Aquaponics For Aquarists

16/11/2023

I just dropped off the last of the fish I have been keeping for my home aquaponics system. I am closing it down for a little while while I try out some hydroponics systems I have created. The fish in the video is the last of the generation born in the system's aquarium when the parents bred in the tank. Originally there were six fish added to the system when it started, they grew and were quite happy for a few years until a male decided to breed. Suddenly there were only two left, a large male and a female. Once that occurred, a spawn happened. The parents were quite devoted as the eggs turned into fry and then small juveniles.

It is quite true that the Heterotilapia buttikofferi are very aggressive. As the fry began to grow out, the female was eliminated I took somewhere over a 100 of this one's siblings in the course of a couple culls to the local pet store as they grew from fry to juveniles. This was the last one remaining after everything settled. He was the engine for quite a number of harvests over the years.

26/04/2023

Hey Aquaponics for Aquarists members,
We want to hear all about your experiences starting your aquaponic aquariums! What kind of fish have you enjoyed adding to your tanks? 🐟🐠
Share your favorite species in the comments below and let's inspire each other to create even more stunning aquaponic ecosystems. 🌱
Don't forget to include some photos or videos of your beautiful fish! 📷🎥
Let's connect and learn from each other with . Can't wait to see your responses!

24/04/2023

Hello fellow tropical fish aquarists!

Exciting news! We are looking for members to participate in the beta development of a new aquaponics journal. The purpose of this journal is to provide a place for home aquaponics enthusiasts to document their systems, track parameters, and record observations. This journal will be available right from your mobile phone as well as on your desktop or tablet.

As a participant in the beta program, you will have exclusive access to this innovative journal and the opportunity to provide feedback for its development. Your involvement will help us tailor the journal to meet the needs of the Aquaponic systems in the aquarist community and make it the best it can be.

Criteria for participation include having an active and well-maintained aquaponics system, possessing knowledge of how to monitor and track the important parameters, and being committed to providing constructive feedback. Also, you should have a mobile phone for input and access to a computer system with full keyboard and display.

To apply for the beta program, please comment below explaining why you would be a good fit for the project. Your feedback will be your ticket to join the program and receive your very own website and journal to document your aquariums.

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity. Reach out to us with any questions or feedback you may have. Together, we can make this aquaponics journal a success!

15/01/2023

Its been quite a while since I posted on this page. In the meantime I have written a book on Aquaponics for Aquarists and had my own system running for the most of that period. Lots of changes in the way I do Aquaponics for a home environment. I am including a picture of two of the babies that seem to have appeared in my aquaponic tanks over the years. I run two aquaponic systems, one with Mozambique tilapia and the other with Heterotilapia buttikoferi, which at the time were the only tilapia I could find in live fish stores.

04/04/2016

Tilapia used as fish feed for larger game fish in Kansas. Why, because they can't take the cooler temperatures in the winter - so they can't take over a game fish grow out pond. Here their natural temperature tolerances control them...at least until they adapt.

Jack Mull raises tilapia to feed to Kansas fish

07/03/2016

While not the main way that organic vegetables are usually grown, there are a lot of things that can be said for using kitchen scraps to start a flourishng organic garden of the foods that you generally eat - otherwise they wouldn't be your kitchen in the first place. Using these scraps and an aquaponic garden to grow them makes it one of the best ways to get organic food that is tailored to your eating habits. Not all may work for you, but the possibilities are endless. As mentioned in the article - start with organic foods and the cycle will be as pure as it can be.

Let’s face it, eating well is expensive… or it can be. Buying produce that is either organically grown (or biodynamically) is not cheap. But ingesting pesticide residue is anything but ideal. Luckily, you can shave a few bucks off your grocery bill by growing a few of those staples from your diet. B…

31/05/2015

An extensive video (over an hour) on setting up aquaponics in various aspects. Good "down to earth" comments on what has been done. A series of older videos that are all concatenated together. Gives a wide variety of lessons in the single video presentation.

Discover How To Set Up Aquaponics System Both Indoors and Outdoors. Hope You like this compilation of videos that I gather. Really Hope it helps You. 1) Aqua...

28/05/2015

This shows three configurations of bell siphon installations, a couple of them are not conventional styles, but used also to control the water level in the system.

28/05/2015

J.T. Bear shows how to make a zero energy aquaponics system. The system is pretty primitive, but it was his first, and it has grown all through the years - you need some people power, not electiricity. Intersting way to get started for no cost, just stuff you have around the home.

Have you been wanting to get started with an aquaponic garden but just can spare the power for the pump? Let me show you just how easy it is to get started w...

02/03/2015

If you are looking to solve the world's hunger problems with commercial aquaponics, this may throw some water on your fire. Aquaponics is more a personal growth food system, not one to sell the results on a wholesale level. This is the starting video to design a system for amazing food, on a personal rather than a commercial level.

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02/03/2015

A video on the plumbing in an outdoors aquaponics system. Of most interest is the radial filter that is used to separate the fish water in the 600 gallon tank.

For those of you who have asked for a detailed description of the Aquaponic system's plumbing setup. Hope you find it helpful. Izzy Music, "Cool Jam," by Izz...

01/03/2015

Too good for me not to add this to my sites!!!. I have not opened my pool for the past two years, too expensive for a couple of dips during the Montreal summer...so this seems an ideal way to use that wasted tank space and grow my families food. Something to consider if the kids have left the nest and the pool simply sits empty like mine...

The GP (short for Garden Pool) was a one of a kind creation invented by Dennis McClung in October of 2009. It is truly a miniature self-sufficient ecosystem. Rather than keeping our creation to ourselves, we have decided to share it with others. GPs are being built all over the world offering an eas…