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Aquaponics: Things that go Crunch in the Night!
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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?
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  • 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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Aquaponics FloMedia in Schools
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  • System Designs
Nov28

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...

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Raising Aquaponic Seedlings for the Lazy
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  • Plant Growth
Nov22

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...

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Commercial Aquaponics: Why you should go small first
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  • Commercial Systems
Nov12

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...

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Duckponics
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  • System Designs
Oct14

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...

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Small Space Aquaponics Feeds the Community
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  • Commercial Systems
Oct11

Small Space Aquaponi...

posted by Ecofilms

In a corner of a typical urban shopping centre tucked away in Florida sits what looks like a tiny service lane way. Except behind the timber gates is an entry into another world.  Its been transformed into something else. A maze of pvc pipes run by a small pump and powered by goldfish is...

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