by danpowell
AquaponicsLite v…3a? a few pics
12:52 am in made from scratch (without a kit), Materials and Resources, posts with pitcures! by danpowell
So, she’s running a beaut now. I’ve got 3 columns of fish water running, and 1 of retail nutrient solution (I can get the name if you care.
I germinated seeds about 3 weeks ago, and now I’ve got all four columns running 2 very substantial bean plants each (last pics are from 10 days ago. I’m afraid to look in the silver cube) and a mediocre pea plant.
I still haven’t put in the CO2 doping yet. TOmorrow? So.. .
That's aluminized plastic (cheap emergency heat blanket) around the frame. Keeps the light nice and bright inside.
Tired…
I’ll type more about what you’re looking at soon. Promise! I’ve just been putting this off so long I have to do something.
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- Congratulations, you’ve reached it.
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- Germinatin’ away.
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- A bean plant. It’s a nice size for a start.
I did the same thing to my houseplants this winter to try to get them more light and heat. I glad I’m not the onlyone who thinks like this. My kids think I’m losing it.
Your system is very inspiring. I’d like to transform a small wardrobe into something similar. I never heard about CO2, on the other hand, could you explain a little ? And your third column, is it for comparison ? Please, keep us posted.
More pics and description in a new post. Yeah, the third column (and fourth) are just straight fish water. I figured I’d make some terrible mistake that would render at least one column totally unsuitable for comparison. Turns out I was right. One of the top row of plants and one of the middle row got squished inside their bottles because I didn’t look in on them soon enough, so that’s stunted growth on them. But that still leaves one full ‘good’ column’s worth of bean plants!