Plants all died - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T12:08:21Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/plants-all-died?id=4778851%3ATopic%3A477579&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Debra,
Please do whatever…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-05:4778851:Comment:4830182013-06-05T16:32:59.688ZHarold Sukhbirhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/HaroldSukhbir
<p>Hi Debra,</p>
<p> Please do whatever is necessary for you and the family and hope to hear from you soon.</p>
<p><br></br> <cite>Debra-ann Phipps said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/plants-all-died?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A482791&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment482843"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Well Harold, I think my son and husband will be ok but I have a Dr apt for my son Thursday and a call in to mine and my…</p>
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<p>Hi Debra,</p>
<p> Please do whatever is necessary for you and the family and hope to hear from you soon.</p>
<p><br/> <cite>Debra-ann Phipps said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/plants-all-died?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A482791&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment482843"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Well Harold, I think my son and husband will be ok but I have a Dr apt for my son Thursday and a call in to mine and my husband's Dr but I might not be so well off, I have really been hit hard so its going to take a lot of detox to put me back together and the brain fog is a really bad sign, but I will try to remember to keep you all posted.</p>
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</blockquote> Hmmm, maybe we should start m…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-05:4778851:Comment:4827912013-06-05T13:10:09.395ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>Hmmm, maybe we should start marketing aquaponics as a sort of mining canary for domestic homes.</p>
<p>Hmmm, maybe we should start marketing aquaponics as a sort of mining canary for domestic homes.</p> Well Harold, I think my son a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-05:4778851:Comment:4828432013-06-05T04:57:27.509ZDebra-ann Phippshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DebraannPhipps
<p>Well Harold, I think my son and husband will be ok but I have a Dr apt for my son Thursday and a call in to mine and my husband's Dr but I might not be so well off, I have really been hit hard so its going to take a lot of detox to put me back together and the brain fog is a really bad sign, but I will try to remember to keep you all posted.</p>
<p>Well Harold, I think my son and husband will be ok but I have a Dr apt for my son Thursday and a call in to mine and my husband's Dr but I might not be so well off, I have really been hit hard so its going to take a lot of detox to put me back together and the brain fog is a really bad sign, but I will try to remember to keep you all posted.</p> So... In the interest of safe…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-05:4778851:Comment:4827752013-06-05T04:45:45.223ZJim Troyerhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimTroyer
<p>So... In the interest of safety...carbon monoxide will kill your plants (and you)...</p>
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<p>thanks for sharing</p>
<p>So... In the interest of safety...carbon monoxide will kill your plants (and you)...</p>
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<p>thanks for sharing</p> Hi Debra,
First off, thank go…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-05:4778851:Comment:4829272013-06-05T04:40:22.113ZHarold Sukhbirhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/HaroldSukhbir
<p>Hi Debra,</p>
<p>First off, thank goodness everything turned out Ok. This is a first for me, hearing anything like this ever happening in AP. Thanks to AP because it seems like it saved both you and your family! I hope there are no long term effects for you and your husband and especially where your son is concerned.<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Frown.gif"/></a></p>
<p>Hi Debra,</p>
<p>First off, thank goodness everything turned out Ok. This is a first for me, hearing anything like this ever happening in AP. Thanks to AP because it seems like it saved both you and your family! I hope there are no long term effects for you and your husband and especially where your son is concerned.<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Frown.gif"/></a></p> Thank you for your data, I fo…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-05:4778851:Comment:4827742013-06-05T04:03:25.192ZDebra-ann Phippshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DebraannPhipps
<p>Thank you for your data, I found our what was causing the plants to die and it could have killed my family and I as well, see my post in Basic and Useful info and watch the youtube video I made about it: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkOBFxDExo4&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkOBFxDExo4&feature=youtu.be</a></p>
<p>Thank you for your data, I found our what was causing the plants to die and it could have killed my family and I as well, see my post in Basic and Useful info and watch the youtube video I made about it: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkOBFxDExo4&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkOBFxDExo4&feature=youtu.be</a></p> Hi Debra,
Yea that's the trou…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-22:4778851:Comment:4780222013-05-22T03:45:35.217ZHarold Sukhbirhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/HaroldSukhbir
<p>Hi Debra,</p>
