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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO AIR BLOWERS IN SOUTH AFRICA: KOI PONDS, AQUACULTURE, WASTE WATER, COMPOST TEA & INDUSTRIAL AIR PARTICLE EXTRACTION
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO AIR BLOWERS IN SOUTH AFRICA: KOI PONDS, AQUACULTURE, WASTE WATER, COMPOST TEA & INDUSTRIAL AIR PARTICLE EXTRACTION
South Africa's Complete Guide to AIR Blowers The Complete Guide to AIR Blowersin South Africa Single-stage and double-stage air blowers for pressurised air delivery or vacuum extraction — koi ponds,... Read more...
SIZING YOUR FISH OR KOI POND’S BIOFILTER: USING THE MYAQUAPONICS BIO MEDIA CALCULATOR
SIZING YOUR FISH OR KOI POND’S BIOFILTER: USING THE MYAQUAPONICS BIO MEDIA CALCULATOR
MyAquaponics Tool Biofilter Media Calculator Enter how much you feed your fish each day and pick your media. We'll size the biofilter for you — based on the surface area... Read more...
SAPPI's AQUAPONICS VOYAGE: FROM VISION TO FRUITION - A REMARKABLE SUSTAINABLE ACHIEVEMENT
SAPPI's AQUAPONICS VOYAGE: FROM VISION TO FRUITION - A REMARKABLE SUSTAINABLE ACHIEVEMENT
As the founder of MyAquaponics, witnessing the successful realization of ambitious aquaponic projects fills me with immense pride and joy. Today, I find myself beaming with excitement as I reflect... Read more...
HOW TO KEEP YOUR KOI POND AND FISH POND WATER SPARKLING CLEAN: THE BASICS
HOW TO KEEP YOUR KOI POND AND FISH POND WATER SPARKLING CLEAN: THE BASICS
Why have a Koi pond or Fish pond in your garden if you can't see the fish?  A Koi pond can be the centre of attraction in your garden, or... Read more...
SANDPONICS IS AQUAPONICS ON STEROIDS - HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN SANDPONICS OR SANDGARDEN SYSTEM
SANDPONICS IS AQUAPONICS ON STEROIDS - HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN SANDPONICS OR SANDGARDEN SYSTEM
We have recently converted our old DWC (Deep Water Culture) Aquaponics system into Sandponics, also referred to as IAVS (Integrated Aqua Vegeculture System).  The DWC aquaponics served us well for... Read more...
HOW TO GROW MICROGREENS THE EASY WAY - SOUTH AFRICA
HOW TO GROW MICROGREENS THE EASY WAY - SOUTH AFRICA
What are Microgreens?Simply put, microgreens are baby shoots of edible plants such as lettuce, beetroot, sunflower, rocket, basil, turnip, carrots, etc, that are grown in shallow microgreens trays and then... Read more...
FISH FARMING (AQUACULTURE) HYPE IN SOUTH AFRICA - IS IT WORTH IT? WE EXPLAIN THE CHALLENGES & RISK!
FISH FARMING (AQUACULTURE) HYPE IN SOUTH AFRICA - IS IT WORTH IT? WE EXPLAIN THE CHALLENGES & RISK!
Fish Farming, or aquaculture, is big hype in South Africa and most of Africa right now. Even the South African Government is getting involved, issuing grants to individuals and organisations... Read more...
AQUAPONICS VS HYDROPONICS - MYAQUAPONICS SOUTH AFRICA
AQUAPONICS VS HYDROPONICS - MYAQUAPONICS SOUTH AFRICA
Aquaponics Vs Hydroponics?The questions keep streaming in on whether to go the aquaponics or hydroponics route. The answer, of course, is dependent on what you want to achieve, your budget,... Read more...
AQUAPONICS COURSES AND TRAINING IN SOUTH AFRICA
AQUAPONICS COURSES AND TRAINING IN SOUTH AFRICA
There are several Aquaponics Courses being offered in South Africa. Myaquaponics was the pioneer and presented its first aquaponics training workshop in 2011. We continue to present our aquaponics training workshops... Read more...
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO GROW PLANTS IN WATER In AQUAPONICS?
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO GROW PLANTS IN WATER In AQUAPONICS?
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,... Read more...
HOW TO CYCLE YOUR NEW AQUAPONICS SYSTEM? SLOWWWLYYY...
HOW TO CYCLE YOUR NEW AQUAPONICS SYSTEM? SLOWWWLYYY...
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... Read more...
8mx8m OPEN SPACE CONVERTED INTO 740 PLANT AQUAPONICS SYSTEM FOR LESS THAN R25000 (US$1700)
8mx8m OPEN SPACE CONVERTED INTO 740 PLANT AQUAPONICS SYSTEM FOR LESS THAN R25000 (US$1700)
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... Read more...
