Hello from Fair Lawn, NJ

[foodchain]

Your tilapia is a better choice, BUT....they will out grow your tubs either by growth or by breeding.
Tilapia can get big, especially if they have warmth and food.

[sdanchenko]

Tilapia can get big, especially if they have warmth and food.

I will try my best to let them grow to plate size only. Also, I have doubts, that all 21 tilapias will survive in hands of such a newbie as myself.

Eventually, I will move to something like Rubbermaid 300 gal fish tank as it has same sizes as my 3 fish tanks, just a bit taller. Also, summer is coming and I would like to add backyard system based on IBC if I will find them.

[foodchain]

My experience has been, that you really have to try to kill tilapia. If you can keep a goldfish alive, you can keep a tilapia. Just keep em warm.
They are forgiving about a lot of stuff, but not really that.

[urbanfarmer]

Greetings Earthling, and welcome to the addiction!

[sdanchenko]

Greetings Earthling, and welcome to the addiction!

This is really addiction. Lettuce is going to be a golden.

[sdanchenko]

Small update.

Finally got fish today (all alive).

Did some tests:

Temperature in FT is 62-70.

pH tester: 8.1
Fresh Water Master Test Kit:
pH: 8, Ammonia:0-0.25, Nitrits: 0, Nitrates: 0

Also, I added additional 400w lamp:
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Moved my pepper and tomatos to my system:
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[sdanchenko]

Ups, my pH went to 8.6 and I think it is kinda high. Do I need to try to lower it or it will lower by itself?

Yesterday I added Maxicrop (Seaweed) and water was muddy, now it is more clear. Can Maxicrop increase pH?

[keith_r]

maxicrop will not increase ph, but will "stain" the water for a short time..some people get impatient and try to adjust the ph, but it will go down, and dosing with maxicrop w/ iron occasionally will help the plants until it does drop..it really will drop unless your media is limestone or the like, which will keep it high

[sdanchenko]

Added radish, onion and dill to the mix.

Tonight, circuit breaker went off for 4 hours when I was not at home. Luckily fish survived, but water temp is dropped from 75 to 64.

It looks like power backup is getting its importance at least for air pump.

[davidstcldfl]

Tonight, circuit breaker went off for 4 hours when I was not at home. Luckily fish survived, but water temp is dropped from 75 to 64.

Any idea why sdanchenko ?