DIY Aquaponics Marijuana Growing at Home Learn to Grow Most Potent THC Cannabis Ever! by Ross Tillman

Author:Ross Tillman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: marijuana growing, growing cannabis, how to grow weed, how to grow marijuana, marijuana growing at home
Publisher: Grelot Books Publishing Company
Published: 2019-11-12T16:00:00+00:00

Source: DIY-AG

Ammonia is the main food source for the beneficial bacteria that will inhabit your entire aquaponics system. Fish excrete poop which is high and ammonia and decomposes into ammonia. When bacterial colonies grow large enough, they eat the ammonia and turn it into nutrients. This happens in a two-step process before the fish poop turns into a nutrient that your marijuana plant can absorb and use to grow.

There are some bacteria called, “Nitrosomonas sp,” that eat and digest fish poop and ammonia and then convert it into a nutrient called nitrite. Nitrite is very toxic to fish, and in some cases, even more, toxic to them than ammonia. Another kind of bacteria, called, “Nitrobacter,” or, “nitrospira,” then eat and digest the nitrite and convert it into nitrate.

It is the nutrient nitrate specifically that is important for your marijuana plants to grow strong and THC-potent.

This nitrification process is always ongoing, just as long as the PH balance level of your aquaponics system water is 7, 6.5 or 7.5. If there is a PH reading any higher than 7.5 or lower than 6.5, then your marijuana plants may not be able to absorb nutrient efficiently.

Potassium and phosphorus are also important nutrients that your marijuana plant will need to grow as healthy as possible. These nutrients are especially helpful, and needed, during the blooming phase of growing. You can add worms, vermicompost and banana rind mulch to your grow medium, but we will discuss this in a later chapter.

Remember that an aquaponics system is all about balance. All the components must work in balance with one another. The bacteria must work in balance too. It may take up to a month to two months for the bacterial colonies to grow in great enough numbers for them to convert enough nutrients to properly feed your marijuana plants.

For the first few weeks, the ammonia in the water may be high because the fish have been introduced. Next, the nitrite level may be high because bacteria are digesting and converting the ammonia. Then the nitrate levels will rise because bacteria are digesting and converting the nitrite.

Remember to measure the PH balance on a weekly schedule, and to record the readings in a notebook, to keep track of PH levels. That will let you know how healthy your aquaponics bacterial colonies are.

Now that you better understand the three main components of your aquaponics system let’s discuss all the supplies you need, how to put it together and get it started.

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