July 23, 2012
by Charlotte Appleton
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Due to some people having legibility issues, I have re-redone the look of the site. Can you possibly comment on how you like it and whether you want it to stay this way or go back to the old blue [...]
July 20, 2012
by Charlotte Appleton
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To start an aquaponics system going, once it is built and filled up with dechlorinated chloramine-free water, you need to gradually add some fish. This means that you have to find a reputable commercial fish fingerling aquaculture supplier in your [...]
July 18, 2012
by Charlotte Appleton
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Do you have a flat rooftop on your high rise apartment building, community center, high rise car park or school?
Do you have basic construction skills, know how to use a saw and a hammer?
Does your roof have at least 600 [...]
July 17, 2012
by Charlotte Appleton
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You can use aquaponics to save water by up to 90% when growing food. In these times of global climate change and frequent drought, it is very important for farmers to save water!
First and foremost, food is grown in the [...]
July 17, 2012
by Charlotte Appleton
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Water quality is extremely important in aquaponics. Water quality maintenance is the main chore in aquaponics systems apart from propagation, harvesting and fish care.
Water quality in aquaponics involves careful daily water testing for pH, ammonia, KH, nitrite, nitrate, and oxygen [...]
July 16, 2012
by Charlotte Appleton
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Aquaponics is growing fish and plants in the same integrated recirculating water aquaponics system. This is usually used commercially to grow up to twice as much food in up to half the time normally needed in conventional agriculture. That is [...]
July 16, 2012
by Charlotte Appleton
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All over the world, weather patterns are being affected by record melting of the polar ice caps this summer. This is causing drought in the United States and South America, while record rainfall in places like the UK is causing [...]
July 14, 2012
by Charlotte Appleton
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This is food being grown in an aquaponics system in the middle of a concrete food desert in Oakland, California, USA. Food and fish are growing well due to a lot of dedication and attention.
This is a clear explanation [...]
July 13, 2012
by Charlotte Appleton
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An interesting reserve crop for aquaponics, which rapidly fills in for missing plants in plant positions in your grow beds or floating raft system, is the edible morning glory or “water spinach”. This is a very popular food in the [...]
July 12, 2012
by Charlotte Appleton
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This is how to build the backyard aquaponics system from an IBC water tote.
MAKE SURE IT IS CLEAN AND HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR CORROSIVE CHEMICALS.
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How to build a bell siphon which auto-times the flooding and draining of your [...]
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