The Alpha Beta Project - A Miniature Aquaponic Farm
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shannonball
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Very nice posts on using the AG system. I'm week one into flowering (Oct. 8th) and i know it will be probably 8-9 weeks or so before its time to harvest. I tried to time this so that i could harvest on Dec. 1, but had to let them grow another 10 days however I'm going to be in Amsterdam on Dec 3 and won't be back until the 9th. So i'm worried about keeping the res full while i'm gone. Of course the first rule is tell no one...which is what i have always done...but am not sure how to keep the water level up. Any thoughts on how to rig something up to keep it full? any help will be much appreciated. I've always grown in soil and wanted to try the AG thing i got for my birthday last year and thought i'd give it a shot, with soil i can rig something up, with this system i'm not sure what to do.
I do plan on posting phots once i get a chance. Right now i have five plants growing and will cut out probably two and keep it at three. I'm using my own femm'ed seeds from a previous grow and the success rate of males to females has been 100% out of 32 plants. Its Shunk x A3 a new hybrid i got in AMS three years ago. thx, shannonball
I do plan on posting phots once i get a chance. Right now i have five plants growing and will cut out probably two and keep it at three. I'm using my own femm'ed seeds from a previous grow and the success rate of males to females has been 100% out of 32 plants. Its Shunk x A3 a new hybrid i got in AMS three years ago. thx, shannonball
doctordank
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dude, i think maybe if you put some muscle/clam/shelfish/snails things in there the water will be cleaner/more healthy for alpha, without removing nutrients that plants want. not sure, but i've had various fish and plant tanks and seems to work...
And before anyone says anything... yes I know the water is starting to get cloudy... I want to know how bad and how fast things get ... just bear with me... but let's keep in mind that the fish's job is to fertilize the water, so if I change the water at the first sign of cloudiness, I might as well get rid of the fish...
LegalizeCannabisHemp
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this is just fucking awesome man....
smppro
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So how is this going? I finally got off my ass and built mine. Its a 10 gallon tank, flood n drain, getting my goldfish today, growing basil, oregano and something else leafy. The tank should be running with fish today and have plants next week, ill post pics as soon as its fully running.
I just came across this thread. Its very nice little setup. What lights are you growing the herbs with?
Any particular reason you went with Betas over any other fish?
Don't betas breath air at the surface of the water, hence why you don't need to aerate the water much.
Any particular reason you went with Betas over any other fish?
Don't betas breath air at the surface of the water, hence why you don't need to aerate the water much.
hooked.on.ponics
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This is a cool little experiment.
I would just suggest that you might want to tweak your fish species selection.
Two reasons:
First, betas are popular pets because they don't require much room and get along well without aeration.
Second, that amount of potential plant mass would benefit from additional fish biomass.
So the environment doesn't really play to the beta's strengths and the beta doesn't really fit the needs of the plant, since you can't really put more betas in there without them fighting to the death.
I'd suggest something small, hardy, and social. Feeder goldfish would be ideal in terms of cost and hardiness. You could also use mollys or guppies.
But that's just advice - you're obviously doing well so I'm not trying to tell you what to do or anything. I'm just offering my ideas for what they're worth.
I would just suggest that you might want to tweak your fish species selection.
Two reasons:
First, betas are popular pets because they don't require much room and get along well without aeration.
Second, that amount of potential plant mass would benefit from additional fish biomass.
So the environment doesn't really play to the beta's strengths and the beta doesn't really fit the needs of the plant, since you can't really put more betas in there without them fighting to the death.
I'd suggest something small, hardy, and social. Feeder goldfish would be ideal in terms of cost and hardiness. You could also use mollys or guppies.
But that's just advice - you're obviously doing well so I'm not trying to tell you what to do or anything. I'm just offering my ideas for what they're worth.
diggitydank420
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Oh man... I forgot all about this Gypsy. You were SOOOO excited about this idea. I was too.