I`m thinking about adding a Aerogarden to my pond. what nutrients can I use that is safe for my fish?
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Your fish should supply all the nutrients for growing plants. Are you talking about hydroponics?
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Hello and welcome!
What exactly do you mean by an Aerogarden? Do you mean hydroponics, or an add-on with plants, like a bog? The fish will provide the nutrients for the plants.
What exactly do you mean by an Aerogarden? Do you mean hydroponics, or an add-on with plants, like a bog? The fish will provide the nutrients for the plants.
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gotta update yer collection, lil Queenie; didn'tya get the email with v2? 
yes like hydroponics. plants like tomatoes and beans
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With enough fish, you shouldn’t need to add any nutrients. Have you checked out any hydroponics sites? Lots of good info.
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Huh what's v2? Got nothing in my mail about it.
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Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome! As others have said, with hydroponics, the fish provide the nutrients. if you don't have enough nutrients from the fish, simply add more! ( within a reasonable amount, keep it humane )
for hydroponics I would advise investing in some testing kits so that you can be aware of how much excess nutrients you have, and adjust fish and plant loads accordingly. ( api master drop kit is what we recommend, and if you want to really get into it the Hanna Checkers are top of the line )
for hydroponics I would advise investing in some testing kits so that you can be aware of how much excess nutrients you have, and adjust fish and plant loads accordingly. ( api master drop kit is what we recommend, and if you want to really get into it the Hanna Checkers are top of the line )
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I guess GPF should now be known for PROMOTING overstocking your pond!!! Glad to see you join the club, FishGuy! We gotta find MORE reasons to give this advice, no?
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I mean we used to say 1 goldfish ( only shubunkin are acceptable ) per like 500 gallons, and now people are complaining about not enough nutrients!I guess GPF should now be known for PROMOTING overstocking your pond!!! Glad to see you join the club, FishGuy! We gotta find MORE reasons to give this advice, no?