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Comment by Bob Campbell on August 21, 2012 at 11:24am

@Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. - Has anyone ever got their nitrates up to a level where they record on their test kits?

Yes my out door system nitrate level is at 20 ppm with Ammonia and Nitrite both at 0.25ppm.  This system is a peeponic system. 

My indoor system has always read 0.  I've just begun to supplement nitrogen because the fish do not created enough.  I feel safe in doing this because I have a very large amount of pumice which has already cycled.

Comment by John Malone on August 21, 2012 at 10:34am

Nitrate levels

I overdosed badly with ammonia when I was cycling my system and the nitrates were 100+ ppm and never came down.   I've doubled my grow bed space to accommodate the amount of nitrates being produced.   

The only problem I've got now is getting something that will grow in this high heat.  Some beans popped through the surface last night and I have high hopes for them.  This is the fourth attempt at getting beans to grow.  I think I've got it worked out now.

Comment by Sheri Schmeckpeper on August 21, 2012 at 10:21am

Dr. Brooks, yes, very regularly.

Scott, I'll put my vote in as blood worms (midge fly larvae). They're good to have, and most will probably disappear when you introduce fish because they love them.

Comment by Jon Parr on August 21, 2012 at 10:18am

Scott. Midge fly larva. Harmless, eat decaying organics, fish will eat them if they notice them. Adults are usually non-biting, and will swarm above the water during egg laying, and look like mosquitoes.

Comment by Robert Rowe on August 21, 2012 at 10:16am

@Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr.- ReNitrate levels

I am using the API Fresh Water Test Kit. I have a very small fish population but since cycling my Nitrates are normally about 5 ppm and have run to 80 ppm in the past.

Comment by Scott Bloom on August 21, 2012 at 10:00am

Here is the photo of the worm

Here is the photo of the sacks,

Comment by Scott Bloom on August 21, 2012 at 9:42am

Jeremy, Dr. Brooks - Definitely not dragonfly, they are worms.  I have only seen a couple of the worms and they are so tiny.  The translucent sacks might be egg sacks, they were attached at the water surface edge.

Comment by Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. on August 21, 2012 at 9:31am

To make it a little more formal and easy on the owners. Say tours start on the hour. 

Comment by Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. on August 21, 2012 at 9:29am

Tour. Hey Dave a suggestion. Pick a day say for the sake of argument, Saturday September 15th, 2012, and a time range say 9:00 am to 3:00pm. Every one who is available on that day say yes and provide an address. Informal but it gets it going.

Comment by Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. on August 21, 2012 at 9:26am

Has anyone ever got their nitrates up to a level where they record on their test kits?

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