Mini Aquaponics 1 Day 4

Had our first fatality today. Our largest neon tetra has died this morning :( Gills were red n was seen gasping for air at the surface of the water.

RIP Neon Tetra

Could have been caused by the water change yesterday or could have been because the water was dirty. I was reading around the internet that the symptoms were of ammonia poisoning. If that was the case that could mean that the water was too dirty. Will never know for sure as a newbie.

Woke up early this morning to have a look at the seedling growth. The two baskets on the left (Basket 1 & 2) appear to be growing well, this could be due to the fact that they are directly above the airstone. Basket 3 did not show much growth and basket 4 was a brown n withering.

8.20am Wake up seedlings

By night, WOW! What a difference!! Basket 1 & 2 showed tremendous change! Both opened up with four leaves already. Such a huge difference from the morning. Again basket 3 & 4 was not showing any signs of growth.

8.20pm Four leaf seedlings

Decided to start taking pictures of individual baskets to keep track of leaf growth more clearly.

Day 4 Basket 1 to 4 (from top left to bottom right)

Health Status: 

• Basket 1
• Showed greatest health, four leaves have opened up
• Basket 2
• Doing second best, four leaves have almost opened up. This basket is situated directly under the airstone and experiences the most amount of air bubbles. 
• Basket 3
• Seedling did not show any growth and was replaced with another from the germination chamber 
• Basket 4
• Seedling died and was replaced with another from the germination chamber

Healthiest plant of the day goes to Basket 1