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The Cost of Commercial Aquaponics
  • Aquaponics
  • Commercial Systems
Jan25

The Cost of Commerci...

posted by Ecofilms

Is it possible to build your own small scale commercial aquaponics system without costing you an arm and a leg? How much should it cost to build it yourself? How much money can you expect to earn? Where do you sell your produce? Where do you go to learn more about all this stuff? We grab hold...

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What Tank should you get for Aquaponics?
  • DIY Aquaponics
  • System Designs
Jan23

What Tank should you...

posted by Ecofilms

Choosing a tank suitable for aquaponics is probably a no brainer. Many people grab the first thing that suits their budget, but not all tanks are the same and some can positively damage your health and kill all your fish. We take a look at choosing the best tanks for your budget with...

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Intensive Aquaponics with Liquid Oxygen
  • Aquaponics
  • Filtration
  • System Designs
Jan20

Intensive Aquaponics...

posted by Ecofilms

The first thing they tell you at Green Sky Growers when you enter their greenhouse is “Don’t try this at home!” And you wouldn’t want to try it at home if you saw how intensively they grow their fish. Growing fish intensively at great volume is fraught with...

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Geodesic Aquaponic Greenhouse
  • DIY Aquaponics
  • System Designs
Jan16

Geodesic Aquaponic G...

posted by Ecofilms

Living in the cold snows of Connecticut and wishing to do aquaponics doesn’t stop Rob Torcellini of Bigelow Brook Farm from building an innovative greenhouse. You can watch Rob’s construction methods and learn a few tips along the way from this well documented 9 part Youtube...

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Growing Basil Vertically in Aquaponics
  • Aquaponics
  • DIY Aquaponics
  • Plant Growth
Jan15

Growing Basil Vertic...

posted by Ecofilms

Recently we were talking to someone who wishes to remain anonymous who say they invested more than $250,000 in their commercial aquaponics business and it wasn’t working to plan. Sure they grew plants. The fish grew fine. They had 1,000 Jade perch in their tanks that were coming up for...

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Aquaponics: Things that go Crunch in the Night!
  • Aquaponics
  • Plant Growth
Jan11

Aquaponics: Things t...

posted by Ecofilms

Have you ever got up in the morning, went to inspect your aquaponics system and discovered something has been nibbling at your seedlings? A comment by Catryna today inspired this post. “My main interest in Aquaponics is that our family lives in the rurals of San Diego county,...

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Aquaponics and Filtration
  • Aquaponics
  • Filtration
Jan08

Aquaponics and Filtr...

posted by Ecofilms

Filters seem to be the bane of many people’s lives as they seek out many creative ways to remove fish effluent and waste from the water returning back to the fish tank. Every day on Aquaponic forums people become obsessed with removing waste and seek out many ways to build extra...

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How long will Fish Pellets last?
  • Aquaponics
  • Fish Food
Jan05

How long will Fish P...

posted by Ecofilms

Commercial Fish Pellets. How long do they last before they lose their nutritional value? Recently on the Aquaponics forums there was some speculation from people who found they were still using commercial fish pellets that were 18 months old and were still being fed to their fish. Some people...

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Aquaponics and Insect Control
  • Aquaponics
  • Commercial Systems
Jan05

Aquaponics and Insec...

posted by Ecofilms

Running a successful Aquaponics system means being pesticide free because any poisons you spray will risk killing all your fish especially if the poisons drift onto the surface of the fish water. Whether you like it or not you will need to run your aquaponics system as a clean natural...

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Aquaponics and Health
  • Aquaponics
  • Chemistry
Dec23

Aquaponics and Healt...

posted by Ecofilms

Recently we had the good fortune of discovering a book on our doorstep.  It was a gift from Matt Kilby the tree man whom we wrote about recently. Matt is into planting forests of trees around Australia and after a recent health scare – is now into good health and sent us Victoria...

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Commercial Aquaponics: What Plants are the most Profitable?
  • Aquaponics
  • Commercial Systems
  • Plant Growth
Dec17

Commercial Aquaponic...

posted by Ecofilms

Recently a US dirt gardener decided to plant the most profitable plants per square foot of space and document their profitability on a chart. The chart was quite extensive but the top seven plants that were the best money spinners per square foot stopped us in our tracks. His conclusions made...

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Brown Blood: Nitrite Toxicity
  • Aquaponics
  • Chemistry
Dec06

Brown Blood: Nitrite...

posted by Ecofilms

Why do some fish remain hardy and almost bullet-proof and others die at the slightest disruption to their routine? We have in Australia a fish well suited to Aquaponics called the Murray Cod that has the reputation of being the sort of fish that dies at the most inopportune time in backyard...

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