Has anyone used this as a grow bed for an Aquaponic system? If so how well did it work?
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We have not used ours with that system. We did set up a drip irrigation system and are using potting soil, garden soil, mulch, etc. and it works well.
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This would be fine for shallow rooted plants, flowers, herbs etc. Vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers tend to have longer root systems and would not be viable in the bottom tier, which is the larger of the two growing areas and has about half the depth.
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I use a 3 foot wide black berry bed composed of mainly compost...good drainage, and a 3 foot wide blueberry bed composed partly of compost and partly of peat moss, also very good drainage. A single run works perfectly for these beds. I suppose it will depend on what you have planed, how you mulch, and what your environment is like. But in general it should work. Worst case you let it run longer to get better soil saturation. I do snake my single run in and out of the plants. Street side on one plant and yard side on the next back and forth.
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I am using my own tomato seeds. Actually, I saved the little plastic inserts that held the sponges--they clean up fine. For seed starting I replaced the little sponge with half a rockwool mini cube. It works great. I was thinking of buying the master gardeing kit but I haven't yet. I'm still on the fence about that, cause I have my own nutrients that I can add to the garden instead and I don't have to spend $40.
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yes, but I have given up on hydroponics. The yield is not worth the expense. Enriched soil seems to do better for where I live.
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I run this in an aquaponics system (plants and fish) No issues for a year+. I think we're safe
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I do in my deep water raft system, but ultimately you leave the seedling in this no matter where you plant it. But your plants will need more to grow in that just the cubes. The amount of soil you use will depend on the plant your raising. These are used primarily in hydroponics and aquaponics since transplanting the seedlings is super easy and no soil is left behind in the growing beds, like a traditional soil starter.
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The volume of the container is good. You could just use rocks at the bottom to facilitate water running out of the soil. I drilled a few holes at the bottom of the container (it was very easy) and have had no problems. I like the container very much. It is light and holds a lot of soil.
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I have tried hydro with good results,however,it is a lot more involved than you are led to believe and more expensive.I do not use it anymore,the hydro reservoir is now a shelf for my plants.Personaly,I would stay away from hydro systems.
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I have three of these systems now, growing all the lettuce, kale, and other greens we can eat. I have mine set up indoors next to a south window with LED grow lights. As far as the pump goes no problems yet after maybe 6 months. It is a cheap pump, on Amazon they sell for around $30.00 so replacement is not a big deal...
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I used these to supplement the rocks in my aquaponics rock garden. They held up well, and did not disintegrate into the water system.
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Yes, it would work. It seems to hold water well without leakage. The only thing to keep an eye out for world be if you overfilled it or if it was unlevel. There are openings to fill the water reservoir on both sides of the base which could leak while filling if you use a water hose/spray nozzle with too much pressure. Overall I am very happy with the product and have grown multiple tomato plants over 8 feet tall.
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Indeed and sense its not a show and is only 20" tall this is great for plants as well as light.. Happy aquascaping :)
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I can't answer your question directly but I will say that my aquaponic plants did not do as well with these as with other rockwool cubes. I wouldn't recommend them.
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Yes just be sure to buy the trio for soil not hydroponic and also yes there is a feeding schedule with this set that gives a full feeding schedule follow it for successfull grows these fox farms are also organic and very hard to burn or over feed I love them great success for me and the soil trio package is a lil cheaper as well also these ferts will lower soil ph so pick up a bottle of ph up and some ph strips to adjust
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I use this for transporting fish in 5 gal buckets. It can aerate the water for hours. I am not sure if you were using this for an aquarium the size tank, but I have tried it in 90 gal when the power went out and it did fine.
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Funny you should ask! 75% of what I planted with this was on a slope. Yes it works just fine. It worked best for me to work "down" slope as it was easier for me to balance myself. Please try it, you won't be sorry! Good luck