Benefits of aquaponics:

 

                        Benefits of aquaponics:

1) Aquaponics is a way to grow your own fish and vegetables at the same time. You feed the fish and the fish will feed your plants through their waste output.
2) There is no need to use fertilizers because the fish provide rich nutrients for the plants.
3) In aquaponics, less water is used for the crops. Research has shown that aquaponic gardens use 1/10th of the water you would use for soil garden.
4) Regular gardening pesticides or other chemicals can’t be used because they would harm the fish.
5) This results in healthier and organic vegetables.
6) You won’t experience any soil borne diseases in aquaponics because there is no soil.
7) You can grow plants in very small space, and have a great harvest.
8) Plants grow fast because they get very nutritious substances from the fish waste.
9) Plants and fish production can be done in a controlled temperature environment.
10) Water is used in a closed system and circulated effectively, reducing the consumption and the water bills.

Which System is Best?

Deep Water Culture Set Up

The deep water culture system, which is also known as raft-based growing, uses a floating foam raft commonly used in large commercial setups. It allows the roots of the plants to drop into the water and draw nutrients directly from the channel that the water is running through. The water will have been drawn from the tank where the fish are living, and filtered to remove any solid waste.

Nutrient Film Set Up

This method involves drawing the water from the fish tank through a narrow, cylindrical tube such as PVC, which has holes drilled into the top. The roots are then dangled through the holes where they draw nutrients from the water. This set up works for areas without much ground space, because it can be run across walls or hung from ceilings. It can be set up horizontally or vertically, and is great for plants that don’t require any support to grow such as leafy greens.

Media Bed Set Up

In this system, plants are grown in a certain type of media such as clay pebbles, and the media bed normally sits on top of or next to the fish tank. A pump draws the water from the tank, and it then passes through the media bed, allowing the plants to draw nutrients from the water before it is returned back to the fish fully filtered.