Aquaponics; Combination of Conventional Fish Culture Along With the Hydroponic Cultivation of Plants
Aquaponics Aquaponics is a term originates from the two words hydroponics (the growing of plants usually in a soil-less environment) and aquaculture (the growing of fish in a closed environment). In aquaponics, both hydroponics and aquaculture methods are combined to grow fishes and plants together. Aquaponics is a way to grow fish and vegetables at the same time. Just feed the fish and the fish will feed plants through their waste output (rich in nutrients). There is no need to use fertilizers, less water is used in aquaponics for the crops. An Aquaponics system contains fish in tanks, whose wastewater is pumped to vegetables in grow beds filled with gravel. The roots take up the nitrates and the water returns to the tank, filtered clean. The water quality of an aquaponics system is the most important aspect of any garden, and two things in particular are essential for the proper growth of plants and fish. First of all, fish need oxygen to live and grow, so one need a good aer...