Perlite - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T01:02:45Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/group/mediabasedsystems/forum/topics/perlite?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A357479&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCan I find that on your page,…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-10-05:4778851:Comment:3983402012-10-05T02:57:28.775ZEric Warwickhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/EricWarwick
<p>Can I find that on your page, or is there a link I should follow?</p>
<p>Can I find that on your page, or is there a link I should follow?</p> Check this out. I have a vide…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-10-05:4778851:Comment:3982852012-10-05T01:07:54.175ZJRComitohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/john892
<p>Check <a href="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/group/wicking-bed-growers/forum/topics/perlite-as-wicking-media-1?xg_source=activity" target="_self">this</a> out. I have a video showing a basic intro to my system. It shows my perlite beds. I use it as a wicking media.</p>
<p>Check <a href="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/group/wicking-bed-growers/forum/topics/perlite-as-wicking-media-1?xg_source=activity" target="_self">this</a> out. I have a video showing a basic intro to my system. It shows my perlite beds. I use it as a wicking media.</p> I've used both perlite and ve…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-08-27:4778851:Comment:3867492012-08-27T02:29:58.259ZIan Cameronhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/IanCameron
<p>I've used both perlite and vermiculite/ gravel/hydroton layers. Other than worrying about my fish health I have had reasonably good luck with both. I am going to go with expanded shale shortly. Light and reasonably priced with great surface are.</p>
<p>I've used both perlite and vermiculite/ gravel/hydroton layers. Other than worrying about my fish health I have had reasonably good luck with both. I am going to go with expanded shale shortly. Light and reasonably priced with great surface are.</p> I ran out of perlite a few mo…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-07-01:4778851:Comment:3574792012-07-01T18:14:17.676ZEric Warwickhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/EricWarwick
<p>I ran out of perlite a few months ago. I'm as surprised as you are.</p>
<p>I ran out of perlite a few months ago. I'm as surprised as you are.</p> Well I imagine that after you…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-07-01:4778851:Comment:3575272012-07-01T09:30:40.209ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>Well I imagine that after your first couple harvesting of root-balls and re-planting, the perlite and gravel will just be pretty mixed together. I don't know if you've ever worked with perlite before...but it does seem to tend to break down, especially when exposed to excess air and lights. Keeping it in the bottom 10" long term might be tough without some sort of barrier screen. But I imagine such a screen would become a clogged up anaerobic mess right quick...</p>
<p>Besides, perlite…</p>
<p>Well I imagine that after your first couple harvesting of root-balls and re-planting, the perlite and gravel will just be pretty mixed together. I don't know if you've ever worked with perlite before...but it does seem to tend to break down, especially when exposed to excess air and lights. Keeping it in the bottom 10" long term might be tough without some sort of barrier screen. But I imagine such a screen would become a clogged up anaerobic mess right quick...</p>
<p>Besides, perlite unlike gravel, hydroton, lava rock etc...has no cation exchange capacity as far as I know...which probably doesn't mean squat in a hydro system proper, but certainly might in the low (relatively speaking) nutrient concentration environment of an AP system. (Though this fact probably isn't the deal breaker, but still...)<br/> <br/> <cite>Jeremy K said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/group/mediabasedsystems/forum/topics/perlite?page=1&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A357354&x=1#4778851Comment357354"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">How about perlite for about the first 10" or bottom 10" and cover it with lava or pea gravel?</div>
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</blockquote> How about perlite for about t…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-07-01:4778851:Comment:3573542012-07-01T07:53:52.372ZJeremy Khttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeremyK
How about perlite for about the first 10" or bottom 10" and cover it with lava or pea gravel?
How about perlite for about the first 10" or bottom 10" and cover it with lava or pea gravel? gravel that doesn't affect pH…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-10-03:4778851:Comment:2273092011-10-03T23:54:24.937ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
gravel that doesn't affect pH, lava rock, or expanded clay or expanded slate, or expanded shale.
gravel that doesn't affect pH, lava rock, or expanded clay or expanded slate, or expanded shale. Ok, so gravel is really the u…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-10-03:4778851:Comment:2271282011-10-03T23:30:36.969ZEric Warwickhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/EricWarwick
Ok, so gravel is really the universal medium.
Ok, so gravel is really the universal medium. The biggest stuff you can fin…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-10-03:4778851:Comment:2274012011-10-03T23:23:33.718ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
The biggest stuff you can find like 1/2" and even then, most people will warn strongly against it.
The biggest stuff you can find like 1/2" and even then, most people will warn strongly against it. ("depending on the size") Wha…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-10-02:4778851:Comment:2263452011-10-02T21:20:21.673ZEric Warwickhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/EricWarwick
("depending on the size") What size could be appropriate?
("depending on the size") What size could be appropriate?