If you think of starting aquaponics, there are a few things you need to know about fish keeping. Fish are special animals because they live in water. Some parameters are important to respect. In the below article we will review the specificity of fish biology....
Before building anything in aquaponics, we must understand the basics. Aquaponics relies on living creatures evolving together in an ecosystem. All animals of this ecosystem play a specific role in a cycle called the “Cycle of Life” or the “Nitrogen Cycle”. The aim of...
When it comes to aquaponics fish species, the possibilities are wide. Some species grow fast, others taste good, but can we use ornamental fish for aquaponics? What are ornamental fish? A fish is classified as ornamental when it displays nice colours. Ornamental fish...
It may seem surprising but, some people use urine for aquaponics and it is becoming a real topic. After all, urine is natural and could allow to close the loop, integrating human waste in food production. Ok, I can already see some checking heads. Before being carried...
Cute and affordable… They are cute those mini aquaponics systems. I am talking about the miniature systems of less than 100 Litres able to grow food directly in your kitchen. Unfortunately, they don’t work! I know, they are affordable, and you may think it’s the...
Have you ever seen someone with no experience in architecture building a cathedral? Of course not and if this person try, it has all chances to fail. You see when I receive those requests about people wanting to grow a commercial aquaponics farm, 9 times out of 10,...
https://youtu.be/A8OR774MfKQ We live in a world where food is a business. Also, as consumer, we are scared to consume poison pesticides. Indeed, we are naturally attracted by organic certified products as they seem better for us and the planet. In addition, I made a...
Water stress measures the competition over water. A country in water stress has a water demand higher than the supply. Unfortunately, a recent report from the Worldwide Resource Institute announces 17 countries in extreme water stress. Those countries: Qatar, Israel,...
https://youtu.be/q0ebuMuSDD4 I grow them because they are sweet, and my partner and I love them. Honestly who doesn’t enjoy freshly grown red strawberries! A chance for us, aquaponics strawberries produce very well. Strawberries in aquaponics In Aquaponics they...
What I love about aquatic animals are the interactions between leaving creatures and their environment. As a kid I used to have fish in aquariums and loved to “recreate” a natural environment. It involved roots, rocks, plants, and gravels in fish tank. In aquaponics I...
