diy nft aquaponics | System Update 1st June 2012

diy nft aquaponics

So... it has been 2 weeks since my last update. The system seems to be doing fine, except for the cloudy water, some dead guppies and one tilapia death.

Water test results:
pH: 6.0
Ammonia: 0.5
Nitrate: ~50
Water has a slight fish poop odor...

This isnt good. The pH is too low for nitrification to take place efficiently. Ill perform water changes this Sunday. For the time being, I added roughly 5 kgs of corals to gradually bring the pH up...

Here are plenty of photos to enjoy:

Full system shot...

Growbed shot...

An okra pod (3 days old, I think)

Two more okra pods

3 pods and a flower... The lowest pod is 8 days old... I wont be harvesting as I want to collect their seeds...

This strange kangkong prefers to grow long thin stems...

Kangkong growing downwards between the wall and growbed...

Largest kangkong plant in the system...

Look how big are the leaves!

Pest attack on kangkong... I just let this little beetle enjoy its meal since I wont be harvesting any veges this round...

I dont know what creature did this... I hope Ill find out soon...

Strange insect on a mint leaf... There were two of them...

Weird looking grasshopper... It has been hanging around the growbed for the past 3 days... I dont know what is it doing there...

I found something interesting... Recently, all the new leaves of my okra plants takes on a different leaf design...

Compare the above leaf with an older leaf at the lower part of the plant... So much difference...

This strange kangkong is reaching for the sun by coiling itself around the okras...

Why does this kangkong exhibit such growing behavior while the others just grow fat stems?

Oh my... mint? Does mint plant actually grow underground suckers?

Those fallen berries from the tree above are germinating... Interesting...

Guppy tank... The bottom is quite dirty... I had removed them after taking this photo...

Guppy shot...

Tilapia tank... Water is a little cloudy...

After feeding them, they are no longer interested in me... :(

Finally, my pleco... Right there, by the pump...

 Thanks for reading...

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