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Same here too.

I think I remember last year having the same thing with increasing light, heat, etc.
Bigger fish more load, veggies being re-sown
So relatively light nitrate take up
Dons' tanks are the same... Dark

C1, how high were you flooding the continuous flooded beds? I am about to add a whole heap more growbeds, and I wont have enough sump water to be able to flood and drain. So they will be always flooded.

Wish the spider was available

Same as normal or a bit less

Cool, was going to make it a bit lower just to provide a bit of dry area.

Basically... it is... see here... viewtopic.php?p=206879#p206879

I guess a bit like wicking OBO

No, more semi-constant flow, continuously flooded, relatively low flow rate.

But the existence (perhaps) of spiders could change the whole plan to a much gooderer one

Hi flow flood and drain woohoo

Each of my beds was flowing at a rate of 9ltr/min.

Thats still a pretty low flow rate I suppose - any long term differences you reckon you had?

TBH I have changed a few beds from sort of constantly flooded to siphon flood and drain, and there seems to be no difference. I push my beds pretty hard though with high flows and no real dry periods.

Hmmm... no didn't really notice anything...
Prolly why I have gone back... to see if there is a difference
I felt that constant flooding kept the water body most constant (Duh! )
...but could be wrong. We shall see.

Well the FT water is upto 20c during the day and back to 17c by morning.
The water has finally started to clear up...
I have been offered, by eagle to test the water but have been too afraid to do so.
...all is good.
I am just about to go harvest a few Trout so will get a few photos this time
C1

a few pics

MMMM yum

This was yumm