Ammonium Phosphate

[Stephen Avens]

Can I use Ammonium Phosphate to Cycle my system. I'm retired Military living in the Philippines and have not been able to find pure Ammonia or Ammonium Chloride,and would like to do a fishless cycle. BTW I'm just starting gathering parts and supplies to build my first IBC system.

[Alex Veidel]

Well, urine is always available. If you store it for a week or two, it will convert to ammonia, which you can use to cycle your system.

[David - WI]

Urea : Kelp4Less.com

[Stephen Avens]

Thanks Alex

Alex Veidel said:

Well, urine is always available. If you store it for a week or two, it will convert to ammonia, which you can use to cycle your system.

[Stephen Avens]

Thanks Randall

Randall Wimbish said:

Cycling does not have to be done fishless. You can start with a couple of goldfish and I have read about  using a dead shrimp to get ammonia in the water.

[Yron M. Retuta]

Hello Mr. Avens,

Hows your AP doing? 

[Stephen Avens]

Doing good I didn't use the Ammonium Phosphate. I cycled with fish and have good growth. Thanks for asking.

Yron said:

Hello Mr. Avens,

Hows your AP doing? 

[Yron M. Retuta]

That's good to know. I've recently started setting-up my AP system (less than 6 months), I'm done with my GB, and in the works of setting-up a combination of a network of 2" pipes as NFT around the house and 4" pipes for as vertical/tower system. I already have an existing 75 gallon fish tank with cyclids before I was hooked to AP, I was wondering since you mentioned that your AP system is here in the Philippines, we have most likely same climate, I would like to learn from your own experience cycling the system and is there any locally available test kits around?

[Stephen Avens]

Where are you in the Philippines. I found test kit at a pet store in Angeles City 

Yron said:

That's good to know. I've recently started setting-up my AP system (less than 6 months), I'm done with my GB, and in the works of setting-up a combination of a network of 2" pipes as NFT around the house and 4" pipes for as vertical/tower system. I already have an existing 75 gallon fish tank with cyclids before I was hooked to AP, I was wondering since you mentioned that your AP system is here in the Philippines, we have most likely same climate, I would like to learn from your own experience cycling the system and is there any locally available test kits around?

[Yron M. Retuta]

I'm in Los Banos, Laguna, an hour south of Manila. Is your AP system commercial scale? Or backyard just like mine? I better scour my local pet stores here then. How many IBC system do you have so far? are there any conventions/training workshops here in the Philippines? any recommendations? what about AP community?.. Sorry, I may be out of topic in your thread.

[Stephen Avens]

backyard using IBCs and blue barrels. I've only have the one now with a 1000 liter fish tank, IBC sump tank, 3 IBC grow beds and 4 blue barrel grow beds. Heres the address to 1 Facebook AP group https://www.facebook.com/groups/philippineaquaponics/, No problem to me about the topic glad to be of some help if I can. If you would like to contact me direct my email is [e-mail] and on facebook as Steve Avens.