grow beds and get really selective on rock and boom found the ones I was told were not in the gravel. The cost is not much the time and energy to dig it up. Time to keep looking for a source that knows what they truly have on the lot. I have low spots in the drive anyway.  

Comment by Anthony Payne on July 24, 2017 at 5:27pm

thanks guys

Comment by Jeff S on July 24, 2017 at 2:04pm

The best I can come up with on hydroxides vs bicarbonates is the bicarbonates buffer the system and slows pH changes. My system is the same size as Anthony's and once they're established will maintain a more constant level of pH. In Anthony's case he doesn't need to raise pH so he'll need to use something to add potassium but not buffer the system. Check this out:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP1rUMyklyc

No one should be scolding anyone for they're choices here but rather advising.

Comment by Jeff S on July 24, 2017 at 11:54am

I'm not familiar with Maxicrop but even after your system cycles you'll need to add Epsom Salt (magnesium sulphate), potassium sulphate, calcium, and iron chelate to your system on a regular basis so you could start there. You could use lime for calcium and potassium hydroxide but those will raise your pH and it looks like you don't need to do that. Check out these videos for more info: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAPahqrfGZZmLPh4vXzRDqWrXP7L...

I probably should have recommended these to you a while back. There's lots of great info here.

Comment by Anthony Payne on July 24, 2017 at 10:27am

Hay can anybody tell why maxicrop seaweed with iron is not good for food crops please. Is there another product I can use to give my plants a boost as I'm waiting on nitates to show up

Comment by Anthony Payne on July 19, 2017 at 3:30pm

Thanks guys, Jim just ordered the Ph down will give it a go and see what happens.

Comment by Jim Fisk on July 19, 2017 at 12:13pm

Anthony I got a bottle of PH Down from this sight back when we were starting up and it worked great in our @ 2400g system. Been using ashes from the GH wood stove since it was established and tends down on it's own as all seem to do. It should be here somewhere: https://www.theaquaponicsource.com/product-category/run-your-system/

Comment by Anthony Payne on July 19, 2017 at 9:51am

OK I have been cycling since 7-1. I added 3 oz ammonia system went to 3.5 ppm and now it's 0.00 ppm, no nitrites, no nitrates. My ph coming from the well is 8.2 used a gallon of vinegar did nothing. thinking of getting muratic acid now. Questions As my system develops will the Ph go down? Does the high Ph make the bacteria grow slower or not at all?

 

 

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