301+Aquaponics+Project

=301 Aquaponics Project =

We're getting the tanks in the greenhouse set up to produce full-scale fish and plants.





12/3: Pump is circulating for all three beds, and the tanks are full. 12/7: Added hydroton, started adding ammonia. 1/2: Finally got nitrates! 1/3 Water change and added plants 1/4 Added 20 mL ammonia, added 25 gal water, measured plants height 1/7 Added 50 mL ammonia 1/15 Drastic measures: added 100 mL nitrifying bacteria 1/16 pH higher, nitrates up, ammonia still high, added 20 gal water 1/17 Added 20 mL ammonia, 50 mL bacteria 2/15 Our ammonia is finally down enough that we can start adding fish.

To-Do: Daily measurements, add more plants, watch for nitrate spike, plan for fish

[|Permit Guidance]

[|Aquaculture Whitepaper]

Data tracking for the system: 6+(end) || 0 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   || liquid kit) || 0.5 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   || /TS) || 2-3 || 0 || 5/60(L/TS) || 40 ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Date || pH || Ammonia || Nitrite || Nitrate || KH || Plant1 || Plant5 || Plant11 ||
 * 12/7 || 7.0 || 2-3ppm(end) || 0 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 12/10 || 7.5 || 1-2ppm(beg) || 0 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 12/11 || 7.5 || 1.5(low?)(beg)
 * 12/12 || 7.5 || 6+(beg) || 0 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 12/13 || 7.5 || 6+(none added) || 0 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 12/14 || 7.5 || 6+(none added) || 0 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 12/17 || 7.0-7.5 || 6?(added 50mL) || 0 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 12/19 || 7.5 || 3 || .5-1.0 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 12/20 || 7.5 || 10+(started using
 * 1/2 || 6-6.5 || 4 || 1-2 || 20 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 1/3 || 6 || 3 || 1 || 20 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 1/4 || 6 || 1.5 || 3 || 20-40 ||  || 11" || 12" || 12.5" ||
 * 1/7 || 6 || 0.25 || 0 || 40 ||  || 11" || 12.5" || 13" ||
 * 1/8 || 6-6.5 || 2 || 0 || 5 ||  || 11.5" || 12.5" || 13" ||
 * 1/11 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||  || 11.5" || 12.5" || 13" ||
 * 1/14 || 6-6.4 || 1.5 || 0 || 10 || 20-40 || 11.5" || 12.5" || 13" ||
 * 1/15 || 6 || 1.5 || 0 || 0 ||  || 11.5" || 12.5" || 13" ||
 * 1/16 || 6.8 || 4 || 0 || 20 || 40 || 11.5" || 13" || 13" ||
 * 1/17 || 6.6 || 3 || 0 || 5 || 40 || 11.5" || 13" || 13" ||
 * 1/18 || 6.6 || 3 || 0 || 20 || 20-40 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 1/22 || 6.2 || 3 || 0 || 0/80(liq?) || 40 || 11.5" || 13" || 13" ||
 * 1/25 || 6.4 || 4 || 0 || 5 || 40 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 1/28 || 6.4 || 4 || 0 || 5 || 40 || 12 || 13 || 13 ||
 * 1/29 || 6 || 2-3 || 0 || 10 || 40 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 2/1 || 6/6.6(LTK
 * 2/5 || 6/6.4 || 1-2 || 0 ||  || 40 ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 2/15 || 7.0 || 0.5 || 0 || 20-40 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 2/25 || 6.0 || 1-2 || 0 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 2/26 || 6.0 || 1-2 || 0 || 5 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 2/28 || 6.0 || 1 || 0 || 5 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 3/1 || 6.0 || 1 || 0.25 || 0-2 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 3/4 || 6.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 3/5 || 6.0 || 0.5-1 || 0 || 0-2 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 3/6 || 6.0 || 0.5 || 0 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 3/12 || 6.0 || 0 || 0 || 5 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 3/18 || 6.0 || 0-0.25 || 0 || 0 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 3/21 || 6.0 || 0 || 0 || 5 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 3/22 || 6.0 || 0 || 0 || 0-2 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 3/25 || 6.0 || 0 || 0 || 5 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 3/28 || 6.6 || 0 || 0 || 0-2 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||