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August 10, 2015 By Tim Mann Leave a Comment

Adding Fish At System Startup

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…]

August 4, 2015 By Tim Mann 11 Comments

Why You Don’t Need A Biofilter:

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…]

August 2, 2015 By Tim Mann 9 Comments

Aeration Requirements In The Fish Tank And Troughs

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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August 1, 2015 By Tim Mann Leave a Comment

High Density Systems

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…]