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Using Maxi crop with Iron and Worm Casting Tea for plants during fishless cycle.

So I have done alot of research about Using maxi crop with Iron and Worm Casting Tea for plants during fishless cycle. I have a few questions for a few of the experienced people in this community and would love any ones input on it.

My system is currently fish-less cycling at an ammonia PPM of around 3 and pH is around 7.4. No nitrates or nitrites yet.

1.Is the Maxi crop with iron the best kind to get? I have seen a lot of people talking about that in my research and wondered what made it better.

2. How much maxi crop should I use for a 1200 gallon system with 5 ibc grow-beds that are 16 square feet in area.

3. Where should I dose it, in the grow-beds, sump tank or fish tank.

4. How often should I add the maxi crop?

5. How do you use worm castings to make worm tea for your system and where should I put them in the system.

6. How much worm castings do i need for a 1200 gallon system.

7. Is it ok to use both maxi crop and worm castings or is that to much fertilization?

8. How long will the Maxi crop or worm castings turn the water brown and will it effect water testing. Examples such as ph, ammonia, nitrate nitrite and salinity. Does it ever eventually clear up and become clear again.

9. Does anyone recommend any companies they use for their worm castings?

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Permalink Reply by Brandon nardoianni on July 27, 2012 at 9:14am

Hey converse I have a question for you. How much worm tea would you make for 5 GB's that hold 100 gallon of media *(roughly 50 gallons of water when full). I have also have 4 interconnected sump tanks that in total hold about 500 gallons and two fish connected fish tanks that hold around 250 gallons a piece. What would you recommend for that kind of setup and also is there a way I could just put the "worm tea" components in a panty hose or sock and put it in one of my aerated fish tanks so it will brew in the water evenly? Also I have heard of adding maxi crop and blood meal to the worm tea also, would you recommend those too? Thank you so much ahead of time because I know you take allot of time helping people and I really appreciate your time :)