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Question: Herbs dangerous in water? (AQUAPONICS)

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OrangeM

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Hopeful to start the process of aquaponics with my axie tank (make good use of all that bioload!) but i'm concerned that if any of the leaves of the herbs i'd like to grow may harm the axolotl if it made it into the water.
I'd like to grow;


  • Spring onions (Scallons for those of you in the US) - not likely to end up in the tank at all so not as worried about these.
  • Basil - potential dying leaf drop?
  • Rosemary - small leaves could shed?
  • Possibly Mint (not as fussed about growing this one) - I'm guessing slightly minty water could be bad?
This is on the assumption that any dropped leaves would be in there for 24h max, if I went away on holiday i'd ask my axie sitter to water the plants while im gone rather than using the aquaponics.

I'd be using rockwool as my substrate for it so not worried about that side of things.


Also i'd be really interested in seeing anyone elses aquaponic setup!
 
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I don't have any information to add but I'm very interested in knowing this info too! I've been wanting to set up an aquaponic system for my axolotls but have been wary for this reason. Hope you get some answers soon and please share them if you do!
 
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