Over the weekend, Elliott helped me clean out the Aquaponics system. It was horribly green and we weren't getting very much growth out of the plants (probably because they have to compete with all that algae). We did a complete water change and did our best to clean out the rockwool and hydroton rocks. We also removed any pots that hadn't grown anything or that had grown a seedling which then died. We also installed a powerhead in the plant bed to try to get the water flowing a little more up there.
All our work was for not though, because last night we got a visitor in our garden who hopped into my aquaponic plant bed and started digging around. Many of the plants were totally uprooted and others were destroyed or thrown into the water. Many of my plant labels were pulled out and several were broken. The visitor left the daphnia tank alone, but not before leaving his prints at the scene. Any guesses? I'm thinking opossum or raccoon.
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