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Plants or trees that remain waterlogged for long periods of time eventually die. The main reason for this is that the roots are not getting the oxygen the plant requires, leading to "root-rot".So ho …

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We often get asked the question, " what is the quickest way to cycle my aquaponics system? ". Our answer is always "Slowly". Let nature handle it in its own time.Most aquaponics enthusiasts are too e …

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So it all started in the beginning of June.We had an open space of around 8m x 8m in our commercial aquaponics plant tunnel. We decided to put this space to good use and increase our plant production …

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A few months ago we decided to build a dutch bucket system and attach it to an existing DWC recirculating system. We had some spare space, so it made sense to use up the excess nitrates being produced …

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As we all know by now, Aquaculture is the farming of fish in a recirculating water system and Hydroponics is the farming of plants in water (no soil), also in a recirculating water system.Aquaponics i …

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Sexing young fish smaller than 100 grams is not easy. Seeing that tilapia are the most popular fish in aquaponic systems worldwide, we will focus on how to sex them visually. Please note that …

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