sharing cycled water and media with a new system - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T06:53:36Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/sharing-cycled-water-and-media-with-a-new-system?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A480936&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThank You guys, I will make t…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-30:4778851:Comment:4809362013-05-30T03:26:49.191Zodshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ods
<p>Thank You guys, I will make the transfer tomorrow, and begin the monitoring. </p>
<p>Thank You guys, I will make the transfer tomorrow, and begin the monitoring. </p> Hi ods,
Yea, I've done that a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-30:4778851:Comment:4810052013-05-30T03:08:45.750ZHarold Sukhbirhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/HaroldSukhbir
<p>Hi ods,</p>
<p>Yea, I've done that a few times. Under ideal conditions, still takes an average 7 days to fully cycle, compared to the 14 odd days without the seeding.</p>
<p>Hi ods,</p>
<p>Yea, I've done that a few times. Under ideal conditions, still takes an average 7 days to fully cycle, compared to the 14 odd days without the seeding.</p> It sure will.
A couple of han…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-29:4778851:Comment:4805002013-05-29T12:21:22.435ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>It sure will.</p>
<p>A couple of handfuls of moist media and a bucket of water and you're good to go. You'll basically be using the media from your existing system to "seed" the bacteria in a quick-start fashion...I doubt there is any published 'percentage or volume' type info floating around (nor would that kind of info seem to be necessary IMO)...</p>
<p>You still need to create a hospitable environment for your seeded bacteria to 'go forth and multiply in the new system...So all that…</p>
<p>It sure will.</p>
<p>A couple of handfuls of moist media and a bucket of water and you're good to go. You'll basically be using the media from your existing system to "seed" the bacteria in a quick-start fashion...I doubt there is any published 'percentage or volume' type info floating around (nor would that kind of info seem to be necessary IMO)...</p>
<p>You still need to create a hospitable environment for your seeded bacteria to 'go forth and multiply in the new system...So all that cycling process stuff still applies...non-chlorinated water, pH above 7, ammonia at 1 to 4ppm, temps, pumping, blablabla...but you should be up and online in about half the time that it would normally take (maybe less).</p>