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brotherfrancis
05-01-2011, 03:16 PM
hi fish and veggie folks...
i have a newish system with 600 gal fish tank, 300 sump tank and 4 grow beds 6'x4' 12" deep. there are about 5000 pounds of cinders in these beds all on flood and drain....that is a heck of alot of surface area for all of our microscopic friends to inhabit...after 2.5 months i have finally registered nitrates in the system, but vigorous plant growth has not yet occurred.

QUESTION - how long do you think this impatient gardener will have to wait for the system to be at full production?

any insight is surely welcome....
peace, francis

badflash
05-01-2011, 06:24 PM
How many fish do you have & what kind? Fish make the nutrients...

urbanfarmer
05-01-2011, 08:51 PM
It shouldn't have taken that long, but if it's cycling then you just need the right balance of fish and plants.

brotherfrancis
05-03-2011, 05:16 PM
i currently have around 25 tilapia some blue and some white. ranging from 6" to 16". avg. is around 1 pound i guess. so 25 pounds total.