Saturday, January 31, 2009

Why Aquaponics?

Well I had taken a Agricultural Economics class in college and I was introduced to hydroponics. I was fascinated by the idea of growing plants without soil, so I start to google and youtube to find out more. Then I came over aquaponics, bringing the fish side of it in. I decide that I just had to make a system of my own.

I think aquaponics is going to be developed more all over the world as more information is shared and people see the many benefits of a close loop system of fish and plants growing together. And what better time to start making my own aquaponics system to help feed my family and share this valuable information in these hard economic time.

Any Questions? I'll try my best to answer!

Aquaponics

"Aquaponics is an integrated aquaculture (growing fish) and hydroponic (growing soilless plants) system. First, the waste from fish tanks is pumped to a section of the system to be treated with a natural bacteria that converts the waste--which is largely ammonia--first to nitrite and then to nitrate. At that point, the fish waste is in a state that can be used to feed the plants. The fish wastewater is then pumped to a media bed or other hydroponic system to be used as nutrient solution by the growing plants." -- Chia L., 05/29/2001

Example Video From YouTube