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Kris
PostPosted: May 16th, '14, 13:41 
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Here's my system. Used three blue barrels. I've got 20 little goldfish in there now. It hasn't cycled yet. I'm really interested in any advice that can be offered.

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Looks like you are off and running :)
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I can see more than three ;-)

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Haha, yup, I made stands for the fish tank and sump using the top and bottom off a fourth barrel that seemed to have contained some sort of dubious chemical - unusable for anything else. Anyone know how long it should take before I start to see ammonia readings? I've had the fish in for five days now and haven't really noticed an increase in ammonia.
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Nice system Kris.

My main question from our other chat is: How is winter for plant growth over there? Does it shut down or is there enough sunshine for some plants to carry on? I know your system is new but looking around your AP system I can see there is a lot of other growth so you probably have some plant growing experience.

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Winter is the best time for my veggies. I plant winter vegetables and all of the perennial veges take off in winter. Summer is the most difficult season. I'm on tank water and the soil is sandy so I can't give enough water to my dirt garden. Im only 100m from the beach so I don't get frosts. My main problem is salt spray which kills off my basil and spinich if I'm not careful.

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Photos above are the result so far. Its cycled now. Ph stayed near 7 and everything else is at 0. I had high nitrite readings for a while and some nitrate until a couple of days ago but I think the plants have taken off and are using it all. Only 2 dead fish, one unexplained and one that went for a ride through the overflow and died a week later. Pretty happy so far!

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Great job with the system Kris.
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Are those beds filled with river stone? It certainly looks very tidy!
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Yep, it's river gravel. Dirt cheap but super heavy.

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Kris wrote:
Yep, it's river gravel. Dirt cheap but super heavy.

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I have the same stuff in mine. The barrels actually started bending at the bottom because of the weight.
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