Backyard Aquaponics
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yeah, opened it for 2 cycles yesterday, so it was like doing a 50% water change

so now they are at 22.5 or so, and although a bit more sedate, they are still feeding hungrily. I will continue to open the valve intermittently to let nutes into the poly tank, until I can leave it open when the temps go up a bit.

First seeds are sprouting (lettuces are doing the best) Also, the first lettuce popped his head htru the gravel overnight, and new leaves are showing on all 4 capsicum plants Nitrates at a guess are about 20 - 40 ppm

Good Job Mon!

has the place returned to normal yet?MON

About an hour after you left C1, I remembered the tap between the 2 tanks was still open . Temp got down to 21 degs in the barra tank, but they were still okay. Tired, but satisfied, and stoked to get up this morning and look at those vegie beds finished

Cool...
How many leave do you have on the lettuce?
and has the corriander sprouted yet?
Lucky about fish...
V beds easy and fun now have soft hands for the m...s.
thanks for hospitality

All lettuce seeds have 2 little tiny leaves on them. Criander has white spikes. Basil and oregano sprouted today, and first lettuce or basil poked his head thru the gravel.

Damn fish had to wait till I got home to float to the surgface didn't it? H says Not my fault LOL Must test ph tomorrow, feel like it is probably dropping, wanted to add shell grit b4 going away, but it didn't happen. Would hate to have a system crash now

Hey? You had a death did you?

I wouldn't worry too much about it, keeping in mind that commercial systems expect up to a 10% loss...

At least it had the decency to wait till you got home...

as loyal as dogs, your fish are, they wouldn't even die until their master came home. Muzzas fish just catch a glimpse of him at the edge of the tank and they die from fright. There are many fish-gossip stories wishpered in the depths of the tank, of the infamous muzza the destroyer.

Don't feel bad stu

Muzz fixed that tho - discoloured the water so the fish can't see him any more and expire on him, neutralised the threat :confused4:

Yeah a death. Must a been a weak fish, certainly nothing I did wrong

Steve and Les, I haven't killed any fish for some weeks now, don't know what is wrong ! I am in new territory, I think I have lost some skills !
Muzza

What doesn't kill em makes em stronger IMHO

Probably credit that to the coco-peat and the water colour Muzz - I've been up checking each morning and haven't registered any deaths yet either from the SP

Muzza's fish must be unbreakble by now.

Joke probbably getting a bit tired now muzz, sorry.

Feel free to hang it on me, my systems running like shit at the moment, will try to set it right and then post a long story in my system thread on it.