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Just curious,
How were you running the system prior to flood/drain?

CF? (Constant Flood) ?

My sys is currently all CF

Yes it used to be constant flood. However the system never flooded as the water pressure wasn't enough.

How did I miss this thread, looking good McGuire .

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Suggestions for iron anyone?

Maxi crop + Iron gives you seawees nutriants plus iron. I believe available on Amozon in the states.

ive thought about using the maxi crop with iron. However I think that it would be much more expensive compared to buying a chelated iron powder. Ive got 4500 gallons to dose. could get pricey!

Ok here we go. Correct me if my numbers are off.

the iron I purchased is 15% iron. I am shooting for a 2ppm level of iron in the system. My FT is 15 ft wide x 25 ft long x 4 ft deep. The FT is angled at a steady decline, so average of 2ft deep. I come up with a total of 5600 gallons of total water. Convert this to liters and you have 21198 L. SO....

2ppm=mg/21198L

42396 MG, now convert into pounds. .0935 lbs. the Iron I purchase is 15%.... So from these numbers the total iron I should add to the system is .623 lbs.

Please correct me if i am wrong about the way i came up with this number.

Thanks,

Chris

Not from the aquaponics but some pics from the hydroponics farm we operate earlier this morning. Strawberries will have fruit ready to eat in about 3 more weeks.