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Siphon SUCCESS!

Sooo Kool! my siphon has been working just fine the last 24 hours. Fish seem happy enough. I got brave enough to turn off the Tetra filter which I strongly feel was interfering with my siphon. The media bed is 3/4 filled with lava rock. I will be topping off with pea gravel. I just have to get some bacteria going.

In the mean time I will be starting my seeds in peat moss for transfer.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Trudeau on September 6, 2012 at 6:43am

Congratulations Rochelle!

By the way, Drs. Rakocy and Lennard warn against peat moss for aquaponics, unless you know details of the source. Can harbor pythium fungus which affects plants. Lennard recommends coco coir, which I like too. If interested, it's available at Talini's and elsewhere, and I have some you could sample if you want.

Permalink Reply by Rochelle Hopkins on September 6, 2012 at 8:02pm

Thanks for the warning. Does that applie to soil gardening as well? I am open to trying the coco coir.