"First sprouts of radish and arugula appeared yesterday! Ammonia went to zero, so added 1 tsp. powder."
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John Fruncek posted a status"Planted radish, arugula, nasturtium, and spinach in my grow bed. Checking chemistry- nitrates are up but nitrites have not come down yet."
Ellen Roelofs commented on John Fruncek's blog post Lessons Learned - Start up"I, too, failed to anticipate hydroton's buoyancy. Doh! "
John Fruncek posted a blog postLessons Learned - Start up
After a short delay in the project to get some properly grounded outlets installed in the basement workshop, yesterday filled my new aquaponics system with water and turned on the pump!The good news is the siphon action set up on the first try! However later I realized that the grow bed needed to be elevated slightly, otherwise the water level in the fish tank covered the siphon outlet pipe. oops.Within minutes several more issues were identified and opportunities to learn and re-engineer…See More
TCLynx commented on John Fruncek's photo
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"That looks like a brass fitting connected to one of those pipes. I would replace that with something NOT metal if you can.
Most metals are not really safe for aquaponics."
John Fruncek posted a status"Posted pictures to my photo album of the assembled (not complete) small basement system. See notes on the pictures for further explanation."
John Fruncek commented on John Fruncek's blog post Bill of Materials"Now I bought (2) Aqueon Submersible Aquarium Heaters, 200 watt - again on Sylvia's advice to have a two so that if one fails the temp can be kept reasonable while a replacement is found."
John Fruncek posted a blog postBill of Materials
Flood and Drain Aquaponics System I set out to design a small basement aquaponics system following therecommendations in Sylvia's book, as well as some of my own ideas andadvice from friends.First I jotted down a bill of materials for the larger parts and thingsI think are needed. I've included links to the sources from which Ipurchased each item. Once I have these in hand and begin assembly Iwill post additional items, alterations, and notes.Bill of Materials…See More
Sylvia Bernstein left a comment for John Fruncek"Welcome John,
Thanks for joining the Aquaponic Gardening community! I hope you find it a fun place to explore aquaponics. There is a real blend of experienced and new aquapons in this community, so please don’t hesitate to get in…"
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Lessons Learned - Start up
Posted on February 12, 2012 at 10:00am 1 Comment 0 Likes
After a short delay in the project to get some properly grounded outlets installed in the basement workshop, yesterday filled my new aquaponics system with water and turned on the pump!
The good news is the siphon action set up on the first try! However later I realized that the grow bed needed to be elevated slightly, otherwise the water level in the fish tank covered the siphon outlet pipe. oops.
Within minutes several more issues were identified and opportunities to…
Continue Bill of Materials
Posted on December 27, 2011 at 3:39pm 1 Comment 2 Likes
Flood and Drain Aquaponics System
I set out to design a small basement aquaponics system following the
recommendations in Sylvia's book, as well as some of my own ideas and
advice from friends.
First I jotted down a bill of materials for the larger parts and things
I think are needed. I've included links to the sources from which I
purchased each item. Once I have these in hand and begin assembly I
will post additional items, alterations, and… Continue
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- At 8:19am on November 15, 2011, Sylvia Bernstein said…
Welcome John,
Thanks for joining the Aquaponic Gardening community! I hope you find it a fun place to explore aquaponics. There is a real blend of experienced and new aquapons in this community, so please don’t hesitate to get in there and start asking questions. Everyone is quite happy to help out new members – no question is too basic.
A great place to start is to read the “How to Use This Site” link on the upper right corner, “Start Here” section of the Home page. You might also find the “Aquaponic Gardening Rules of Thumb” guidelines helpful.
Please participate and check in with us every day! We are constantly posting news about aquaponics and the good food movement.
Thanks again for joining us, and I'm glad you are enjoying my book!
Sylvia
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