3 weeks and no Nitrates - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T21:33:54Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/3-weeks-and-no-nitrates?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A326967&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOnce we get moved I will defi…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-05-02:4778851:Comment:3292432012-05-02T23:42:26.594ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Once we get moved I will definitely be open to give tours at least by appointment the way I always have and I may set up a regular day each month or week for tours as well. I now have a sign up for a newsletter on my site if you want to get the notices of things like that.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aquaponiclynx.com/" target="_blank">http://www.aquaponiclynx.com/</a><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Doug Johnson said:…</cite></p>
<p>Once we get moved I will definitely be open to give tours at least by appointment the way I always have and I may set up a regular day each month or week for tours as well. I now have a sign up for a newsletter on my site if you want to get the notices of things like that.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aquaponiclynx.com/" target="_blank">http://www.aquaponiclynx.com/</a><br/> <br/> <cite>Doug Johnson said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/3-weeks-and-no-nitrates?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A327711&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment328751"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I understand. The Nitrates are the byproduct and are being eaten up by my hungry plants. The bacteria that is doing the work has not grown enough to handle the load I am expecting. Being a Newbie, I was expecting a perfect graph of overlapping values. When it did not look that way in the short term I was already to analyze and react to some underlying glitch. So, slow and steady is the pace...</p>
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<p>By the way let me know when all the smoke clears at your new place (It looks like a great location!). My boys are home-schooled (and now aquapons) and me and my wife would love to bring them over for visit if you are open for tours.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the feedback</p>
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</blockquote> I understand. The Nitrates ar…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-05-02:4778851:Comment:3287512012-05-02T13:44:52.353ZDoug Johnsonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DougJohnson
<p>I understand. The Nitrates are the byproduct and are being eaten up by my hungry plants. The bacteria that is doing the work has not grown enough to handle the load I am expecting. Being a Newbie, I was expecting a perfect graph of overlapping values. When it did not look that way in the short term I was already to analyze and react to some underlying glitch. So, slow and steady is the pace...</p>
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<p>By the way let me know when all the smoke clears at your new place (It looks like a…</p>
<p>I understand. The Nitrates are the byproduct and are being eaten up by my hungry plants. The bacteria that is doing the work has not grown enough to handle the load I am expecting. Being a Newbie, I was expecting a perfect graph of overlapping values. When it did not look that way in the short term I was already to analyze and react to some underlying glitch. So, slow and steady is the pace...</p>
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<p>By the way let me know when all the smoke clears at your new place (It looks like a great location!). My boys are home-schooled (and now aquapons) and me and my wife would love to bring them over for visit if you are open for tours.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the feedback</p>
<p></p> It is just a matter of how fa…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-05-02:4778851:Comment:3287502012-05-02T13:06:32.219ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>It is just a matter of how fast your plants are able to use up the nitrates. You bacteria are still working hard to expand their colony to keep up so a little more patience is in order. Nitrites of 2ppm is still high and the bacteria is still building up.</p>
<p>It is just a matter of how fast your plants are able to use up the nitrates. You bacteria are still working hard to expand their colony to keep up so a little more patience is in order. Nitrites of 2ppm is still high and the bacteria is still building up.</p> Nitrates showed up this morni…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-05-02:4778851:Comment:3284662012-05-02T01:46:25.929ZDoug Johnsonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DougJohnson
<p>Nitrates showed up this morning (5 to 10 ppm). I tested again this evening and they were almost completely gone! My Nitrites were at 2ppm this evening as well. I dosed up with some ammonia.</p>
<p>Is it normal to get a reading on Nitrates and then for it to drop to trace even if there are plenty of Nitrites to process?</p>
<p>Nitrates showed up this morning (5 to 10 ppm). I tested again this evening and they were almost completely gone! My Nitrites were at 2ppm this evening as well. I dosed up with some ammonia.</p>
<p>Is it normal to get a reading on Nitrates and then for it to drop to trace even if there are plenty of Nitrites to process?</p> Thanks Jonathan.
