running out of ideas. - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T10:15:57Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/running-out-of-ideas?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A395309&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI haven’t grown anything for…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-27:4778851:Comment:3965322012-09-27T14:29:40.661Zweshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/wes
<p>I haven’t grown anything for eating with grow lights but I have had a live planted fish tanks for about 15 years and It looks like your lighting is really the culprit here for not having any great plant growth, thus you plants are weak and the bugs love weak plants for food. In my planted fish tank I used full spectrum fluorescent bulbs to give the plants all the light they needed and from what I see with your leds lights its not enough.</p>
<p>I haven’t grown anything for eating with grow lights but I have had a live planted fish tanks for about 15 years and It looks like your lighting is really the culprit here for not having any great plant growth, thus you plants are weak and the bugs love weak plants for food. In my planted fish tank I used full spectrum fluorescent bulbs to give the plants all the light they needed and from what I see with your leds lights its not enough.</p> How is your water chemistry?…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-27:4778851:Comment:3965252012-09-27T12:55:23.391ZBob Ventohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BobVento
<p>How is your water chemistry? How often are you testing it? What are your levels?</p>
<p>Regards,<br/>Bob</p>
<p>How is your water chemistry? How often are you testing it? What are your levels?</p>
<p>Regards,<br/>Bob</p> Ladybugs work great for aphid…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-24:4778851:Comment:3953092012-09-24T00:13:32.655ZMarkhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Mark759
<p>Ladybugs work great for aphids here is a link to mailorder some <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Orcon-LB-C1500-Ladybugs-Approximately-Count/dp/B000MR6WRG">http://www.amazon.com/Orcon-LB-C1500-Ladybugs-Approximately-Count/dp/B000MR6WRG</a> There are a few organic recipes for sprays that will kill the aphids online also. If you have tried the same plants outside and they have done better my guess would also be the light. It seems to me like you should be cycling the water more often. Are you…</p>
<p>Ladybugs work great for aphids here is a link to mailorder some <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Orcon-LB-C1500-Ladybugs-Approximately-Count/dp/B000MR6WRG">http://www.amazon.com/Orcon-LB-C1500-Ladybugs-Approximately-Count/dp/B000MR6WRG</a> There are a few organic recipes for sprays that will kill the aphids online also. If you have tried the same plants outside and they have done better my guess would also be the light. It seems to me like you should be cycling the water more often. Are you changing the volume of you fish tank water through your plant beds ever hour?</p> I grow indoors and I am getti…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-23:4778851:Comment:3949682012-09-23T03:32:28.239ZJonathan Kadish NYC AA Chairhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JonathanKadish
<p>I grow indoors and I am getting good results with 150w HPS light in a 2ft x 2ft grow bed... you might need 2 for the shape of your grow bed. I am sure that your outdoor plants will do better because they need the Suns light, not an LED. Also, Reports of shy fish are pretty common.</p>
<p>I grow indoors and I am getting good results with 150w HPS light in a 2ft x 2ft grow bed... you might need 2 for the shape of your grow bed. I am sure that your outdoor plants will do better because they need the Suns light, not an LED. Also, Reports of shy fish are pretty common.</p>