Still going and improving

Howdy, folks!  It's been awhile but the blog is still going; as are the fish and plants. I'll have pictures later, but I wanted to provide an update before I forgot.

Analysis and Actions

1. The fish are doing well. They still have their appetites. The water continues to be reasonably clear. I haven't checked the numbers in about a week, but they looked pretty good. I did not record those figures in the blog though.
2. The plants are now doing amazingly well. The grow light has done wonders for the plants' development. I'd show pictures, but the tank is upstairs.
3. The cutting from the Lemon Balm plant, stuck into the growbed, successfully propagated. It also has grown from about 1-½ inches to 5 inches! The other cuttings from the spearmint has also done well. The basil and cilantro are are also growing well. Since I don't have a shelf or other mechanism to suspend the aerator above the tank, I'm using a makeshift platform to place it. Unfortunately, it is obscuring half of the growbed. I have some ideas to make it happen without a shelf. Of course, I'll report on the progress.
4. Additionally, the cutting that was put into the glass of water has also developed roots. I placed it into the the soil which exists on top of the water barrel outside. So far, so good.
5. The aerator, which I configured to run when the siphon pump is off, is working fine. I imagine that it's also contributing to the health of the fish and inhibiting the development of algae. I also partially shield the front of the tank from daylight (and the grow light), which helps too.
6. I added some naturally dechlorinated water to the tank to replenish what had been evaporated.

That's it from the aquaponics tank of the Ikea Room. When I can, I'll post pictures with more updates. Thanks for reading.