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Sounds good, Alex. I've been meaning to document my next AP grow. I'm ready to switch lights to flower in a few days. I have a room set up for nine 1000 watt HPS vertical bulbs with vertical SOG, plan on harvesting two bulbs worth every two weeks continually. It is loosely based on Heath's...

Yes, I grow AP style. Excellent results. A 20 gal tank and heater inside is all you need RO pop all the clones the law allows, and more reliable than any other method, IMO. Feed your fish often and heavy, make them get fat (not for clone tank, just for grow out tank). Use plenty of flow, rapid...

Since your into aquaponics, I've got two ideas for you. If your fish are tropical, then you already have the heat and humidity you need for cloning, no dome needed. 1- remove enough media in your growbed to expose the water level on the top of it's cycle. Place your tray of rockwool and clones...

Also, adjust pH SLOWLY when fish are in involved. Rapid swings are toxic to both fish and bacteria. A stable system shouldn't need any pH help. Plant uptake raises pH, nitrifying bacteria lower it, they seem to do all the work for me. My well water is 8, yet system water stays glued to 7 when...

Do a water test for nitrites and nitrates. A pH of 7 is perfect for AP. Fish prefer 8, plants 6, so a pH of 7 keeps both happy. Yellowing of new growth only usually indicates an iron deficiency. Yellowing of old growth or all growth a nitrogen def. How are the fish? Plenty of light? Try adding...

Nice progress, Personified. By nft do you mean a constant trickle thru your hydroton to an open drain? My first AP grow was that way, but roots and gunk eventually plugged the drain, so I had to add a higher drain to prevent overflow. Then the higher one plugged, so I had to regularly yank...

Well said, Personified. I frequent this site: http://aquaponicscommunity.com/ I believe backyard aquaponics, Aussie, is the largest and oldest site, try there too. Everything you could ever ask has been asked and answered there. And lots of enthusiasts willing to share.

Actually, you can add fish tank water to hydro or soil, either with or without any added biofiltration, with beneficial results. Biofiltration exists in any seasoned aquarium and all soil as well, even hydro unless it's sterilized regularly. The bacteria responsible for converting ammonia into...

Personified, since you're into aquaponics too, try cloning in your fish tank. I discovered this quite by accident. I was pruning tomato suckers one day, and saved a few to try and root them. I've never had success rooting tomatoes, always get stem-rot before roots show. Anyway, as I pruned them...

Masterpotchef, I see that you are using your pond plant fert as a foliar spray. If my logic is correct, you may be better off using a more conventional foliar spray. Pond plants are likely to need little that isn't supplied by the fish and the pond. Iron is notably deficient in AP because fish...

Thanks greengurl, and I'm a 'he'. I have been tinkering with AP for a while, building a commercial AP greenhouse right now for a business venture. As for weed, AP works good, but everything needs to be seasoned for 6-12 months for plants to be happy. Fish waste is high in nitrogen, and not...

Likewise. Any new pics appreciated

Does SC mtn refer to Santa Cruz Mtn? Just curious, if so we are neighbors

Fish don't actually need light, unless you're simulating a breeding season, so don't be afraid to block out light for algae control. Roots grow better in darkness, and algae and bio-slime that cover roots will inhibit the plant to some extent, no biggie. Plecos, tilapia, goldfish, koi, and many...

Will do. Yes, warlock, best to get system started with plants and worms from the start. I actually started my first AP garden with a 55 g tank, and pumped to a 5 gallon bucket full of red lava rock and a single tomato seedling. Plant veged for a long time and flowered for a good month before...