All Discussions Tagged 'dropping' - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T09:33:03Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=dropping&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMy plants are growing but not producing fruittag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-06-12:4778851:Topic:5674182014-06-12T11:23:14.185ZBlooms-n-Bees Lavender & Honeyhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BloomsnBeesLavenderHoney
<p>I have some beautiful peppers and tomato plants growing in my system. They are both growing vigorously are producing some flowers but the flowers are not producing fruit. 1 of my cherry tomato plants has produced a few tomatoes but several of them have dropped off and they are only at the bottom of the plant. I do give the plants a shake every day when I feed the fish but I consistently find the remains of flowers on the bottom of the beds . My bell peppers I have only produced 1each. The…</p>
<p>I have some beautiful peppers and tomato plants growing in my system. They are both growing vigorously are producing some flowers but the flowers are not producing fruit. 1 of my cherry tomato plants has produced a few tomatoes but several of them have dropped off and they are only at the bottom of the plant. I do give the plants a shake every day when I feed the fish but I consistently find the remains of flowers on the bottom of the beds . My bell peppers I have only produced 1each. The flowers keep falling off before they can do anything or they develop tiny fruit and then nothing. My ph level is 7.0 ammonia 0, nitrites .25 nitrates 80</p> pH continually dropping to 5... What the heck is it??tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-07-24:4778851:Topic:4971172013-07-24T02:52:34.205ZDagmarveloushttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Dagmarvelous
My system is 6 months old and the pH has been dropping since day 1! I can't figure it out and it's driving me bonkers. No dead fish, no dead spots, I even replaced a bed that had pond-liner cuz I thought it might be the culprit. Nope, still dropping! It wants to go below 5! Plants seem happy, I get great squash but mushy tomatoes. And a gigantic pumpkin that is very happy. Fish seem fine as they are eating and making babies, but the fry will die if it gets too low.<br />
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Water out of the tap is…
My system is 6 months old and the pH has been dropping since day 1! I can't figure it out and it's driving me bonkers. No dead fish, no dead spots, I even replaced a bed that had pond-liner cuz I thought it might be the culprit. Nope, still dropping! It wants to go below 5! Plants seem happy, I get great squash but mushy tomatoes. And a gigantic pumpkin that is very happy. Fish seem fine as they are eating and making babies, but the fry will die if it gets too low.<br />
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Water out of the tap is fairly hard, and 8.3 (after sitting a few days in a barrel). I also have a breeding tank (no plants) and pH stays right around 8. But in the outdoor AP system, it drops. I even have 30lbs of crushed coral in the beds and sump. At this point I'm adding a tablespoon of pHUp almost every day. I've read tons of posts, been patient, but I'm at my wit's end. Help please!<br />
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Here's the low down:<br />
CHIFT PIST System<br />
275 gallon Fish Tank<br />
with 30 6" fish and usually some fry<br />
60 gallon sump<br />
3 Growbeds 4'x4'x12" with Hydroton<br />
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Temp is 74<br />
Ammonia .25<br />
Nitrite 0<br />
Nitrate 0-5 (closer to 0)<br />
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Any ideas? Could it be the Hydroton?