Aquaponics Article Worth Reading - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T19:22:38Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/aquaponics-article-worth?feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi B Pearcy,
Thank you for sh…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-25:4778851:Comment:974022011-04-25T06:24:07.918ZHarold Sukhbirhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/HaroldSukhbir
<p>Hi B Pearcy,</p>
<p>Thank you for sharing the article, very informative. I've already accepted the fact that it will take some time for the gray areas in AP to turn to black and white, to understand all the variables, this is only the beginning for us.</p>
<p>Hi B Pearcy,</p>
<p>Thank you for sharing the article, very informative. I've already accepted the fact that it will take some time for the gray areas in AP to turn to black and white, to understand all the variables, this is only the beginning for us.</p> Interesting paper. One idea…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-24:4778851:Comment:970022011-04-24T21:10:24.237ZKobus Joostehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KobusJooste
<p>Interesting paper. One idea could be to run AP systems with lower pH and increase the gravel bed ratios to compensate for the lower nitrification capacity. Mine has been running 6.5 or below for a long time, and one of its simptoms have always been residual Ammonia readings of around 2 mg/l. I'm adding more media beds to try and deal with this. Another option would be to run the systems with a pH of 7 in summer and use foliar sprays to deal with deficiencies, and then lower the pH of the…</p>
<p>Interesting paper. One idea could be to run AP systems with lower pH and increase the gravel bed ratios to compensate for the lower nitrification capacity. Mine has been running 6.5 or below for a long time, and one of its simptoms have always been residual Ammonia readings of around 2 mg/l. I'm adding more media beds to try and deal with this. Another option would be to run the systems with a pH of 7 in summer and use foliar sprays to deal with deficiencies, and then lower the pH of the system in winter when the fish metabolism is slower and you will be feeding less anyway. This could flush the built-up micro-nutrients out of the media beds until you increase your pH again to deal with increased feeding loads.</p>
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<p>Anyway - these are first thoughts. Nice paper.</p>