How to build a Dutch Bucket plant grow area for your Aquaponics System
How to build a Dutch Bucket plant grow area for your Aquaponics System
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... Read more...
HYBRID AQUAPONICS SYSTEM - INSTANT CONVERSION TO HYDROPONICS OR AQUACULTURE WHEN DISASTER STRIKES
HYBRID AQUAPONICS SYSTEM - INSTANT CONVERSION TO HYDROPONICS OR AQUACULTURE WHEN DISASTER STRIKES
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... Read more...
HOW TO SEX TILAPIA RENDALLI
HOW TO SEX TILAPIA RENDALLI
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... Read more...
AQUAPONICS SYSTEM WITH BEST VIEW IN AFRICA
AQUAPONICS SYSTEM WITH BEST VIEW IN AFRICA
Around October 2014, Myaquaponics was contracted to do a rooftop aquaponics pilot system for Simanye, a company dedicated to helping businesses, communities and the public sector find effective and sustainable... Read more...
AQUAPONICALLY GROWN MONSTER MUSTARD PLANT
AQUAPONICALLY GROWN MONSTER MUSTARD PLANT
I got a fright when I saw a monster plant in one of our DWC floating rafts at our commercial aquaponics system in Valverde.We sprinkled some mustard seeds, which we... Read more...
A MASTER LESSON IN GROWING CUCUMBERS
A MASTER LESSON IN GROWING CUCUMBERS
Whilst showing the workshop attendees around our Aquaponics system on 15 November 2014, Janika one of the attendees offered some advice on how to properly maintain the cucumber plants for... Read more...
THE VERTICAL FLOAT SIPHON (VFS) - The nail in the coffin for Bell Siphons
THE VERTICAL FLOAT SIPHON (VFS) - The nail in the coffin for Bell Siphons
OK, so for those of us who have built our own flood and drain Aquaponics or Hydroponics systems, we know the challenges that come with getting the Bell Siphon to... Read more...
DESKTOP MINI-AQUAPONICS SYSTEM STARTING TO SHOW ENCOURAGING RESULTS
DESKTOP MINI-AQUAPONICS SYSTEM STARTING TO SHOW ENCOURAGING RESULTS
After months of development and testing, the desktop mini aquaponics system is now here.We've had numerous requests from customers for a small desktop system, so we decided to develop a... Read more...
AQUAPONICS MIRACLE FISH ? TILAPIA RENDALLI
AQUAPONICS MIRACLE FISH ? TILAPIA RENDALLI
We believe it is, and in Southern Africa we can count ourselves very fortunate to be able to farm with these beauties.. read more below...For our friends in USA, Europe,... Read more...
WHY pH IN AN AQUAPONICS SYSTEM IS SO IMPORTANT ?
WHY pH IN AN AQUAPONICS SYSTEM IS SO IMPORTANT ?
pH levels (water hardness) are important to successful plant growth as ideal levels help the plant absorb the various important nutrients.A pH of 7 is neutral. Plants thrive in a... Read more...
BEN'S AQUAPONICS HOBBY GOES COMMERCIAL - PRETORIA EAST
BEN'S AQUAPONICS HOBBY GOES COMMERCIAL - PRETORIA EAST
When Ben built this aquaponics system in his backyard in Pretoria East, it started off as a hobby. It's now become a full time job that actually generates an income.The... Read more...
THIS HYDROPONIC SCHOOL PROJECT DESERVES AN A++
THIS HYDROPONIC SCHOOL PROJECT DESERVES AN A++
Shani and Mia, both grade 9 pupils at Hoerskool Waterkloof in Pretoria, stumbled upon our Myaquaponics website while doing research for their school project. They were looking for information on hydroponic... Read more...
HYDROPONICS GREENHOUSE BUILT FROM SCRAP FOR LESS THAN R5000
HYDROPONICS GREENHOUSE BUILT FROM SCRAP FOR LESS THAN R5000
What I love about this business is all the customers we meet and their ingenuity.Roger from Rynfield, Benoni, in Gauteng's East Rand, purchased the hydroponics starter kit from us a... Read more...
Part 1: How we got here! -Off the Grid Expo (2012)
Part 1: How we got here! -Off the Grid Expo (2012)
Welcome to Part 1 of our "How we got here!" series of blog posts, with this series we will be taking a look back on how MyAquaponics has grown throughout... Read more...
Myaquaponics - Valverde Country Restaurant Commercial aquaponics JV
Myaquaponics - Valverde Country Restaurant Commercial aquaponics JV
In 2013, Craig was approached by Pamina and Kino from Valverde Country Restaurant in Honeydew, Johannesburg, South Africa, to build a commercial aquaponics system with the main purpose of supplying... Read more...