Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Probably a thread on this.
I believe you plant at the new moon, transplant during the full moon.

Abdul search for the thread about planting by the moon, or ask Creative1

finally i have found time, batteries and motivation all on the same day...

its been awhile but here is some photos..

i have planted different beans this time... first egg plant in months and an average sized silver..

looking forward to the warmer time of year... as my land slopes due south and is surrounded by 2nd growth rain forest...so it doesnt get much sun.. still now it is dry the plants are kicking along...

some helpful and not so helpful garden guests....

one more helper...



also.... can anyone help on what the black spot is on my tomatoe leaves??? the last lot of tommies i got from the local market has them and eventually the leaves all just die off...

good to have a return of lettuce after all the wet weather...

rupe you asked about the cover over the gb's..... have contemplated the same but present dollars wont allow

but come summer i might have to rig something up,,,

Good to see an update from you after so long :]

Looks like your system is trucking along nicely, the duckweed pest is especially amusing, and a beautiful pest he is too.

sorry to bump this....
but i was hoping to get some advice to what this black spot is, and should i just remove the whole plant... or just the leaves...

thanks

Piss em off, and start again.
Plants are cheap, satisfaction is not expensive and is long lasting.
The satisfaction long outlives any cheap alternative.
Cheers IanK

Thanks for that link snags. But i have to say..gee tommy's have a super large list of things that can go wrong.

thanks snags... great link!!

and i have taken ian's advice and removed the tomatoes and replanted..

took a water test today..

ph 6.8...woohoo!!

but..

amm... 0.5
nitrite.. 0
nitrate.. 0

there is only 11ish fish in the 950ish liters of the ibc.. but they havent been eating much...too cold i guess.. a week or so ago it got to 27 during the day so i uped the feed a bit... about 4 tablespoons a day... but when i was clearing the tomato plants i noticed a mush of uneaten food in the beds(which worms were enjoying..) in the stones where the water drains into..

would this be the cause of the rise in ammonia?? is there concern that there is no rise in nitrite and nitrate levels??

i am not feeding the fish for the next day or so... should i be doing anything else?

thanks for the previous feedback..

4 tablespoons for 11 fish is way too much.... especially as they'll still be feeding lightly due to water temps....

I would only be feeding about 1-2 tablespoons for 30 fish... up to 1kg... and water temps from 14-18...

ooops....

this is all still a bit new to me.... i had never kept fish until doin ap....so am completely unsure how much they eat...

rupe you explained to me how to work out how much feed to give them.... but i sorta didnt understand.. (not enuf small words and diagrams..)

thanks for the input..

Any idea what your fish would weigh???

As they get bigger.... the feed requirement and frequency of feeding drops off...

And water temp plays a major part in feed ration... consult the chart below...