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The Backyard
Aquaponics Magazine is now in full production. The second edition is
currently available online, as well as yearly subscriptions.
Please click here for further information.
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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!
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The Second edition of the Backyard Aquaponics magazine is now available for download.
Please click the above picture to visit the magazine download page.
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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.
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Backyard Aquaponics has been providing aquaponics
information to the public for many years now. Due to
increased interest we have expanded and started to supply a range of
goods including pumps, tanks, growbeds, and complete systems. Please
visit our products
page if you're interested in further information.
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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.
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At the Backyard Aquaponics Display centre we have a range of systems for you to view.
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From small courtyard systems through to large systems that can feed a whole family.
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Click the image above to see a map of where the shop is located.
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We stock a wide range of pumps, air pumps and fittings.
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Information packs, books, DVDs, magazines and test kits.
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Fish feed, precut pipe work and mineral suppliments.
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Click
the icons to the left so that you can view the range of Backyard
Aquaponics systems we currently have available, with pricing
information.
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You can also see a range of complete Backyard
Aquaponics systems that we have installed for people by clicking here.
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Visit the Backyard Aquaponics online forum.
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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.
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Systems
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Medium
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