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...
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...
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...
Aquaponics FloMedia ...
posted by Ecofilms
Aquaponic Education in schools is taking off around the world but its not often you see a new hybrid technology installed that combines two very different aquaponics systems – floating raft and gravel media together in the one system. This aquaponics system pictured was recently...
Raising Aquaponic Se...
posted by Ecofilms
Ask most people why they got into Aquaponics and they’ll tell you that its about “food security” or eating “healthy food” or to maintain an interest in an “unusual hobby” and these are all valid points but the real answer when you dig a little deeper...
Commercial Aquaponic...
posted by Ecofilms
There’s been a lot of interest about commercial aquaponics recently and some discussion about how big should such a system be to become viable? Big is always best right? Not necessarily. If you envisage one of those broad acre hydroponic farms that seems to run for acres and acres off...
Duckponics
posted by Ecofilms
Here’s something you might not have considered. Duckponics. It may not be for everyone, but if you keep ducks and you want to do aquaponics without fish then perhaps you might consider this interesting alternative. Aleece Landis better know as TCLynx on various aquaponics forums apart...
Aquaponics: Tips to ...
posted by Ecofilms
Although many people get into aquaponics for the fun of growing fish and plants together, they soon realize the potential that aquaponics could offer them. “Going Commercial” is the hot topic on Aquaponics Forums as people consider the possibility of selling their surplus produce...
Attending the 2011 A...
posted by Ecofilms
Its a long 16,000 kilometer flight from Brisbane Australia, but we finally made it with Murray Hallam to Orlando Florida to attend the 2011 Aquaponics Association Conference. The three day event organized by Sylvia Bernstein and Gina Cavaliero was originally meant to attract around 100 people...
DIY High Protein Fis...
posted by Ecofilms
Growing your own fish food for aquaponics is the holy grail for many folk wishing to be autonomous and not dependent on commercial fish food pellets. Duckweed Growing duckweed in your own tank is one solution during the warmer summer weather. Its not an algae but a very small aquatic plant....
Plants that go crazy...
posted by Ecofilms
We all have our favorites. Plants that defy normal growth and even gravity and just take off like a rocket in an aquaponics system. They crowd out other plants and just keep refusing to stop growing. They either take off up into the heavens or spill over the sides and tumble onto the ground...
Aquaponics: Root-bou...
posted by Ecofilms
We’ve had a terrific season of growing tomatoes for the last eight or nine months and right through into the Queensland winter. The one vine we had just kept producing massive amount of tomatoes month after month. I must admit being a bit cautious about what the flavour of an...
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