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 Post subject: Re: Cookie's system
PostPosted: Aug 31st, '14, 20:51 
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Another thing could have been less oxygen in rff from the fish poo BOD. Once cleared out your nitrifying bacteria kicked back into gear :-) converting that ammonia content you had.. That's what happened when I installed a MBBR in my system. All of a sudden low to no ammonia with a spike of nitrates. I am still battling those nitrates.. I don't want to remove fish yet as I am planning to add a larger raft bed..
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 Post subject: Re: Cookie's system
PostPosted: Aug 31st, '14, 21:53 
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jayendra wrote:
I've eaten bitter melon quite a bit when I stayed in India at a young age - they deep fry it with batter and salt and pepper.


lol I can't eat too much of that. but parents like them so I planted it for them.:(
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ok 4 days has passed so I said to myself.. its time for a quick update.
amm 0ppm
nitrite 0ppm
nitrates 30-40ppm
ph 7
EC 510 uS/cm

well everything is better now. NO MORE nitrite spikes to I'm glad. water is the clearest I'm see in yrs so all is well. Plants are in their bloom especially the Cucumbers. it seem I have male cucumber vine since there is no fruiting flowers. but there is plenty of male for pollination so all is well. ok on to pics.

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The baby vines are setting fruits as well.

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Ok bonus time. can anyone identify what plant is this in my Floating Raft..?

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o well happy growing..
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On the plant you were asking about, if you cut one of the stems and the cross section is square then it's probably in the mint family (Lamiaceae) which is what it looks like to me.

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What made the nitrites change?
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Is it green shiso? Nice pics.
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seems like I had too much fish load onto the system so the removal of the excess fishes solved my nitrite problems.

all so I was asking around and it seems to be stinging nettle.. I didn't plant it but it look like the seeds blew in and grew.
thx for compliments Samuel..
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Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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Nettles have a lot of uses. Young plants and shoots are used as a green in soups and the like, old plants use to be used for fiber to make cloth.
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oh ok ok well its stays then!!
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Just be aware of the sting :twisted:
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Just one recipe for Nettle soup:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2137636/nettle-soup
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Stuart Chignell wrote:
Just be aware of the sting :twisted:

Ahhaajaaa I surely will look out for them.. the soup I may try once I get a bit more leaves.
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The stings are on the older stems and underside of leaves.
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good tip.. I may save some seeds to scatter in my gravel beds.. the plant seems to get very big
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Stinging nettles were a regular part of the flora where I grew up. I walked into them on more than one occasion. Not fun.
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