(Not Red Wriggler) Worms in My System - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T17:42:32Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/not-red-wriggler-worms-in-my-system?groupUrl=aquaponicsforbeginners&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A455297&groupId=4778851%3AGroup%3A28135&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Cameron,
Have you looked a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-29:4778851:Comment:4556502013-03-29T16:01:15.252ZHarold Sukhbirhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/HaroldSukhbir
<p>Hi Cameron,</p>
<p>Have you looked at "The rules of Thumb" document on our home page? Its an indispensable read. So anyway, we need to have, in our system design, standard ratios between fish, water, media. This is how we design a balanced AP system. As you don't have any pics posted, I'm thinking 80 fish for a 10 gal FT is way over the biological filtration capacity of your setup.</p>
<p>Hi Cameron,</p>
<p>Have you looked at "The rules of Thumb" document on our home page? Its an indispensable read. So anyway, we need to have, in our system design, standard ratios between fish, water, media. This is how we design a balanced AP system. As you don't have any pics posted, I'm thinking 80 fish for a 10 gal FT is way over the biological filtration capacity of your setup.</p> The right worms are a very im…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-29:4778851:Comment:4555782013-03-29T15:19:08.026ZSheri Schmeckpeperhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/SheriSchmeckpeper
<p>The right worms are a very important part of any biological system and can be very beneficial, so don't freak out too much. Nature has a way of seeking balance. :) Read this: <a href="http://www3.sympatico.ca/drosera1/fish/worms.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www3.sympatico.ca/drosera1/fish/worms.htm</a> It's a nice little write-up on wormy things in aquariums; it also applies to aquaponics. </p>
<p>80 goldfish? You already have plenty for your system. As they grow, they'll…</p>
<p>The right worms are a very important part of any biological system and can be very beneficial, so don't freak out too much. Nature has a way of seeking balance. :) Read this: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www3.sympatico.ca/drosera1/fish/worms.htm" target="_blank">http://www3.sympatico.ca/drosera1/fish/worms.htm</a> It's a nice little write-up on wormy things in aquariums; it also applies to aquaponics. </p>
<p>80 goldfish? You already have plenty for your system. As they grow, they'll produce a lot more waste, too. It doesn't take many fish to feed a lot of plants!</p>
<p>Even after you have your system cycled you can easily produce too much ammonia, nitrites and nitrates by having too many fish. You can balance that out by adding growbeds, reducing the number of fish, or doing water changes as needed to keep the system in balance.</p>
<p>Honestly, I think you're experiencing what many of us experienced as we fumbled through the aquaponics learning process. Nature seeks balance, and we struggle to do the same. I think you're in good shape and ready to add more growbed space! :)</p> "Excess nutrient"--that may b…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-29:4778851:Comment:4557042013-03-29T06:14:25.632ZCameron Smithhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CameronSmith
<p>"Excess nutrient"--that may be on the right track for me. I have had a question about whether I have excess anything in my system because my ammonia levels are not dropping. I cycled my water and added about 20 goldfish in November. I waited for the ammonia levels to drop then added 20 more. Repeat until I have a total of 80 goldfish. My FT is 10 gallons, GB is 10 gallons, and I have a 15 gallon sump that usually holds between 3 and 6 gallons. So--does anyone think my system is…</p>
<p>"Excess nutrient"--that may be on the right track for me. I have had a question about whether I have excess anything in my system because my ammonia levels are not dropping. I cycled my water and added about 20 goldfish in November. I waited for the ammonia levels to drop then added 20 more. Repeat until I have a total of 80 goldfish. My FT is 10 gallons, GB is 10 gallons, and I have a 15 gallon sump that usually holds between 3 and 6 gallons. So--does anyone think my system is overloaded? </p>
<p><br/>This is the question I've had for a long time with aquaponics. How does one go about cycling a tank and then fully stocking a tank without over burdening the biological filter? I tried this step up method but I seem to be on a plateau. </p>
<p><br/> <cite>Harold Sukhbir said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/not-red-wriggler-worms-in-my-system?groupUrl=aquaponicsforbeginners&xg_source=activity#4778851Comment454755"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hi Cameron,</p>
<p>If its the same thing, I have gotten these on a few occasions. I have a combination raft/media bed system. They usually favor residence in the combination swirl/net filter. I assume they are after the fine suspended solids trapped in the netting. I suspect they multiply because of excess nutrient in the system as they reduce their numbers if feeding is reduced or netting is cleaned or both.</p>
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</blockquote> They are pale. My system seem…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-29:4778851:Comment:4553002013-03-29T06:09:31.537ZCameron Smithhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CameronSmith
<p>They are pale. My system seems to be healthy in all other respects. </p>
