Necropsies? - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T19:33:52Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/necropsies?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A630375&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAPI? Yes. The Zinc is probabl…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-05-26:4778851:Comment:6303752016-05-26T19:42:35.853ZMichael Welberhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MichaelWelber
<p>API? Yes. The Zinc is probably coming from the metal downspouts that bring the rainwater to my cistern. </p>
<p>API? Yes. The Zinc is probably coming from the metal downspouts that bring the rainwater to my cistern. </p> I suppose the zinc is coming…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-05-26:4778851:Comment:6303742016-05-26T19:32:48.899ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>I suppose the zinc is coming from your cistern tank.</p>
<p>Salt water shouldn't be a problem for tilapia.</p>
<p>Are you using an API test kit?</p>
<p>I suppose the zinc is coming from your cistern tank.</p>
<p>Salt water shouldn't be a problem for tilapia.</p>
<p>Are you using an API test kit?</p> Yes. Scary. We get all our wa…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-05-26:4778851:Comment:6302952016-05-26T15:31:54.447ZMichael Welberhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MichaelWelber
<p>Yes. Scary. We get all our water via the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and they routinely mix in a small percentage of what they call "brackish" water, which is higher in salt content. In addition, it comes in at pH 9.4! I have a 5000 gallon cistern that I can't use for the fish tank because of the presence of zinc (which killed all my fish five years ago when I first started). I'm going to install an RO filter on the cistern water, which removes zinc and other metals, and switch back to…</p>
<p>Yes. Scary. We get all our water via the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and they routinely mix in a small percentage of what they call "brackish" water, which is higher in salt content. In addition, it comes in at pH 9.4! I have a 5000 gallon cistern that I can't use for the fish tank because of the presence of zinc (which killed all my fish five years ago when I first started). I'm going to install an RO filter on the cistern water, which removes zinc and other metals, and switch back to the cistern water, which is rain water with no chemicals. </p> If it is a virus then possibl…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-05-26:4778851:Comment:6303702016-05-26T15:29:06.740ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>If it is a virus then possibly the survivors are immune. Thai is a scary thought that it might be your water.</p>
<p>If it is a virus then possibly the survivors are immune. Thai is a scary thought that it might be your water.</p> Checked the nitrite today. Ze…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-05-26:4778851:Comment:6301812016-05-26T14:03:04.004ZMichael Welberhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MichaelWelber
<p>Checked the nitrite today. Zero. It must be a virus or the water. No more dead ones for 24 hours! But only about 8 or 10 left. </p>
<p>Checked the nitrite today. Zero. It must be a virus or the water. No more dead ones for 24 hours! But only about 8 or 10 left. </p> No. No new fish. I wondered a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-05-25:4778851:Comment:6303632016-05-25T17:02:42.414ZMichael Welberhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MichaelWelber
<p>No. No new fish. I wondered about a virus. One that died yesterday had red gills. </p>
<p>No. No new fish. I wondered about a virus. One that died yesterday had red gills. </p> O2 is probably OK or they wou…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-05-25:4778851:Comment:6304022016-05-25T16:36:13.430ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>O2 is probably OK or they would all be dead. </p>
<p>If it's not nitrite, then you might want to read up on tilapia virus that is affecting some commercial systems. I'll see what I can find.</p>
<p>Have you introduced fish recently?</p>
<p>O2 is probably OK or they would all be dead. </p>
<p>If it's not nitrite, then you might want to read up on tilapia virus that is affecting some commercial systems. I'll see what I can find.</p>
<p>Have you introduced fish recently?</p> pH and ammonia good. pH about…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-05-25:4778851:Comment:6302732016-05-25T10:36:34.182ZMichael Welberhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MichaelWelber
<p>pH and ammonia good. pH about 6.5 and zero ammonia. Haven't checked the nitrite but will. </p>
<p>pH and ammonia good. pH about 6.5 and zero ammonia. Haven't checked the nitrite but will. </p> What are your PH, ammonia and…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-05-25:4778851:Comment:6303562016-05-25T02:51:55.362ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>What are your PH, ammonia and nitrite levels?</p>
<p>What are your PH, ammonia and nitrite levels?</p> Another tilapia died and I no…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-05-24:4778851:Comment:6300912016-05-24T22:15:16.863ZMichael Welberhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MichaelWelber
<p>Another tilapia died and I noticed that the gills were red. Yes, I am aerating the tank so I don't know what this means. </p>
<p>Another tilapia died and I noticed that the gills were red. Yes, I am aerating the tank so I don't know what this means. </p>