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Aquaponic System

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The Aquaponic System is a self-sustaining hydroponic station that combines fish culture with plant production into a single, beneficial ecosystem. The Aquaponic System works by using fish waste as a natural fertilizer for the plants, and the plants, in turn, help create clean water for the fish to live in.

This mutually beneficial system includes a 4′ x 8′ hydroponic growing bed, a 200 gallon fish tank, hydroponic media, and an energy efficient, UL-listed air pump. The Aquaponic System is great for growing kitchen herbs, lettuce and other greens, or as a teaching tool in the classroom. Buy Aquaponic System in Australia here

Aquaponics is a food production system that couples aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish, crayfish, snails or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) whereby the nutrient-rich aquaculture water is fed to hydroponically grown plants.

Plants are grown in hydroponics systems, with their roots immersed in the nutrient-rich effluent water. This enables them to filter out the ammonia that is toxic to the aquatic animals, or its metabolites. After the water has passed through the hydroponic subsystem, it is cleaned and oxygenated, and can return to the aquaculture vessels.

The size, complexity, and types of foods grown in an aquaponic system can vary as much as any system found in either distinct farming discipline. The main fish grown in aquaponics are tilapia, koi, goldfish, carp, catfish, barramundi, and different types of ornamental fish. The main plants produced include lettuce, pak choi, kale, basil, mint, watercress, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, beans, peas, squash, broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage.

Fish, plants and microbes are three main components of aquaponics, and microbes play the bridge role of converting fish waste to plant nutrients. The three major types of modern aquaponic designs are deep-water or “raft”, nutrient film technology, and media-based bed or reciprocating systems.