|
|
|
|
Aquaponics by definition is the combination of
aquaculture and hydroponics. The beauty of aquaponics is that in the
combining of the two they equal out the negative aspects in each of
them. In other words, the sum of the two when combined is greater than
the sum of the two individuals.
Nutrient rich fish water is pumped from the fish
tank
into
gravel beds, where plants growing in the gravel extract the nutrients
from the water. The water then drains back into the fish tank cleaned
of excess nutrients and freshly oxygenated.
Imagine a system on your back patio, enough to
feed the
whole family. With no
chemicals and no wastes, using about one tenth of the water required
for
dirt grown vegetables. You might be
wondering where's the catch, but there isn't one!
|
The fourth edition of the Backyard Aquaponics magazine is now available for
download.
Please
click the above picture to visit the new Backyard Aquaponics Magazine website.
|
|
This is plant growth in an
aquaponic system
that's only 10 weeks old. According to university studies in Canada,
aquaponic plant growth has been found to exceed normal hydroponic
growth rates. And aquaponic fish have been found to have less health
problems than fish grown in intensive aquaculture systems Aquaponics is
the most water efficient method of food production available today,
requiring only about 1/10th of the water used for ground grown
vegetables..
|
|
You can
view a range
of complete Backyard Aquaponic systems that we have installed for
clients by clicking these images below. Systems range from small
single bed courtyard systems, through to large 6 bed, serious food
production
systems.
|
|
 |
Click
the icons to the left so that you can view the catalogue of Backyard
Aquaponics systems currently available, with pricing
information. We also have a range of cheaper DIY system, they are
complete kits, minus the expanded clay and galvanized stands. We have
some simple instructions on how to build your own cheap stands, and you
can use gravel of blue metal as a growing media which can cut the costs
of setting up your own system.
Please
call us now if you have any queries regarding our ever
expanding range of aquaponics systems. |
|
The Backyard Aquaponics magazine is
packed with 32-36 pages of
information about aquaponics in every edition. It's
available as a quarterly
publication in an electronic format which can be downloaded straight
away. The first edition is also available as a free download.
|
|
Keep up to date with the latest news happening at Backyard Aquaponics.
We will keep you informed with up and coming events that we'll be
attending. News about new products and services, information about the
BYAP magazine and online discussion forum, as well as other interesting
titbits about Backyard Aquaponics.
|
|
The
Backyard Aquaponic shop and display centre is now
open.
We're located in Western Australia, on the corner
of
Jandakot Rd and Berrigan Drive in Jandakot. If you'd like to see some
aquaponic systems up and running, and find out more about how
aquaponics can benefit you, please come down and have a look. We're
only 10 minutes down the freeway from Perth CBD and the shop is open
9-5 weekdays and Saturday mornings 9-12, or call us on (08) 9414 9334.
|
Neville Passmore and Trevor Cochrane
from the Garden Gurus talk
about Backyard Aquaponics
.
|
|
|
|
In a bid to help get aquaponic information out to
the
public, and to create a place where people could discuss aquaponics and
get help with designing and running a system, we started the BYAP
forum. The forum has been a great success, it's a very friendly
community of people who are enthusiastic about aquaponics. We have
members from all around the world, from snowy Alaska to tropical
Costa Rica, all running systems from tiny little desktop systems
through to large commercial systems.
Aquaponic systems come in all shapes and sizes. On
the forum
you can see some examples of different sized systems by clicking the
corresponding links below.
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 Small
Systems
|
Medium
System
|
Large
Systems
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
