Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

What kind of respectable person drives a beemer with any kinda knowledge about cars They make ultimate boneheaded moves like double sump oil pumps that collapse and stop oil flow. Many other problem too!



I will look into this. I wonder what the cost per board is? I bet this would help insulate too!

Here is my Ammonia enjoy poor dead fishies.

Should I stop feeding them?

BTW my PH is 8.3 does that help them :arrow:

Well this is how I broke in my last system. The ammonia is 0 everything is fine on the indoor one this is my new one. Must be why I have dead fish for a month. Should I just continue my fish killing escapades till it stabilizes like the last one?

Excitable Times!!!

Here are three of my hard sprouters. I have had issues getting them to sprout.

Petra Basil
Greek Oregano
Medicinal Mint

YAY!!!

Don't know what your water temp is Slicer, but as you can see from the attached chart at your pH then even a very small amount of ammonia is harmful to your fish....

With your readings it's more a case of pre-meditated murder

Sadly, the bacteria will actually grow faster at that pH.... depending on temperature of course...

Greek Oregano takes ages but you will have it forever!

I think the temps are somewhere around 65-70?

I will go take its temp later.

Aye creative thats what I figured and am looking forward to it.. in a few years

Oregano, is a great 'erb.
We/I use it heaps!!
Specially in the 'ding' food group.
The more you cut it, the more shoots it puts out!
(after it is a decent size)

If... If, you want your fish to live, then I think you need to do an immediate 50% water change... and don't feed your fish

i'm amazed they are alive at all. many people have wiped sysems with 1/2 those readings.

Um, yeah. Change 50% of your water daily to get those readings down below 1.0. Stop all feed. If you can remove your fish to safer environs, that would be a nice gesture, but with ammonia that high, chances are you've done some permanent damage.

Permanent Damage?

damaged gills for one.

also psychological problems lol

SD, do some fish research man, ya system is like lambs to the slaughter. Upside is anything that survives could prolly handle intergalactic space flights!

I trust that's fahrenheit? Better have them on the stove if it's celsius!
Anyhow I'm pretty sure that table was in Celsius, and 65 - 70 fahrenheit is about 18 - 21 Celsius. So ultra dangerous :-)

Yup, high ammonia will burn the gills. With damaged gills, that may stunt growth, but I'm not sure.