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Aquaponics?

Aquaponics is based on the symbolic relationships found in nature and can be loosely described as the combination of aquaculture and hydroponics. Fish effluent from traditional aquaculture systems is used to fertilize plants in a hydroponic system.

When the two practices are combined they work in a symbiotic relationship to create a natural growing system. The benefits of keeping fish in an aquaponic system include maximum efficiency of water. University trials showed that growing plants in an aquaponic system used 90% less water than soil grown crops, as the only water lost is through evaporation and transpiration. In traditional aquaculture water is discharged regularly often 10-20% of the total water every day, this water is often pumped into open streams where it pollutes and destroys waterways.

Instead of discharging water, aquaponics recycles the water in a reticulating system. Water is pumped from the fish tank through grow beds where the water is cleaned by the plants and media before being returned to the fish tank providing the fish with freshly oxygenated clean water. Hydroponic gardening often relies on the addition of costly chemical nutrients using valuable time, energy and money. Read the rest of this entry »

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Combining elements from both fish farming, (aquaculture), and soil less farming (hydroponics), aquaponics systems aim to take the eco-benefits of both, whilst minimizing any negative aspects. With many benefits, it is a form of farming that is rapidly growing in popularity.

Aquaponics systems work, with a view to cultivating both plants and fish, in an environment that hopes to offer be ideal for both.Grown in containers filled with gravel, the plants are fed with the water from the fish tanks. The fish, in regular tanks of water; are simply fed standard and commercially available food.

Bacteria, which are already present in the plant trays, break down the waste products contained in the fish tank water, which is used by the plants to get all their nutrition. Having been purified, the water cycles back into the fish tanks.

The process seems to be highly beneficial to both plants and the fish, and returns excellent results accordingly. For their part, the fish are healthier and resistant to infections and disease. As a result, they are also less stressed than those in aquaculture systems. It is thought that this is because of a lack of chemicals that leech into the water.

Plants are healthier too; and return increased crops, for much the same reason. The benefits do not stop here. The process is more cost efficient to the farmer, with no chemicals to buy, reduced plant food costs and no need for expensive treatments to combat infection. Read the rest of this entry »

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