Getting fish for your new aquaponics system is fairly easy to do online in Australia. I’m sure the process is similar in your country too. You need to track down a hatchery in your state or country. Some US states have very strict rules about what sort of fish you can grow at home....
EcoFilms 2011 What a...
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We’re planning a number of exciting new titles to be released in 2011. Urban Permaculture DVD One of the complaints we often get from people living in the city is that we focus a little heavily on Permaculture titles that require a large scale farm to get the most benefit from...
Fish Stress in Aquap...
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Aquaponic systems run pretty well for the most part, with minimal supervision needed once all the plumbing is connected and the fish are happy and the seedlings are all planted out. As a food production system, they work...
Getting an Aquaponic...
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They are probably the hardest little workers you never get to see or meet or even shake their hand – if they had such a thing. Well actually that’s not entirely true. In fact you do get to shake their hand every time you plant a new seedling in your aquaponics system or plunge...
Make Your Very Own A...
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One of the fun plants to grow in Aquaponics is strawberries. We all know how great they taste especially if picked fresh and juicy from your own system. They grow very well in conventional gravel grow beds provided your system is reasonably free of salt because strawberries just don’t...
DIY Aquaponics DVD
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We’re very excited about this next DVD offering from aquaponics guru Murray Hallam because it’s something that he’s been asked to do continually over the years by many people who want to build their own aquaponics system on the cheap from recyclable containers. Murray...
A Visit from Milne
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When Aquaponics enthusiast and veteran backyard farmer Milne Matthews decided to drop in on Aquaponics guru Murray Hallam the opportunity to film the encounter was too good to be true. Milne is also known by his avatar on two best aquaponics forums in Australia as just plain old...
Does Aquaponics Real...
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One of the questions some people ask is “Does Aquaponics really work over the long term?” Other people have concerns about adding all sorts of complicated filtration mechanisms to keep the fish water clean and pure. Some of these concerns are legitimate in a commercial aquaponics...
Building an Aquaponi...
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Aquaponics enthusiasts interested in building a CHOP2 system using recycled IBC tanks will be in for a treat when Murray Hallam releases his third DVD called “Aquaponics: The First 12 Months.” Discussing the process with Murray we realized that many people wanted some clear cut...
Aquaponics: CHOP2 Re...
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You gotta hand it to Murray Hallam. He’s always tinkering with his aquaponics systems and trying out different approaches on how to improve the plumbing. While we were filming him over a year ago for the “Aquaponics” The First 12 Months” DVD we caught Murray on camera...
Aquaponics: The Firs...
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Here’s the trailer to Murray Hallam’s third installment of his aquaponics DVD series – Aquaponics: The First 12 Months. What makes it more intriguing is that it’s about our system at Ecofilms. When it was installed over a year ago, we decided to film its construction...
What pump for Aquapo...
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Choosing the right pump for Aquaponics is a question often raised by new people interested in building their own system. For many it will be often their most expensive decision. The pumps main purpose is to lift water to a certain height. If we could harness a waterwheel on a stream to do...
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