Lost th Bok Choy

Lost the Bok Choy. not sure if it was the organic bug spray from Home Depot or cool nights. Thinking it was the bug spray. The Egg plant starting to look a little under the weather.

White flies

10-26-2011

Plants are still doing well. However I notice little white bugs are infesting the Bok Choy. Two tomato plants I found coming up under the tree (that’s where I tossed a few tomatoes last spring) They are now doing very well. Also I tossed in a dozen lettuce seeds. I plan on setting up another system this coming weekend.

10.20.2011

Fish and plants seem to like the new system. Still can’t believe how fast the plants grow. I tossed in 6 Marigold seeds from two or three years ago on Sunday. Well yesterday they shot up thought the rock. Granted Marigolds are glorified weeds, but still. I heard of people just starting with seed in the rock now I am a believer. Hope to gather 6-10 crawdads this weekend and start a new system

10.18.11

Ok simple fix for the algae. Took the pond out of the loop added a 20 gallon gray tote underneath the grow bed. This eliminated the sun stimulating algae growth. I now have a new plan. Rig up 3 systems like this

Needed to add an elbow on the down spout to generate the siphon. Now empties in 45 sec.

The only difference will be I plan on eliminating the clear plastic container for a growbed with and use a pond

liner to get the full space of the wood box frame.

My wife wants Tilapia in one, Catfish in another and crawdads in the third

Bok Choy and Egg plant doing very well

Goldfish seem happy

ALGAE

Fish are doing great and the plants are growing like weeds. Algae is also starting to grow, any help out there. Trying to keep the sun off but was hoping for a fish or water creature that like algae. HELP

Day three

Day 3

Ok just about ready, just need to add sand around plastic grow bed to keep sides for buckling. By the way if you decide to set your grow bed in a similar box, put plastic down before adding sand for support. Or you end up with a funky hour glass. I had 1 x 6’s butted together, but not close enough.

Added the river rock, and a little plumbing and we’re off and running.

To get started I put in 10 gold fish. Keep in mind I have had this

pond for almost 2 years and I wanted to make better use of it. (so its well seasoned.),

Turned the pump on and filled the grow bed, held my breath and

TaDA

Siphoned started just as the water got to 1” below the surface of the rock.

Empted down to about 1 ½” from the bottom, siphon ended and

grow bed refilled. Its completing this cycle about every 7 ½ minutes.

As you can see the bell siphon is working very well.

Sorry, but its really exciting to see this system at work.