Usually, when the fish get a bit sluggish, the water pH is getting too low. I did not have time to check the pH today, but saw the fish showing slight signs of sluggishness. Added two teaspoons of lime to raise the pH. Added one teaspoon of iron for the plants.
Tag: iron
Dosed nutrients to Aquaponic
Log date: 12/27/2014
Added two tablespoons of lime, two tablespoons of iron and two tablespoons of kelp extract.
Dosed iron in aquaponic
Log date: 12/9/2014
Added one teaspoon of Chelsea iron to the system.
Fertilize aquaponic system
Log date: 12/7/2014
pH was very low again. Below 6.0. Added four teaspoons of lime to bring up the pH. Also added two teaspoons of kelp extract and one teaspoon of chelated iron.
Results of dosing iron on grapefruit tree
Logdate: 11/8/2014
A couple of weeks ago, I dosed this grapefruit tree with chelated iron. The leaves look a bit darker now.
Adding chelated iron to aquaponics
Logdate: 11/4/2014
The lettuces are growing very slowly. They have already been dosed kelp extract and now experimenting with chelated iron.
These are the before pictures to observe results.
The watercress are spreading out nicely though.
This mustard lettuce has been growing well too.
Looks like iron deficiency
Log date: 10/23/2014
This grapefruit tree has leaves that look like the tree is lacking iron. Dosed with a teaspoon of chelated iron FeDTPA sprinkled on the surface. Then watered to soak into the soil. Date of treatment is 10/23/2014.
