Eleven11 I added over a tbsp to my 40G system!!! My ammonia went up to ~1ppm... I thought I was going to lose my fish. Now everything is good-to-go! Anyways great tracking and thanks for this information, wish I understood/read it a few weeks ago. Have you been able to run the system on just BM? Maxicrop isn't readily available here in Vancouver and I don't really want to spend $20 for it either.

Also I attached a picture of my Kale and Cilantro does this look familier?

Oh one more thing, I am assuming you had an ebb and flow system, did you put the BM where the water could access it or did you just put it on top and allow wind, water additions, etc. move it into the water stream?