Backyard Aquaponics
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Might be wise if you are stocking anything in there.

It overflows out the SLO fine which is safe for fish but the sumps will end up overflowing I think.

I might make an overflow pipe temporarily so it doesn't go over the lip of the sump and waste nutritious aquaponics water.

Or I could just halve the water or make another growbed/sump

Emptied 250 litres as it was getting close to full on the sump.
Topped up with some rain water.

PH has dropped significantly to 6.6
ammonia has halved to 2
Nitrites have halved to 2
Nitrates have increased to 40


This is the growth of bed 2 which went in a little later than the other bed and is shallower and has had more water through it.

Questions:

Can I get fish soon?

Should I flush the left over dirty water with some new rain water as my water tanks are overflowing.

Wait until your ammonia and nitrites have dropped to zero... you're close...

THanks just taking ages.

Should I flush the water? atm its about 30cm transparency

Also check this out!
You can see why the plants don't compete with their roots

Bok choy, soba noodles, miso, fermented onion soup

Crikey, is that a normal ap bok choi root system, it looks out of proportion! Cool set up Jay, neat n tidy.s!
I know what you mean with the cycling taking ages, mines pretty much the same, I don't have your patience though, I got a few fish, and they are doing just fine.

Yeah the roots are amazing.

When I pulled it out, it was easy like butter.

I think the resistance is less than soil so the roots can grow quicker.

Today I shared some produce with my mother Bok Choy - the roots were really red down deep from the scoria
I planted kale (madeley, tuscan), chinese purple lettuce, spinach, ruby chard

Close but no cigar?

There is still ammonia at .5
but no nitrites 0
the nitrates are currently more like 80ppm
Ph has dropped to 6 - should I add some shell grit?

Going halves in some fish food with torcz another forum member.
I think fish this weekend ?

Yep you are ready for fish I reckon. Put some shell grit in a stocking or similar and hang it under a water return somewhere, and then you can remove it if the ph gets too high

Today I got my fish!!!
They had been fed earlier that morning and the guy couldn't catch many so he's going to deliver the rest on monday.
I got 6 trout and 24 delivered on monday
They are yearlings 15-20cm long

Big thanks to all who have chimed in to help

Question - I'm not getting feed until next weekend 1st June - the guy said they will survive for 1-2weeks without feed, is this okay?

Hooray . If the fish guy couldnt catch the fish how am I??? A week without food is ok but a week without the fun of feeding them isnt worms?

Today I put 3 eggwhites in to try and clear the water.
I'm currently running constant flood.

I've got a filter of chux cloths above the fish tank with the pump running onto it.