"Hi Len,
You need to hold the ammonia level at 4ppm, so no more dosing. Yes the plants have enough Nitrates, good for growth. Please continue testing for Ammonia and Nitrites each day from tomorrow. If your ammonia starts to decrease and you still…"
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George replied to MJ McPhee's discussion Grapes"I have grapes in the ground, three years old but don't know much about them, really. The ones I have produce fruit on old (previous season) wood, which may be true of all grapes.
Is your system indoors?…"
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len pierce replied to len pierce's discussion recycling my system."Thanks, I added ammonia this am and tested tonight and had no measurable nitrites at a pH of 6.85 at 74degrees but my nitrates are now close to 60 ppm. My ammonia level was 4ppm. I replanted the grow beds and that will help control the nitrates…"
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ModeratorHarold Sukhbir replied to len pierce's discussion recycling my system.
"Hi Len,
To be sure you can test for Nitrites a few hours after dosing ammonia, every hour, for about 4-6 hours. The next day test after dosing from the 6th hour to the 10th just to be sure. Could be the river water was preloaded with a fair density…"
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len pierce posted a discussionrecycling my system.
I started my system again after killing all my fish. I have a total of 180 gals and grow media with expanded clay. I did have a float system but have taken it out and replacing the liner. During the recycling now for 5 days I have added ammonia each day and it as been consumed each day. I have no nitrites that I can measure but after 5 or so days I decided to test for nitrates and found that they were at least 40ppm. Is it possible that the chlorine bath only killed the fish and the…See More
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How much: $40-100, no one turned away
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