Possibly the most important HEALTH benefit of farming aquaponically (that we noticed after our first system was operational for six months) was that the mosquitoes on our seven-acre farm had COMPLETELY disappeared! We live in Hawaii, [Read more…]
“Low Density” refers to the relatively low density of fish required for excellent vegetable growth. Our Low Density (or LD) systems only require four major components: a fish tank, vegetable troughs, a water pump, and an air pump [Read more…]
Concrete fish tanks (because of their labor and materials costs) usually cost as much or more than solid fiberglass tanks do. However, if you have free gravel and labor, [Read more…]
We can’t say, “this tank is best”, or “that tank is no good“; because this varies widely depending on what is available locally, local labor costs, climate requirements and other criteria [Read more…]
Low Density Systems (LD) We developed our LD systems after receiving many requests for an economical, viable, off-grid aquaponics system [Read more…]
Is when you fill the system with clean water and introduce fish and nitrifying bacteria to begin the nitrification cycle which powers plant growth. Here are three simple ways to do it: [Read more…]
The fish food we use is Rangen 1/8” floating catfish food. You can use any floating food that has about a 30% protein, 6% or more fat content, but TRY to find a fish food [Read more…]
IMPORTANT- You can kill fish with bad hauling techniques! Even if you’re getting your fish from a pond or lake on your property, you still need to haul them a short distance [Read more…]
The fish food we use for both catfish and tilapia is Rangen 1/8” floating catfish food. You can use any floating food that has [Read more…]
IMPORTANT! When nitrifying bacteria are introduced to a system, the fastest breeding and feeding bacteria are the ones that eat the ammonia and produce nitrites. The ones that convert [Read more…]
We start all our systems with fish in them. There are “experts” who recommend “fishless cycling”. However, we have never bothered to, simply because starting up with fish works so well [Read more…]
There’s a lot of nonsense about needing “filters and biofilters” in your aquaponics system coming from people who simply don’t understand how and why these systems work. [Read more…]
If you don’t feel like reading this whole post, and just “want the facts”, here they are: If the water exiting your fish tank has a DO of 5 or above, you’re good. If the water exiting your troughs has a DO of 4 or above,
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This is a looong post; we couldn’t figure out any sensible way to divide it into separate posts. It covers High Density aquaponics systems, which are systems that are designed to raise a maximum amount of fish. [Read more…]