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Yea, i didnt expect anything of it to be honest. And i hope nobody uses determinate types. I really dont see the use of those types.

I do have in-laws around there. There is a pet store right nearby that can ship live fish. They fill the bag with pure oxygen then pack it in a box filled with foam peanuts. Then they do 1 day shipping. If i have extras and you get ready for them i can ship you some. It'll be awhile though, they...

Well this is bad timing for them to breed....anybody want tilapia fingerlings? Lol Luckily its the biggest male and biggest female breeding. That was easy selective breeding. I'll take a picture of them together and upload. Maybe a video of him chasing off the other fish from HIS corner and...

Sounds like a very serious problem, cobs with nothing to grow lol. Mine is the opposite, not enough cobs yet....i really should order more as i definitely need to expand the grow space asap. Maybe clone a bunch of plants and run out of room. Not on purpose of course lol.

Well the rocks do kill most leaves that touch it, so there are times when you will pull dead leaves off the bottom but it really looks clean for what all has been in the grow bed.

Definitely go for it, its quite the different experience. The more ppl doing it the merrier.

It is possible that the time between water and air is just right and maybe the plant is drowned in nitrates causing fast growth with all the light hitting it. Its around 20,000lux where it was put. Only way to find out is to do another clone this time with picture of the cut site, the placement...

It was off the top of the plant and broke off when it got caught against the line going to the heatsink. The plant was big so it was bound to break a chunk off regardless of how careful i was

No cleaning of rocks needed. They stay fairly clean other than the occasional flower falling off a fruit.sometimes i get algae growing where the water comes in at but i think the easy solution is to cover that area from light getting to it. Pretty easy fix to completely prevent that. I am more...

Yea, the pump runs 24/7 pushing water through the grow bed. The flood and drain uses a bell syphon which whoever invented the design for the bell syphon was a genius. I built mine using pvc 1" inner and 2" outer. Drilled a 1-1/4" hole in the bottom of the grow bed, stuck a rubber grommet in, and...

It continually fills and drains. I timed it before but cannot remember the exact numbers. Something like 2minute fill and 4minute drain. I'll time it sometime today and post exact numbers later.

You have to see this. 3 days from sticking the clone in. Full roots growing out already. Flowers are in full bloom on it still and more leaves are growing out already. That was quick. I wonder what else i can clone in here and how well and quickly it will take?

Oh before i forget, i decided to see how well a clone would do in the grow bed so i took a piece of the tomato plant that was snapped off while transferring it outside and stuck it in the grow bed just deep enough to hit the water when it fills up before the bell syphon empties. Not only did i...

So i have added about 30gallons to the system and have dropped the nitrates down. Also to note i have hit 82°f for the first time since i had 600w of tank heaters running to keep the tank warm. The fish are super active at that temperature. Its no wonder they grow faster as the temp hits 80+.

You'll probably think of this every time you see fish anywhere now. First thought would be "i can grow that" lol.

And probably last post for the night. A video i just took of feeding them, always a fun sight to see.

No, and im ashamed lol. Cucumber plant, 2 tomato plants, banana pepper plant,jalapeno pepper plant, and the left side was the start of rhubarb, strawberries, and romaine lettuce. Much different setup now.

The fish are not affected and the plants arent affected as far as i can tell. It'll take double the nitrates to kill the tilapia and im sure the plants would be the first to show signs of stress from too much nitrates. Other types of fish however would have died at this point. Tilapia will show...

1/100th i have enough resolution to narrow it down to around 2000ppmSo it is about 2000ppm nitrate. And even then, its very hard to be 100% on that because 1/100 is a very small amount to work with.

Finally! 1/20th has me down to 80-160. Its a shade lighter. Im gonna call this done lol.So the one on the left is 1/10th, the one on the right is 1/20th. Its still not accurate at all though as i now have a range of 1600-3200ppm since i know its above 1600ppm but below 3200ppm. Ok i might dilute...