A swirl filter or solids filter is occasionally used in aquaponics to remove particles of fine fish waste. Suspended matter in the form of fish poop, floating debris, food particles are removed to clarify the water that flows back to the fish tank. Improved clarity of water aids fish health....
Pest Control and Aqu...
posted by Ecofilms
A warning for anyone considering growing fish in any backyard pond or aquaponics system is to be very cautious when dealing with pest control people spraying chemicals in and around your home. Recently Rod from Queensland got a reminder phone call from his pest control man. “I got a...
Planning an Edible S...
posted by Ecofilms
School Gardens are taking off in a big way and there’s no better designer in our view than Leonie Shanahan. Yesterday we had the pleasure to start filming with Leonie a new DVD that we are producing next year on planning an effective school garden that really works. The DVD on Edible...
Jonathan Drori: Why ...
posted by Ecofilms
Imagine a world where we lost all our seeds? it’s been estimated that each year 1–2% of crop diversity is lost and more than 75% of genetically diverse crops present at the beginning of the 20th century are now gone. Here’s an interesting talk presented by Jonathan Drori who has a...
Why is my Aquaponics...
posted by Ecofilms
Many newcomers to aquaponics get worried when they begin to notice their water colour changing from that clear transparent look of fresh water to a more aged and darker shade of amber-gold. Some people worry that some odd tanin or colour agent has leached into...
Bathtub Gardening
posted by Ecofilms
While filming with Tania Coppel about her story on compost toilets we spotted this ring of bathtubs all under wire netting. They reminded me of a ring of wagon trains circling round like in a cowboy Western movie protected by a wire netting to stop the possums for eating the produce. The only...
Gardening with a Moo...
posted by Ecofilms
A while back on the Aquaponics forum someone mentioned that they only sow their seeds according to the phases of the moon! Planting at the wrong time of the moon’s cycle would result in plants “bolting” or growing straight out to seed. The theory was that the moon could have...
Growing Barramundi f...
posted by Ecofilms
If there was such a thing is a prince of fish in Aquaponics then the Barramundi would have to be it. Think of a fish that has no fear and if you were shrunk down to it’s size – it would probably eyeball you for a moment then lunge and eat you whole in one gulp and not give a...
How does Aquaponics ...
posted by Ecofilms
Although we do produce both Permaculture and Aquaponics videos we were asked recently to compare the two methods and which one we preferred using ourselves – in our garden? Notice the caveat – in our garden! Its a difficult question to answer as each method has its strengths and...
Building a Worm Farm...
posted by Ecofilms
Building a cheap but effective worm farm in a bathtub is a great idea if you also have an aquaponics system or a vegetable garden close by. The fish can always benefit from a tasty snack of live worms. But if you only want to get rid of your household kitchen scraps, a bathtub worm farm is...
Growing Massive Frui...
posted by Ecofilms
We’ve all heard of growing vegetables in Aquaponics but what about Fruit Trees? How well will they grow? The evidence seems to be – exceptionally well! The main criteria as Murray Hallam from Practical Aquaponics suggests that you grow them in deep grow bed troughs at least one...
Tania’s Compos...
posted by Ecofilms
Whilst we were at Elisabeth Fekonia’s Cheese-making DVD launch we started chatting with Tania Coppel a great supporter of Permaculture Noosa who remarked that she was in the process of building a blue barrel composting toilet for her various WWOOFERS who help on her farm in return for...
Recent Comments