do you have gravel at the bottom of the water tank? Most aquaponics setups i have seen have this to give the water filtering bacteria more places to grow.
Hi. Are the worms free to roam the bin on top? Or are they in that little container you opened towards the end? Or interestingly enough, can you put the worms and the food in the water reservoir?
@wrusst in aquaponics plants tends to lock iron coz of the ph if you keep your ph at the range of 6.2 - 6.9 all the nutrients that the plant need will be given... there are lots of factors that affects the cycle of aquaponics... i sugest you watch the dvd "aquaponics secrets" just search in torrent sites...
Great video! I have a couple of thoughts on some plants I think would do fabulous in your system. Catnip (would be a good money maker, lots of cat owners) any mint family plants. Arugula, good money maker as well, plus full of nutrition for you.
Watercress would also do excellent I think in your system, and of course tomato plants (which don't require insect pollination. However the tomato plants would grow really tall, thus might have to do some kind of support from the ceiling.
Thanks for the suggestions. I may try tomatoes in the outdoor system I set up this year. Not 100% sure it will provide enough P and K for good tomato growth, but I definitely interested to find out. A bed of basil and dwarf tomato plants sounds like a lot of fun to me! :-)
Catnip would be fun too since I have two felines who be more than happy to sample it. :-)
do you have gravel at the bottom of the water tank? Most aquaponics setups i have seen have this to give the water filtering bacteria more places to grow.
ortsa123 11 months ago
Hi. Are the worms free to roam the bin on top? Or are they in that little container you opened towards the end? Or interestingly enough, can you put the worms and the food in the water reservoir?
cianoy 1 year ago
Hi. Are the worms free to roam the bin on top? Or are they in that little container you opened towards the end?
cianoy 1 year ago
or what you feed the worms i suppose as well
wrusst 1 year ago
I know aquaponics misses key nutrients such as iron does vermiponics have this?
wrusst 1 year ago
@wrusst - good question. I'm sure it depends on the plants! i'll be testing this in a larger system soon!
TheCompostGuy 1 year ago
@wrusst in aquaponics plants tends to lock iron coz of the ph if you keep your ph at the range of 6.2 - 6.9 all the nutrients that the plant need will be given... there are lots of factors that affects the cycle of aquaponics... i sugest you watch the dvd "aquaponics secrets" just search in torrent sites...
fricky7069 1 year ago
very interesting...i may look into putting together one of these in my greenhouse..thanks
imdanhoover 2 years ago
Great! Let me know how you make out.
TheCompostGuy 2 years ago
Great video! I have a couple of thoughts on some plants I think would do fabulous in your system. Catnip (would be a good money maker, lots of cat owners) any mint family plants. Arugula, good money maker as well, plus full of nutrition for you.
Watercress would also do excellent I think in your system, and of course tomato plants (which don't require insect pollination. However the tomato plants would grow really tall, thus might have to do some kind of support from the ceiling.
EbolaV1rus 2 years ago
Thanks for the suggestions. I may try tomatoes in the outdoor system I set up this year. Not 100% sure it will provide enough P and K for good tomato growth, but I definitely interested to find out. A bed of basil and dwarf tomato plants sounds like a lot of fun to me! :-)
Catnip would be fun too since I have two felines who be more than happy to sample it. :-)
TheCompostGuy 2 years ago