Jonathan K…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-30:4778851:Comment:3276582012-04-30T13:51:39.573ZDoug Johnsonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DougJohnson
<p><br/> Thanks Jonathan.</p>
<p><br/> <cite>Jonathan Kadish said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/3-weeks-and-no-nitrates?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A327576&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment327454"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yeah TC, that is why I asked if there were plants in the system when we were seeing no nitrates... good call.</p>
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<p><br/> Thanks Jonathan.</p>
<p><br/> <cite>Jonathan Kadish said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/3-weeks-and-no-nitrates?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A327576&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment327454"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yeah TC, that is why I asked if there were plants in the system when we were seeing no nitrates... good call.</p>
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</blockquote> Thanks TC. TCLynx said:
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<p>Thanks TC. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>TCLynx said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/3-weeks-and-no-nitrates?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A327576&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment327576"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Your plants are simply using the nitrates as fast as the system is able to produce them. Your nitrite is still high so you probably have a little longer with fishless cycling before I would recommend adding fish.</p>
<p>You need…</p>
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<p>Thanks TC. <br/> <br/> <cite>TCLynx said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/3-weeks-and-no-nitrates?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A327576&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment327576"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Your plants are simply using the nitrates as fast as the system is able to produce them. Your nitrite is still high so you probably have a little longer with fishless cycling before I would recommend adding fish.</p>
<p>You need to wait out the nitrite spike just a bit more and then you want to be able to dose to between 1-2 ppm ammonia and have both ammonia and nitrite to be 0 within 24 hours, then you are "fishlessly cycled" keep dosing daily till a couple days before you put fish in since you want to be sure the ammonia and nitrite are back down before you put the fish in but you also want to keep your bacteria alive until you are ready to get the fish.</p>
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</blockquote> Yeah TC, that is why I asked…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-30:4778851:Comment:3274542012-04-30T01:39:45.197ZJonathan Kadish NYC AA Chairhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JonathanKadish
<p>Yeah TC, that is why I asked if there were plants in the system when we were seeing no nitrates... good call.</p>
<p>Yeah TC, that is why I asked if there were plants in the system when we were seeing no nitrates... good call.</p> Your plants are simply using…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-30:4778851:Comment:3275762012-04-30T01:30:16.250ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Your plants are simply using the nitrates as fast as the system is able to produce them. Your nitrite is still high so you probably have a little longer with fishless cycling before I would recommend adding fish.</p>
<p>You need to wait out the nitrite spike just a bit more and then you want to be able to dose to between 1-2 ppm ammonia and have both ammonia and nitrite to be 0 within 24 hours, then you are "fishlessly cycled" keep dosing daily till a couple days before you put fish in…</p>
<p>Your plants are simply using the nitrates as fast as the system is able to produce them. Your nitrite is still high so you probably have a little longer with fishless cycling before I would recommend adding fish.</p>
<p>You need to wait out the nitrite spike just a bit more and then you want to be able to dose to between 1-2 ppm ammonia and have both ammonia and nitrite to be 0 within 24 hours, then you are "fishlessly cycled" keep dosing daily till a couple days before you put fish in since you want to be sure the ammonia and nitrite are back down before you put the fish in but you also want to keep your bacteria alive until you are ready to get the fish.</p> Yes I have plants. I have bee…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-30:4778851:Comment:3273872012-04-30T01:15:01.244ZDoug Johnsonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DougJohnson
<p>Yes I have plants. I have been using Seasol only from the beginning of the cycling and added plants right away. <br/> <br/> <cite>Jonathan Kadish said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/3-weeks-and-no-nitrates?xg_source=activity#4778851Comment327431"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Do you have plants in the system?</p>
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<p>Yes I have plants. I have been using Seasol only from the beginning of the cycling and added plants right away. <br/> <br/> <cite>Jonathan Kadish said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/3-weeks-and-no-nitrates?xg_source=activity#4778851Comment327431"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Do you have plants in the system?</p>
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</blockquote> I added 6 teaspoons and then…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-30:4778851:Comment:3275472012-04-30T00:22:34.943ZDoug Johnsonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DougJohnson
<p>I added 6 teaspoons and then had to add 4 more later to get ammonia up to 2 ppm. 24 hours later the ammonia has dropped to .25 but the nitrites are between 2 and 5. No sign of nitrates.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Jonathan Kadish said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/3-weeks-and-no-nitrates?xg_source=activity#4778851Comment327243"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Try to avoid adding it all at once, you can over shoot the mark which could retard the…</p>
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<p>I added 6 teaspoons and then had to add 4 more later to get ammonia up to 2 ppm. 24 hours later the ammonia has dropped to .25 but the nitrites are between 2 and 5. No sign of nitrates.<br/> <br/> <cite>Jonathan Kadish said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/3-weeks-and-no-nitrates?xg_source=activity#4778851Comment327243"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Try to avoid adding it all at once, you can over shoot the mark which could retard the bacteria. Did you get to 2ppm?</p>
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