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Comment by Two Jay on December 7, 2011 at 8:42pm

Nice... thinking outside the box. 

Comment by Averan on December 6, 2011 at 9:32am

besides, you can also plant rice and raise ducks!

Comment by Carey Ma on December 6, 2011 at 3:25am

@ Averan
Cheers! I designed this system to retrofit existing ponds as they use here. You see, they dig pits then flood em to raise fish, however the ponds eventually becomes toxic within three to four years, at which time they leave it fallow for a year. Crops are grow for the following few years and the process is repeated.

@ Rutert
In one word, biodiversity. Another associated word would be balance. I cannot speak for other fish but I just feel that this is a better way to raise carp. My grandmother use to keep koi and goldfish in ceramic containers in her in-town apartment. Soon their color would fade and she would have them taken out to the country villa to recharge. Besides, that's what carp naturally do, suck mud. This is in conjuncture with my pee-ponics raised live shrimp as supplemental treat so they don't get too bored.

Comment by RupertofOZ on December 5, 2011 at 8:02pm

Why do you want to encourage anaerobic conditions... and a layer of mud/sludge??

Comment by Averan on December 5, 2011 at 9:53am

oh ning, why won't you let me edit my comments?

I meant 'pond' not 'pong' obviously.  :D

Comment by Averan on December 5, 2011 at 9:53am

I like the way you think!  ;)

I've played with similar designs, but instead of a mega-pong below the NFT, I turned a DWC raft bed into an 18-24" deep trough for trout or catfish.

I could see how this setup would work well in flooded areas, but I wouldn't want to be the one in the canoe trying to harvest!  You could also easily add some solar panels up top to power it all.