Aquaponics, A New Commercial System!!
Hey everyone. I have had a passion for aquaponics for many years. I have built my own commercial system in the past as well as many small units. It really is the way to go in terms of been able to grow protein and vegetables in a closed looped efficient and truly brilliant system the natural way.
Here is my last aquaponics post a system I visited about a month ago I took pics as well as a @dtube video...https://steemit.com/homesteading/@craigcryptoking/1o97dpih
I recently visited folks who have built a pretty cool system on their plot and here are the pics
A view of the tunnels (hothouses) from the outside.
Here we have one of the big dams which houses the tilapia as well as feeds the system!
The entry to the tunnels from the front..
What many folks do is use municipal water in aquaponics systems problem these days is the water is highly chlorinated which is not good for the fish (probably end up killing them) or the plants. So what we have here is a pre-drum to top the dams up with. The water sits in this 10 000 litre drum for a few days to de-chlorinate.
Now for the plants inside the system, here we have a polystyrene grow bed with bok choi in a DWC (deep water culture system) more on that here on my other posts..
https://steemit.com/aquaponics/@craigcryptoking/l7aofp12
https://steemit.com/hydroponics/@craigcryptoking/mini-aquaponics-systems-my-first-builds
Here we have seedling vegetables suspended above the system maturing and ready to be put in the system once a little bigger. This is not a traditional practice, I used to plant seedlings straight in the system, that however is the beauty of aquaponics, there are no hard and fast rules, experimentation is the name of the game!
Can you spot the tilapia?
More seedling trays.
This is called a biological filter many people prefer to use these in the system larger systems especially to remove excess waste, amonia etc. Those white pipes on the side are vertical towers another relatively new way to optimally grow plants in small areas, just brilliant, this is certainly one of my preferred techniques!
A view of the back of the tunnels with the windows open to release all hot excess air. These units get extremely hot in summer which is why this is a MUST!
Another one of the fish tanks housing smaller fish..
Trust you enjoyed.
Have a wonderful Thursday!
Cheer$;)
I did a term on aquaponics in high school and did so well that one of the teachers marking the exam thought I cheated. I designed an ebb and flow aquaponics system for the exam.
In Australia tilapia are illegal to own because they breed so quickly. I like how you can have an aquaponics system in pretty much any shape or size depending on the type of fish. The best fish to use here would be barramundi they grow pretty big and you can eat them.
I tried making a small indoor aquaponics system at one point but I didn't have enough resources and money to complete it.
A really excellent blog Boet. Methinks you need to get involved in aquaponics again!
Methinks so too!
What a great set up you have. All I can say is, I am in awe of what you have here.
I have always thought aquaponics was/is difficult to do. Seems like so much space is needed; and since I'm on a limited space for gardening I wouldn't be able to successfully do such an elaborate set up.
Great stuff! But no, I couldn't spot the tilapia. Have you ever eaten them? Do they taste good?
I must say, I like the idea having just googled the term. When you change the water in your fish tank, it's got be good for something, hasn't it! And do it on an industrial scale and you could have a nice little, profitable business.
Good luck with your own set up and I think I'll check out some of your links / profile later. :)
Nice setup
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Great setup man, looks like you though about every aspect of the growing cycle.
Personally I am more into regular hydroponics, but I do love the whole "full cycle" aspect of aquaponics.
You put some fish in a water tank, those fish go about they day crapping in the water, that crap is then goes to a bio-filters that feed colonies of micro-organism that in their turn produce a nutrition's that can be utilized by plants, that in their turn clean the water that goes back to the fish.
The only input into the system is the fish food, that can also be substituted by protein rich plants that feed the fish instead.
Amazing concept..I wish I had something to do with the fish though...being vegan and all ;)