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Aquaponics 101 Part 5 Answers

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If you're not happy with your results, just go back to Part 5, Re-read and Study it; and take the Quiz again. It's not about the grade you get on the test, it's about the enthusiasm and dedication you bring to being an AP farmer.

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13 Correct Answers = A+

12 Correct Answers = A

11 Correct Answers = B+

10 Correct Answers = B

Below are the Answers to the Part 5 Quiz.

1.  What is the best way to Cycle your System?

    ANSWER: "Place your baby fish, be they fry or fingerlings,

    into the fish tank and begin feeding them small amounts of

    food."

2. ANSWER: "When you add newly purchased fish into your AP

    System, you're also adding water from their previous location,

    which contains bacteria."

3.  ANSWER: "As you slowly increase the amount of fish food,

    you also need to make daily water chemistry measurements."

4.  ANSWER: "If the ammonia or nitrites get too high (1.0 ppm)

    you need to decrease your fish food amounts."

5.  ANSWER: "You should never go more than one week without

    making water chemistry measurements."

6.  ANSWER: "During the initial two week cycling process, you

    should see your water chemistry Nitrate levels increase."

7.  ANSWER: "Fish can handle 100 times more nitrates than

    ammonia and nitrites."

8.  What do you need to see in your system water before you

    start to sprout seedlings in a seedling tray?

    ANSWER: "Nitrates"

9.  "How high does Nitrate measurement need to be to support

    leafy green plant growth?"

    ANSWER: "40 ppm or higher"

10. ANSWER: "You should never transplant plants from a soil

    environment into your AP System."

11. What kinds of vegetables should you plant in your first

    planting?

    ANSWER: "Leafy Greens"

12. Once your AP System is cycled and growing plants, what do

    you need to do if you see an ammonia or nitrite spike?

    ANSWER: "Lower the amount of fish food or stop feeding

    the fish altogether for a couple of days"

13. ANSWER: "If your water chemistry goes to a very unsafe

    level of ammonia and/or nitrites, you will need to do a

    water exchange.

Now, you can check your Answers and give yourself a Grade:

9 Correct Answers = C

8 Correct Answers = D

7 Correct Answers = D-

6 or Less Correct Answers = F