Nutrient Cycle The BIG Picture

 

At some point, and sooner than later, we will have to face the fact that we are the biggest producers of nutrient dense waste.  We desire to eat nutritious food, often eating it to excess.  Our bodies only use what it can in that moment and the rest passes through.  So, with our rich diets comes an abundance of nutrient rich waste.

For centuries, and even today, human waste is used for agriculture.  You may…

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Hello . Nice to meet everyone. I am an avid square foot gardener for many years, and have recently fell in love with aquaponics. I don't think there is a video on YouTube or a website I have not visited yet. I am currently in the construction phase of my system. I am working on a CHOP 2 system. I have a 600 gallon tank, a 200 gallon sump, 2x 100gal, media beds, 4x 100 gal raft beds an I tied in 10 self watering wicking buckets. I definately have the bug. I am getting close to starting my first… Continue

Ibc tote system. 4 years old or more channel cats. I added 100 cat fingerlings few months ago. They are dead now and are starting to get to my old fish. I haven't had many problems that I couldn't figure out. Changed the water out twice. All water levels seem to be fine. The fish kinda hang out together and seem to barrel roll when swimming. My friend added 100 from the same company the same day and his are all dead from ick. It sounded like ick but these fish don't have spots or any different… Continue

Aquaponics is a fascinating method of growing.  Creating a micro-eco-system (can you double hyphenate?) is a challenging, interesting, and often expensive endeavor.  I enjoyed the research and the fruits of that labor.  But, in the Northwest, I found it to be a greater challenge to make it economically practical on a small scale. 

 

Perhaps if I were to use native species of fish and allowed the system to go dormant during the cold and dark season, it may have been more…

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Only one on tour should be very cool.and very indepth if im the only one on the tour for an hour

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Greetings again Aquapons!  I have been on an interesting journey the past couple of years.  It all started with a better filter for my koi.  Researching bog filters inspired the notion of growing edible plants in the bog, which through my research I stumbled upon aquaponics.

 

Through my research and desire to find an economical means of heating my system, I stumbled upon the Wiseway pellet stove, which I became a statewide distributor for their company and recently sold that…

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Knowing When to Add Iron to Your Aquaponic System

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hi again folks,first of all let me explain my crazy title  haha.DOGS R US is the name of one of our businesses,we are located in beautiful EASTERN TENNESSEE good old USA.feel free to follow us on facebook and leave comments.several years ago i was told i was crazy to spend an amount exceeding 100,000.00 to build a boarding,breeding,grooming facility in a rural community such as ours.to make a long story short i did not listen to all the naysayers and short sighted people and forged ahead in…

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less than 24 hrs. after posting my blog post titled smitten by the bug i recieved a comment saying how AP was a hoax.i'll admit you do see a lot of photos where people are growing LOTS of salad greens.but then you also see a lot of pictures of tomatoes,peppers ,okra,melons,beans and the list goes on.looks like to me if you provide a correct nutrient base,lighting,and enviromental coonditions any plant would prosper.comments anyone?

hello fellow aquapons,since this is my first blog post i think an introduction is in order! my name is alan crabtree and i live in beautiful east tennessee good ole USA.i am a 53 year old combat wounded veteran who is in a wheelchair.i first stumbled upon aquaponics while searching for a viable way to help feed my family and grow more towards self sustainability.i had previously grown some suspect crops hydroponically LOL and as such i do possess a rather large number of grow lights,pumps…

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