What is Aquaponics?

Aquaponics, is a fresh organic food production system that combines conventional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as snails, fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment.

In a normal aquaculture environment, excretions from fish raised can accumulate in the water which increases toxicity.

In an aquaponic system, water from an aquaculture system is fed to a hydroponic type system where the by-products are broken down by nitrification bacteria into nitrates and nitrites, which are utilized by the plants as nutrients. Its the nitrogen cycle you may have heard about at school. The water is then recirculated back to the aquaculture system.

Types of Aquaponics systems?

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Running a system?

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Starting a new aquaponics system?

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