Aquaponics

a log of my aquaponics journey

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   Mar 19

Can an aquaponics system be powered by biogas?

Treehugger.com had a very interesting article on aquaponics that I thought I would share.   http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/biogas-aquaponics-efficient.php

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   Feb 15

What is aquaponics?

Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture and hydroponics.  The waste from the fish fertilizes the plants, and the plants fertilize the fish.  Aquaponics uses no chemicals, requires one tenth or 10% of the water needed for field plant production and only a fraction of the water that is used for fish culture. (http://www.socalfishfarm.com/fish/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=53) Links: http://www.growingedge.com/community/archive/read.php3?c=AQ&q=346 [...]

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