What is Aquaponics?

Aquaponics is a method of food production that combines aquaculture—the cultivation of aquatic animals, such as fish, shrimp, or prawns, in tanks—and hydroponics—the growing of plants in water. The fish and plants are cultivated together in a recirculating ecosystem that utilizes natural nitrogen-fixing bacteria to convert fish/aquatic animal wastes into plant nutrients. The waste products of the aquaculture system serve as nutrients for the hydroponic system. With such a combined recirculating system, there is no need to discard any water or filtrate or add any chemical fertilizers, making it both sustainable and environmentally friendly.
In a traditional aquaculture system, animal waste byproducts (in the form of ammonia) build up over time and become toxic to the animals being cultivated; as a result, 10 to 20% of the total volume of water must be discharged and replaced every day.  However, in an aquaponic system, the water produced from the aquaculture portion of the system is fed into the hydroponic portion of the system, where plants are grown with their roots immersed in the effluent (waste) water. The ammonia in the effluent water is converted by bacteria into nitrates and nitrites, which are used by the plants as nutrients. Basically, Aquaponics is an integrated system that utilizes the best attributes of both aquaculture and hydroponics while eliminating some of the challenges associated with each of these systems.  If you're interested in learning more about Aquaponics, please contact us.

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     WHY AQUAPONICS?

Where innovation meets sustainable farming...

Social Impact :   

Community Building                                                    Resilience                 
Eliminates Hunger   
Urban Farming Education                                                    Greater access to local foods


Economic Impact

Reduction of production costs 
Diminish transportation costs             
Skills Development
Growing Entrepreneurs

Sustainability :     


 Energy efficiency
 Water savings
 Organic
 Year long production
 Economic sustainability         


             



 


 

HISTORY OF AQUAPONICS