“What is Aquaponics?”
“What is Aquaponics?” It is a closed loop system, where we feed fish, which in turn produce waste products, allowing us to fertilize and grow plants and vegetables. But this is only the surface of a bigger and highly valuable system. Urban Farm's aquaponic systems will be raising Tilapia fish as a food source while helping to grow beds of cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, hot chilli peppers, leafy greens, edible flowers, delicious micro-greens & fragrant herbs all totally organic & fresh.
What is aquaponics and why should we bother with it?
- The source and beginning of everything is organic fish nutrients, which start our system. Fish eat and grow, producing waste during the process, which is comprised of ammonia and manure.
- This waste, now present in the water is pumped through a natural bio-filter, which allows us to transform the ammonia waste into usable nitrates that enrich the water with fertilizer.
- We then feed this water to our plants and vegetables, this is highly nutrient-rich water fertilizes the plants & the water is itself filtered of it's nutrients ready for the next step.
- This purified water is now recirculated back into our fish tanks, ready to begin a new cycle.
What is aquaponics and why should we bother with it?
- Very little water is needed, one tenth that used in soil based growing
- Plants grow a lot faster and healthier than with other methods & you will not taste a fresher fish.
- You don’t need any additional fertilizer, thus enabling Organic growing confidence.
- You can build an aquaponic system in your own back garden, garage, greenhouse, school or community center