<p>Yea that's the trouble with just the tubing. Normally we use a bulkhead fitting and fitted PVC pipes. Pipe would surely solve the problem of directing water from the base GB and on the outside to increase the water level. Silicone is a sealant meant to work between surfaces as a gasket not as a glue to stick surfaces together and certainly for resistance of water pressure by itself alone. A cost effective solution would be to use a male threaded adapter into a threaded…</p>
<p>Hi Debra,</p>
<p>Yea that's the trouble with just the tubing. Normally we use a bulkhead fitting and fitted PVC pipes. Pipe would surely solve the problem of directing water from the base GB and on the outside to increase the water level. Silicone is a sealant meant to work between surfaces as a gasket not as a glue to stick surfaces together and certainly for resistance of water pressure by itself alone. A cost effective solution would be to use a male threaded adapter into a threaded female, with the silicone as a gasket on the inside of the GB, although a bulkhead fitting is really the way to go. I think the finer gravel to the bottom of the GB is trapping the water there an could be causing problems. The timer though not necessary may be used but make sure to drain from the bottom of thew GB.</p> When we have time we will try…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-22:4778851:Comment:4781052013-05-22T01:49:39.642ZDebra-ann Phippshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DebraannPhipps
<p><br></br>When we have time we will try to diagram that out to understand it better, we are thinking we are going to have to lower both outflow tubes which would be very hard to do but I am not sure the inside tube idea would be any easier considering I dont know that there is enough pressure to bring the water up that tube but we will work on both ideas a bit. We will probably get a timer as well, and create more of a flood/drain system. We used aquarium silicon around the tubes but are getting…</p>
<p><br/>When we have time we will try to diagram that out to understand it better, we are thinking we are going to have to lower both outflow tubes which would be very hard to do but I am not sure the inside tube idea would be any easier considering I dont know that there is enough pressure to bring the water up that tube but we will work on both ideas a bit. We will probably get a timer as well, and create more of a flood/drain system. We used aquarium silicon around the tubes but are getting some leaks; it just doesn't seem to hold well even in scored areas, can you recommend a better safe sealant? </p> Hi Debra,
Ok, thanks. Yes 1/2…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-21:4778851:Comment:4778002013-05-21T23:08:32.603ZHarold Sukhbirhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/HaroldSukhbir
<p>Hi Debra,</p>
<p>Ok, thanks. Yes 1/2 inch would be fine. You can also put the coarser gravel to the bottom this will ensure more water movement there. You can use a length of the same tubing on the inside of the Gb's out flow. Make some slits about 1/2 to 3/4 an inch from the end of the tubing insert it into the existing fitting on the inside of the GB. Curve and then bend it down to about 1 inch from bottom of the base of the GB. It doesn't have to seal the opening but it will be able to…</p>
<p>Hi Debra,</p>
<p>Ok, thanks. Yes 1/2 inch would be fine. You can also put the coarser gravel to the bottom this will ensure more water movement there. You can use a length of the same tubing on the inside of the Gb's out flow. Make some slits about 1/2 to 3/4 an inch from the end of the tubing insert it into the existing fitting on the inside of the GB. Curve and then bend it down to about 1 inch from bottom of the base of the GB. It doesn't have to seal the opening but it will be able to direct about 90 % of the flow of water from the bottom. Worms are good additions, but won't help with anaerobic conditions which will eventually shut down the AP system. To increase the height of the water in the GB you can raise the height of the outflow tubing on the outside of the GB. The height of the tubing will be proportional to water level in the GB. The flowrate through the GB's must equal the FT volume of water every hour at least.</p> I can do another test Thursda…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-21:4778851:Comment:4778472013-05-21T22:27:05.738ZDebra-ann Phippshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DebraannPhipps
<p>I can do another test Thursday but the last test I did was just this Sunday. Temp around 74-76 F. Yes it is supposed to be safe for plants. Just sun light from a South facing window, but the plants weren't looking scraggly like you would expect from a lack of sun. So you think a 1/2 inch space between gravel top and water level would be better? Obviously the water inflows at the top of the top grow bed but we didnt think it out well on the bottom one had have it coming in at about the…</p>
<p>I can do another test Thursday but the last test I did was just this Sunday. Temp around 74-76 F. Yes it is supposed to be safe for plants. Just sun light from a South facing window, but the plants weren't looking scraggly like you would expect from a lack of sun. So you think a 1/2 inch space between gravel top and water level would be better? Obviously the water inflows at the top of the top grow bed but we didnt think it out well on the bottom one had have it coming in at about the same height as it goes out at, unfortunately it would be hard to change that now as it would be hard to lower to out flows, but I have heard that adding worms helps with the breakdown of the waste, could that help here? If so would I use super worms or red wigglers? Would increasing the amount of water going through help? Or adding at 15/15 timer?</p>