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<p>I have been turning on my duckweed tank pump only in the evenings because the pump was overwhelming the standpipe and I wanted to monitor it so it didn't overflow until I could put a control valve on the inlet piping. I noticed after turning off the pump that when the water settles in the duckweed tank the worms settle to the bottom and congregate near the fish food leftovers. This could be a natural…</p>
<p>They are pale. My system seems to be healthy in all other respects. </p>
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<p>I have been turning on my duckweed tank pump only in the evenings because the pump was overwhelming the standpipe and I wanted to monitor it so it didn't overflow until I could put a control valve on the inlet piping. I noticed after turning off the pump that when the water settles in the duckweed tank the worms settle to the bottom and congregate near the fish food leftovers. This could be a natural consequence of them being physical matter like the fish food and just going with the flow in the tank, or it could be because they are eating it and have spawned there. </p>
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<p>Seriously, though, these things are freaking me out. Has nobody ever seen or heard of this happening? They couldn't be blood worms because my system is in my bedroom and I don't have any flies or mosquitoes in my house. </p>
<p><br/> <cite>Sheri Schmeckpeper said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/not-red-wriggler-worms-in-my-system?groupUrl=aquaponicsforbeginners&xg_source=activity#4778851Comment454833"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>What color are they? If they're red they may be bloodworms (midge fly larvae) which are very beneficial, much like red wigglers.</p>
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</blockquote> No, I can't operate YouTube,…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-29:4778851:Comment:4552972013-03-29T06:04:50.459ZCameron Smithhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CameronSmith
<p>No, I can't operate YouTube, so the only way I could find the video I posted was to make it a favorite, which made it somehow attach to another favorite and play them as a "slideshow" of videos. Soap might help, though!</p>
<p><br></br> <cite>George said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/not-red-wriggler-worms-in-my-system?groupUrl=aquaponicsforbeginners&xg_source=activity#4778851Comment454588"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>does the…</p>
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<p>No, I can't operate YouTube, so the only way I could find the video I posted was to make it a favorite, which made it somehow attach to another favorite and play them as a "slideshow" of videos. Soap might help, though!</p>
<p><br/> <cite>George said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/not-red-wriggler-worms-in-my-system?groupUrl=aquaponicsforbeginners&xg_source=activity#4778851Comment454588"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>does the soap video have anything to do with it?</p>
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</blockquote> What color are they? If they'…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-26:4778851:Comment:4548332013-03-26T19:47:07.907ZSheri Schmeckpeperhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/SheriSchmeckpeper
<p>What color are they? If they're red they may be bloodworms (midge fly larvae) which are very beneficial, much like red wigglers.</p>
<p>What color are they? If they're red they may be bloodworms (midge fly larvae) which are very beneficial, much like red wigglers.</p> Hi Cameron,
If its the same t…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-26:4778851:Comment:4547552013-03-26T17:47:27.329ZHarold Sukhbirhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/HaroldSukhbir
<p>Hi Cameron,</p>
<p>If its the same thing, I have gotten these on a few occasions. I have a combination raft/media bed system. They usually favor residence in the combination swirl/net filter. I assume they are after the fine suspended solids trapped in the netting. I suspect they multiply because of excess nutrient in the system as they reduce their numbers if feeding is reduced or netting is cleaned or both.</p>
<p>Hi Cameron,</p>
<p>If its the same thing, I have gotten these on a few occasions. I have a combination raft/media bed system. They usually favor residence in the combination swirl/net filter. I assume they are after the fine suspended solids trapped in the netting. I suspect they multiply because of excess nutrient in the system as they reduce their numbers if feeding is reduced or netting is cleaned or both.</p> Strange! This is all I get:tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-26:4778851:Comment:4548192013-03-26T16:24:01.629ZJim Fiskhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimFisk
<p>Strange! This is all I get:<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772241156?profile=original"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772241156?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a></p>
<p>Strange! This is all I get:<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772241156?profile=original"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772241156?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a></p> uhm, nice soap?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-26:4778851:Comment:4545932013-03-26T15:55:17.438ZMatt Miskinnishttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MattMiskinnis
<p>uhm, nice soap?</p>
<p>uhm, nice soap?</p> does the soap video have anyt…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-26:4778851:Comment:4545882013-03-26T15:25:15.515ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>does the soap video have anything to do with it?</p>
<p>does the soap video have anything to do with it?</p>