Aquaponics is a perfect system for 'green minded' person who loves all about growing organic fresh food own their own hand. May be this new technology to us make some people think "what is aquponics?"What is aquaponics system base? This system based on aquaqulture and hydroponic. This system used freshwater system for fish to live without require any water drainage or replenisment. This biological ecosystem make fruits or vegetables extremly grow well. In the same time, this plants purifying the water where the fish live in.
What is aquaponics system main component? It is very simple. First, growing bed for planting and second is a tank for a fish. Water cycle into this main component with some principle needed. "Nutrient film" technique is the most popular methods for recycling the water through this system.Why its called "nutrient film"? It is because water from fish tank that contain nutrient (fish waste) build a thin layer on grow beds where the plants grow. That plant absorbed all nutrient from that fish waste. Water flow back into the fish tank as freshwater because already cleaned by that plant in the grow beds.
Aquaponics was free from pesticide. So product (plant and fish) produced from this system are 100% organic. Its free from chemicals substance. Aquponics system become more popular because it is easy to understand, very cheap to set up, and require no high maintenance.
What is the aquaponics secrets?
There are a few reason makes aquaponics system is superior to traditional methods for growing organic plants, its include :1. Virtually hands-off system. Just only once need biological balance to achive, when already achived, this system is itself sustaining. We must understand that traditional methods such as hydroponic and aquaqulture require heavy daily maintenance. Aquaponics system make of this job automatically done naturally.
2. Low amount of water needed. As we know, aquaqulture need a lot of clean water for healthy fish. At least 10% amount of water must be replaced every day or your fish could die intsantly. What is the amount of water needed in a month? Of cause its cost you a lot just for a water. Aquaponics system only use same amount of water from a start until your fish ready to cook. Just so little amount of water needed to add (evaporate happen on water).
3. Increase more varieties of crops. With the same of fish tank, we can grows more variety of plant. Only need more grow beds.
4. When a fish waste turned into nitrates, its provide a plants continual nuorishment. Water purified by plants. Its neutralizing ammonia(from fish waste) so the water keep clean all the time. This mean aquaponics system cycle solved the problems of both aquaqulture and hydroponics system. Each others naturally provide same amount of nutrients for both plants and fish.
What is happening In Aquaponics?
Aquaponics a new technology. Improves ways of raising organic fish and plants. Lets find out how to set up an aquaponics system that guranteed you success.
Plans your work include a number of fish you want and how much area for plants. This is important so you not over budget to build aquaponics system. Planning on something bigger such as commercial aquaponics need you prepare properly like buy a mechanical filtration pump to ensure fish waste does not build up around the plant's root. Circulate the water by the pump on a regular basis.
Majority 'commercial aquaponics' (large scale system) avoid filteration pump by using floating growing beds technique.
To avoid high level of chlorine in water, make sure you add some of fish feed into fish holding tank for a several days. After 2-3 days, put several fish and see if the fish not die, put it all. This step is very important. Level of chlorine will reduced. If chlorine's level to high, its causing the fish to die.
Feed your fish daily. Make sure your ammonia level not reach high level or your fish instanly die. Once your aquaponics system reach biological balance, so don't worry because it will stable for a long time. Carefull with number of fish amount because this is a core to achieve biological balance. If to much fish amount, water will become muddy that poor for your fish and over nutrient to your plants. Too low amount of fish, so your plant does not have enough nutrient. So make sure you take care of this. Understanding your system so you know what to do correctly.
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