Latest Aquaponics Articles
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Cannabis
The Pros and Cons of Growing Cannabis Using Aquaponics
How to grow cannabis hydroponically is well documented at this point. There are hundreds (if not more) of resources, articles, and how-to manuals on growing marijuana...
By: Chris Bond | Certified Permaculture Designer, Nursery Technician, Nursery Professional
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Growing Methods
The Top 10 Reasons Why Your Aquaponic System Isn’t Cycling
When it comes to starting up -- or cycling-- your aquaponic system, both with and without fish, establishing the nitrogen cycle is the hardest, most frustrating, part of...
By: Sylvia Bernstein
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Growing Methods
Swirling Oxygen: Is Your Aquaponics System Circulating Properly?
There are a lot of different things you can measure in your aquaponics system. The conditions and quality of the water in the system will determine the quality of the...
By: Shannon McKee | Freelance Writer, Gardener
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Growing Methods
3 Aquaponic Stress Factors
Aquaponic gardening is a fascinating way to grow two food products—vegetables and fish—together in an organic, symbiotic ecosystem.And while growing...
By: Sylvia Bernstein
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Growing Methods
Introducing Aquaponics: Grow Your Own Fish Sandwich
When thinking of great combinations, certain classics come to mind, like macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, and a left jab followed by a right cross. In...
By: Alan Ray
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Growing Methods
Hydroponic Systems: From Rafts to Raceways & Everything In-Between
Solution culture systems are often seen as the purest form of hydroponics as plant roots are suspended in nutrient-rich water and only a minimal amount of substrate is...
By: Lynette Morgan | Author, Partner at SUNTEC International Hydroponic Consultants
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Growing Methods
Build Your Own Aquaponics System
Aquaponics is what we call a combination of fish farming and hydroponics. It also happens to be one of the best ways to grow a high quality cannabis crop. In marijuana...
By: JP Wood
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Growing Methods
Balancing Nitrification and Denitrification in Aquaponic Systems
Aquaponic systems rely on the nitrification cycle to supply nitrogen to plants, but if too much is available, then denitrification can be used to lower those nitrogen...
By: Grubbycup | Indoor Gardener, Owner & Writer of Grow with Grubbycup
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Growing Methods
Why Symbiotic Relationships in Aquaculture Are So Important
When it comes to feeding a hungry world, kelp is on the way. Well, kelp and assorted other items working in symbiosis. These ocean-based nutrients are stronger as a team...
By: Lee Allen | Writer, Reporter, Gardener
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Growing Methods
Hydroponics vs. Aquaponics: Which One is Right For You?
What are Aquaponics?Aquaponics combines aquaculture – the raising of aquatic animals like fish – and hydroponics, growing plants in water. In an aquaponics...
By: Alan Ray
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Plant Health
Managing pH in Aquaponic Systems
Managing pH is just as critical in aquaponics as it is in hydroponics and soil gardening, but it is trickier in aquaponics because there are three living constituencies...
By: Sylvia Bernstein
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Plant Growth
Seeing Double: Double-ended, High Pressure Sodium (HPS) Lighting
Gardening indoors successfully is a composition of basic fundamentals. To garden indoors is to control and execute these fundamentals upon command. Because of amazing...
By: Lee McCall
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