"Have you introduced any fish recently?
Have you changed food?
Any changes in routines, additives, supplements?"
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Fish not eating
Started this discussion. Last reply by Alex Veidel 3 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Help--our fish went from eating wildly to no interest in eating. It has been almost a month since they ate normally. Eventually the food gets eaten but not like before when they (Tilapia)would break…Continue
pH won't budge
Started this discussion. Last reply by Verna Gross May 3. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I'm frustrated playing with my pH. Fish are fine, plants are healthy and producing but my pH remains in the 7.4 area. We did a 50% water change out 1 week ago and the pH moved down from 7.6 but no…Continue
Smelly greenhouse
Started this discussion. Last reply by Harold Sukhbir Apr 14. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Our green house is attached lean to style to our house and shares a common wall with a door and 2 windows with the kitchen which is perfectOur problem is-- now that our system is cycled, we re…Continue
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Verna Gross posted a discussionFish not eating
Help--our fish went from eating wildly to no interest in eating. It has been almost a month since they ate normally. Eventually the food gets eaten but not like before when they (Tilapia)would break the surface and roll wildly to eat to now. We haven't changed food or anything. My water is pH 6.8, ammonia .25, Nitrite, 0 and Nitrates >40 temp 75 our system is new since Feb 2013 and we have lost only 1 of our original goldfish.
"go on and have some fun... this fish will be fine without food for 4 or 5 days at a time.
feeders tend to make a mess, and can overfeed when your not around."
Verna Gross posted a status"Vacation feeders? I am looking for ideas for a fish feeder to use only when we will be gone more than 24 hours. Suggestions please"
Keith Rowan commented on Verna Gross's status"is the weather changing? my fish seem to go off the feed when barometric pressure changes are big"
Verna Gross posted a status"Our fish won't eat tonight. They ate actively this am as always but tonight when we fed them they were totally uninterested. Help"
Verna Gross posted a status"First Fish Fatality
After 4 months we found our first dead goldfish today. Nothing looked unusual"
Verna Gross replied to Hank Paloci's discussion why won't my cucumbers fruit?"Wwe had a similar problem I planted 2 different varieties and the larger fruit variety produces beautiful fruit quickly but the smaller pickle variety flowered like crazy produced tiny prickles fruit that wouldn't grow so I pulled them out and…"
ModeratorVlad Jovanovic commented on Verna Gross's photo
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"Verna, if this was the plant you were worried about...I wouldn't fret too much. From here, that just looks like some physiological leaf curling. It happens as a result of some kind of environmental stress. i.e too much water, not enough water,…"
Verna Gross posted a status"My beautiful tomato plants lower leaves are curling up they continue to develop blooms suggestions please. I shaded them yesterday"
Rick Stillwagon commented on Verna Gross's status"Use the guide on your seed packets. They give you a rough idea on germination to harvest. Rotate your crops to reduce pest issues, if you are using natural light, plant according to the light needs of the varieties you wish to grow. In…"
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What is that smell?
Posted on April 26, 2013 at 9:17am 3 Comments 2 Likes
After almost 3 months of awesome aquaponic success, no dead fish, great plant growth etc it all hit at once, almost overnight! One morning I had a pool of water in growbed #4 at the water inlet. I decided to "stir it up". I was rewarded with a disgustingly foul odor similar to old gym socks. I began pulling out old black roots and slime. Water chemicals maintained in the acceptable range and everything continued to grow. Having thought I had resolved the issue I flooded the bed with fresh… Continue
In the beginning
Posted on March 2, 2013 at 3:11pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
This all started about 9 months ago. After using over $1,000 in water for a small rooftop dirt garden in SW Colorado one summer we needed a way to grow a productive garden with limited water.
Still unsure just how the Aquaponics idea emerged but I'm sure it was due in part to the Internet and ideas from a few marijuana growers we know who use hydroponics.
We started with John hand digging a 8x8 hole off the back deck for a "fish room". He labored weekend after weekend with shovel and… Continue
Still unsure just how the Aquaponics idea emerged but I'm sure it was due in part to the Internet and ideas from a few marijuana growers we know who use hydroponics.
We started with John hand digging a 8x8 hole off the back deck for a "fish room". He labored weekend after weekend with shovel and… Continue
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- At 10:38pm on August 26, 2012,
Sylvia Bernstein said… Welcome Verna!
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 add a profile image, 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 look forward to getting to know you.
Sylvia
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