Overcrowding is not a pleasant situation. It is something that we want to avoid because crowded places suffocate us. This is also true with the aquaponics fish we rear in our systems. Too many fish is detrimental to the well-being of the aquatic animals that fill your tanks. This article will explain what fish overstocking […]
Any aquaponics system can provide its practitioners with a wide array of healthy food while simultaneously being easy to manage and without being a threat to our environment. If done correctly, your aquaponics garden can give you a bountiful harvest that you are reaping pounds of fish and crops. In this post, we will discover […]
The successful introduction of fish into aquaponics requires a specific set of steps. This involves quarantining the newly arrived fish to protect the ones you are rearing and helping them acclimate to your aquaponics environment to ensure they thrive. This post aims to guide you in properly adding new fish to your fish tanks to […]
The deep water culture can be considered the easiest to manage of all the aquaponics systems that aspiring growers can do. This soilless method could be executed using minimal and easy-to-find materials. Additionally, the raft system does not require much maintenance and can handle sudden power interruptions. What are the different systems in aquaponics? Aquaponics […]
Cycling describes the establishment of the nitrogen cycle in an aquaponic system by the colonization of nitrifying bacteria. Based on the preferred cycling method, this process may take months or weeks to complete. In this article, I will discuss the expected duration of aquaponics cycling and the different means of speeding it up without harming […]
Aquaponics is identified as a type of recirculating aquaculture system (RAS), where water in the system travels across its major sections perpetually. Ideally, there is no need to change the water in aquaponics since the plants act as filters that cleanse the water returning to the fish tanks. But in some cases, the grower would […]
Your aquaponics project relies on many factors for it to become a successful endeavor. One of which is how your setup receives light, such as sunlight. Since plants are an integral part of any aquaponics system, it is quite understandable that sunlight is a necessity. However, how the other components relate to sunlight is another […]
Although aquaponics is an excellent alternative to traditional farming, some plant crops are challenging to grow. These are the tuber-like ones or those plants that grow underground. If you plan on cultivating the mentioned crops, wicking beds are an additional construction for your aquaponics setup. This post will help you understand more about the purpose […]
A biofilter is an integral part of any aquaponics setup because it helps beneficial bacteria to colonize. For this reason, the biofilter could be considered a necessity for aquaponics practitioners for them to obtain a profitable harvest. As we all know, aquaponics is a recirculating farming method that combines aquaculture and hydroponics. Thus, it leads […]
One of the strengths of an aquaponics system is it mimics the ecosystem's way of growing fish and plants. The soilless system is a closed system that recirculates water from the fish tanks to the plants' grow beds. For this very reason, plants get their nutrients from the fish's excrements with the help of beneficial […]
