newest of newbies

[Dawn Rodriguez]

I finally out of this to my brand new aquaponics system. It is so tiny I'm not sure I could even qualifies as aqua ponics. I have a 10 gallon tank , I added celery plant and a strawberry plant on top. In the inside by the fish I added a peace lily. I added 12 tiny goldfish to the tank. Since this is my maiden voyage in aqua ponics, my son thinks that I went into over kill with too many fish. I decided to use feeder goldfish since they were hardier. Needless to say I've already had my first casualty this morning.

[Dawn Rodriguez]

I tested the water to make sure I had safe levels. Ph neutral, no nitrates, the whole 9 yards. Since it is a brand new system, I am monitoring am and pm. Ready to change waters on short notice as required

[Vlad Jovanovic]

You made no mention of your bio-filtration size/capacity..? I hope you didn't just stick those plants atop the fish tank with no consideration as to where the ammonia oxidation to nitrite then nitrate is suppose to occur...If so expect more dead fish, and dead plants soon...

A good place to start to get a bit of an introductory handle on how aquaponics actually works and some of the things you need to take into consideration in order to actually make it work is the 'rules of thumb' page here 

http://community.theaquaponicsource.com//page/aquaponic-gardening-r...