You had your aquaponics system running for a while and the grow-bed is all green, the plants are growing well. One day you wake up and go feeding your fish, you harvest a few plants leaves for the salad. And you realize that some leaves are not as green as they used...
What is the real cost of the food we produce in aquaponics? We often talk about the cost of setting an aquaponics system but what we will see here is the cost of running it from a power consumption point of view. Cost of power consumption in aquaponics We run our...
Bacteria are qualified “ubiquitous”, it means that they leave everywhere, on all surfaces. Some of them can live in high temperature, others in low temperature, oxygen / no oxygen, high pH / low pH. The main bacteria we are growing in aquaponics have well known...
When we position our aquaponics system outdoor, it is subject to the weather. It involves sun, wind, temperature and rain. Some of those elements can have a significant impact on the growth of our aquaponics system. I receive many queries about the influence of rain...
You may have wondered if you should leave the aquaponics fish tank empty or if you should add some elements to be used as shelters by the fish. What are aquaponics fish shelters? In aquaponics it can be a pipe, a pot, any empty and safe material offering a...
You might be part of those people who are tempted by aquaponics but can’t commit. Indeed, here is a statements that I hear too often: “I would love to be able to grow my own vegetables and fish in an aquaponics system. However, I also like going on holiday and nobody...
Winter aquaponics plants Few weeks ago, I released a video about the winter aquaponics plants I am growing. As winter is the coldest period of the year and the temperature can reach minus 2C here in Melbourne Australia. I thought it would be interesting to have some...
What role can play aquaponics in the future of food production? The monoculture paradox Most of the food available in the supermarkets comes from “monoculture” production. Monoculture means that only one species of crop is grown in the system. It is the opposite of an...
Golden trout growing fast in aquaponics! Few weeks ago, I released a video about golden trout in aquaponics. I explained some advantages of this fish. Today is a follow-up on those same fish. As you can see from the video, the fish doubled in size in no time. Golden...
Let’s talk about the different type of aquaponics system options It’s a question very often asked and very tricky to respond. It’s like asking “what is the best car?”. Indeed, we all have different responses to those questions. In fact, it depends on your...
