Fish massacred by pump :/ - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-19T10:02:09Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/fish-massacred-by-pump?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A254865&feed=yes&xn_auth=nooo i was thinking something l…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-25:4778851:Comment:2551512011-11-25T19:17:02.236ZDanny Danielhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DannyDaniel
<p>oo i was thinking something like that but was not sure. :)</p>
<p>oo i was thinking something like that but was not sure. :)</p> Oh there are several phrases…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-25:4778851:Comment:2548812011-11-25T12:56:32.569ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Oh there are several phrases that HSM could stand for. "Heart Stopping Moment" perhaps, the moment you look and see that something is very terribly wrong in the system. Some might call it a "High School Musical" Full of drama and tragedy.</p>
<p>Or most call it a "Holy $h!t Moment" as they scramble around trying to recover the situation.</p>
<p>Oh there are several phrases that HSM could stand for. "Heart Stopping Moment" perhaps, the moment you look and see that something is very terribly wrong in the system. Some might call it a "High School Musical" Full of drama and tragedy.</p>
<p>Or most call it a "Holy $h!t Moment" as they scramble around trying to recover the situation.</p> Thanks for the help :), for s…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-25:4778851:Comment:2546982011-11-25T07:04:01.713ZDanny Danielhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DannyDaniel
<p>Thanks for the help :), for sure tomorrow im going to buy something to protect the fish from the pump.</p>
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<p>also what is a HSM?</p>
<p>Thanks for the help :), for sure tomorrow im going to buy something to protect the fish from the pump.</p>
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<p>also what is a HSM?</p> My first fish death was death…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-25:4778851:Comment:2548652011-11-25T03:10:41.169ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>My first fish death was death by pump. It isn't uncommon. Some sort of cage or grill to protect the fish and pump from each other is important.</p>
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<p>Well you have not gotten through your first big HSM. Sorry for the loss.</p>
<p>My first fish death was death by pump. It isn't uncommon. Some sort of cage or grill to protect the fish and pump from each other is important.</p>
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<p>Well you have not gotten through your first big HSM. Sorry for the loss.</p> the second i turned off the a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-25:4778851:Comment:2547882011-11-25T03:03:32.397ZDanny Danielhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DannyDaniel
<p>the second i turned off the air bubbles and saw the fishes and the pump i was like oh no this is not going to be good :/ . i will keep an eye on ammonia and i will maybe do a water change, ill see how things look tomorrow after i buy a new air pump and some ammonia eating fish.</p>
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<p>whats weird is how it happen, because the first day i got the fish i did not have an air pump, so all the fish had gathered on the water pump right at the place where the water sucks in same place all…</p>
<p>the second i turned off the air bubbles and saw the fishes and the pump i was like oh no this is not going to be good :/ . i will keep an eye on ammonia and i will maybe do a water change, ill see how things look tomorrow after i buy a new air pump and some ammonia eating fish.</p>
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<p>whats weird is how it happen, because the first day i got the fish i did not have an air pump, so all the fish had gathered on the water pump right at the place where the water sucks in same place all this stuff happen, but that time not 1 fish got hurt, this time i don't know what happen, maybe the fish where drunk or maybe the fish have gone mad? lol</p> If things are still looking c…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-25:4778851:Comment:2544882011-11-25T02:53:03.108ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>If things are still looking cloudy tomorrow then perhaps change out some water but if things have cleared up much by then, I would leave it alone.</p>
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<p>Death by pump seems to be far more alarming to us than it seems to be traumatic to the surviving fish as long as you catch and fix the problem before you have a massive ammonia spike.</p>
<p>If things are still looking cloudy tomorrow then perhaps change out some water but if things have cleared up much by then, I would leave it alone.</p>
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<p>Death by pump seems to be far more alarming to us than it seems to be traumatic to the surviving fish as long as you catch and fix the problem before you have a massive ammonia spike.</p> i did add alot of good water,…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-25:4778851:Comment:2544862011-11-25T02:47:13.334ZDanny Danielhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DannyDaniel
<p>i did add alot of good water, but didnt not take any out i will do that tomorrow after i buy the pump.</p>
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<p>the holidays get really busy so i have to stay at our store all day, tomorrow i should have little more free time on my hands, i will be able to get a lot done :).</p>
<p>i did add alot of good water, but didnt not take any out i will do that tomorrow after i buy the pump.</p>
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<p>the holidays get really busy so i have to stay at our store all day, tomorrow i should have little more free time on my hands, i will be able to get a lot done :).</p> If you have good water on han…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-25:4778851:Comment:2547832011-11-25T02:35:33.412ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>If you have good water on hand, a partial water change after you net or scoop as much of the gunk out as you can would be fine. However, just pumping as much water through the grow bed as possible and as much splashing as possible and don't feed the fish if anything seems "off"</p>
<p>If you have good water on hand, a partial water change after you net or scoop as much of the gunk out as you can would be fine. However, just pumping as much water through the grow bed as possible and as much splashing as possible and don't feed the fish if anything seems "off"</p> good idea :) thanks alot .
…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-25:4778851:Comment:2546872011-11-25T02:33:44.079ZDanny Danielhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DannyDaniel
<p>good idea :) thanks alot .</p>
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<p>everything in the water looks moldy and nasty all at the bottom of the FT. </p>
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<p>and a few of the fish keep coming up to the top of the FT(im going to buy a bigger air pump tomorrow).</p>
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<p>good idea :) thanks alot .</p>
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<p>everything in the water looks moldy and nasty all at the bottom of the FT. </p>
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<p>and a few of the fish keep coming up to the top of the FT(im going to buy a bigger air pump tomorrow).</p>
<p> </p> Get a couple plant baskets li…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-25:4778851:Comment:2547802011-11-25T01:54:36.631ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Get a couple plant baskets like they sell for water plants and you can make a small hole along the rim of one for the pipe and cable and then zip tie the baskets together around the pump. That is a quick and fairly cheap method that doesn't involve wire that would corrode and cause metal leaching problems.</p>
<p>Get a couple plant baskets like they sell for water plants and you can make a small hole along the rim of one for the pipe and cable and then zip tie the baskets together around the pump. That is a quick and fairly cheap method that doesn't involve wire that would corrode and cause metal leaching problems.</p>