Hello! Are these materials all food grade? Is there access to the bottom water tank that fish could be added for an aquaponics sytem?
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I am not 100% sure on the food grade question. The top pot holder can be removed from the bottom tank by just lifting off the top unit that holds the pots removing it from of the bottom tank to allow easy access, When everything is together and running there is a small gap between the two that runs the whole small end side of the unit about 3-4 inches that would allow you to add things, check water level, etc without taking anything apart. I usually put a board there to prevent light from shining into the bottom tank. Please keep us up to date on your aquaponics effort with this unit as I would be very interested in your findings/results. We have been eating all of the lettuce/spinach we can stand. We have found bib lettuce realy wants to grow and you cant mess it up... Just got our third unit for thirty pots....
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cheap plastic and all black so I don't see the point in putting fish in there unless that would help out your plants. I was expecting to be bigger and better quality for the price. good for very small plants.
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Hello Sarah, We appreciate you contacting us here at GrowAce with your questions! In regards to the materials being all food grade, we can not saying with 100% certainty, we do know the plastic is made of sturdy and resistant ABS plastic. These are made to be able to grow a variety of plants, however this is not intended for fish as well. The bottom reservoir is designed to hold the extra water and use to pump into the individual pots. Please feel free to let us know if you have any further questions or concerns, we work Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm PST. Have a good day!
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yes it is food grade I have peppers and tomatoes going in it, and it could hold a fish it holds 40 L
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Plastic. It is very hard to keep the ph level right in this tank. Have been told by others with larger aquariums that smaller tanks are harder to maintain. Bought a 10 gallon tank and have had no problems
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I am not sure. I too was planning on using them for food/ drinks/ fermenting. So I went ahead and got some others that were "food grade" just to be on the safe side.
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Add it at the beginning. Get a testing kit to make sure water is safe before adding fish. You can cycle a tank with fish food instead of sacrificing fish. If you can get some media (sponge's, etc. ) from a friends filter to put in your filter it will hasten the process as these will have good bacteria already on them. If you do this it should be ready in a couple weeks. If you do this it is not necessary to wait months on end. Add the live plants right away also as the plants will help the process. Good luck!
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There are no holes in the bottom. I had to drill some for my plants but I think you could use it as a fish pound assuming that the side walls will with stand the pressure of the water.
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I do not know if you can use hydro and aquaponics... or if they are food grade. I used them to storage files and clothing.
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All the tank on the inside are stainless steel grade. The outside housing of the unit itself is plastic.
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It is made out of resin, just like many other pots or planters. I would say the material feels like the same stuff they make coolers out of. I think the only downside to the planter is that you need to drill holes in the bottom for drainage. I would say it is safe to grow food in.
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Food grade plastic. Don't think you'll have any issues there. Have dried multiple fruits and veggies and haven't noticed anything that would make me wary of them.
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The tail is not flexible. I would not put this in a fish tank...between the metals and the unknown sorts of plastics you run a real risk of poisoning your fish.
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I wouldn't recommend putting gold fish in this small of a tank. Gold Fish create a TON of waste they need at least 10 gl tank to support them.
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Absolutely not. This product has very poor labeling, but it does state that it contains lots of nitrates. This may be ok for plants, but will counteract the benefit of an incremental water change in an aquarium. Compared to the amount of pH lowering ability of this product, the nitrogen content is the major component. It's more of a fertilizer that may lower your pH than acid with nitrogen in it. In my 155 gallon aquaponics system, adding one large-side scoop of this powder every other day dropped my pH from 8 to 7.8 (for a short amount of time) while forcing my nitrite and nitrate readings so high that my test kit couldn't even read them. It has caused a white crust to form on my grow media that kills any plant leaf that touches it (but doesn't taste like salt). If you feel you absolutely can't use your tap water in an aquarium ( and a lot of fish are ok with a pH of 8, but it's bad for plants), then purchase water or catch rain water before you resort to dumping this fertilizer on your fish.
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I neither purchased the light, nor put any plants into the no clean aquarium. But the fish really need a place to "hide" every once in a while. So we created a cave with sea shells that works quite well. Anyways, good luck & let us all know what you decide to decorate your tank.
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If you don't like this one I found this on EBAY not to sure if it works or not BUT it might be something people might like to get around GMO http://www.ebay.com/itm/Smart-Garden-Aquaponics-System-Hydroponic-Agricultural-Aquaculture-/111121833855?pt=US_Hydroponics&hash=item19df609f7f... Or just buy a used one and use what ever type of seeds and fertilizers you want...
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I'm real too. I bought mine 6 months ago. It's a little small but a great starter project for kids, just make sure they don't over feed the fish. I have a beta, a cory cat and a snail in mine. I'm having trouble with the plants, but that is because I used bad seeds and have a bad cat. (The cat ate the seeds that came with it.)
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If you mean that it would seal water in, it is not food grade. It's for "incidental contact with food", at least when I bought it. It also no longer said food grade on the packaging when it arrived. I didn't look into whether or not aquarium sealant is considered safe for continuous contact with food or not. I would look into that, or look into food safe molding materials for life casting, for example. If it is meant to be in contact with your skin for a long time, it might also be safe for prolonged contact with food.
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This is a growing medium, not a filter. Could be used as in place of gravel in an aquarium.