Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Backyard Aquaponics
Lots of information about aquaponics, designs, picture galleries and the book, DVD, and CD-rom Package. Available now..


University of the Virgin Islands
Their outdoor system produces 35-45 cases of lettuce each week and 700 - 900 lbs(317 - 408kg). of fish every 6 weeks.


Aquaponics.com
Produce the invaluable 'Aquaponics Journal'. A magazine available quarterly either printed or electronically.

The Growing Edge
Hydroponic publication that has many articles about aquaponics.


The Speranio web site
The old archives
The new archives
The Speranios are one of the early pioneers of aquaponics, check out their website, join the mailing list, and delve through the archives of the discussion group that they have run for years..

The link below has some basic info on heat storage for green houses

http://www.hobby-greenhouse.com/FreeSolar.html

http://www.cultures-aquaponiques.com/
Marc Laberge is commercially growing trout and lettuce in Canada using a floating raft aquaponicsystem.

http://www.p2pays.org/ref/09/08875.htm
Everything you ever wanted to know about duckweed all in the one place.

very good site with fact sheets on lead contamination.

link point to fact sheet "lead in the yard"

http://www.lead.org.au/fs/fst6.html

All you ever wanted to know about the bacteria we depend on for our aquaponics systems!

http://www.bioconlabs.com/nitribactfacts.html

http://www.bergen.org/BCTC/Projects/Aquaponics/2001/photos.html

Here you'll find some great pictures of aquaponic systems.

Bagelhole.org has some interesting info about aquaponics.

http://www.bagelhole.org/v2/?page=288
They were one of the first to build vertical aquaponic systems.

http://www.bagelhole.org/v2/?page=247
And also provide some general aquaponic tips.

Info on fishless cycling and the nitrogen cycle:


http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article14.html
http://malawicichlids.com/mw01017.htm

Info on ammonia and nitrite poisoning of fish and what signs to look for

http://www.fishdoc.co.uk/water/nitrite.htm
http://www.fishdoc.co.uk/water/ammonia.htm

Info on PH and water temp

http://www.fishdoc.co.uk/water/pH.htm
http://www.fishdoc.co.uk/water/temperature.htm

http://www.aquaponicsjournal.com/index.htm

Lots of information here.

Australian Aquaculture tanks manufacturer:

http://www.duraplas.com.au/

Good info on silver perch. Temps, Ph, etc.

http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb/2703.html

http://www.redpathaghort.com/

Some nice films here for a DIY job

Got Redpath's catalogue a month or so back. Have been salivating over it ever since.

http://www.soladome.com.au/aqua_educat.htm

some interesting light reading re fish health and water quality

Merck Vet Manual http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp

link to a free online vet manual. Some really good stuff in there. The place I originally found out about clove oil.

Cheers,

Duncan.

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