Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Aquaculture + Hydroponic = Aquaponic

First agricultural post. This is exciting!

Some definition for clarification...

Aquaculture- raising fish in big tubs; fish meant to be eaten that is.

Hydroponic- growing plants (usually vegetables and herbs) in water instead of soil.

Aquaponic-  using the yucky poop water from the fish tank to water/fertilize the yummy plants.

Okay, so this is a system designed to maximize organic food production while using limited resources wisely.  Question is, will it work and is it practical...in Honduras.  Six months from now I will know the answer to this question, hopefully.

For now I have more questions.

What is available to make this system out of?  And is it affordable?

There is a bazillion ways to set up the system.  Which is the best for flaky electricity?

Will it be managed correctly?

How hard is it to operate a system, really?  It sounds like the pH and the temperature are tricky to control.

Would the people even eat the fish, usually tilapia?  I'm not a tilapia fan.  Trout, yes.  Tilapia, no.

Speaking about fish, I want to go fishing.
Speaking about fishing, I want to go camping.
Speaking about camping, I want a s'more.

Oh, wait...this post is about aquaponics.

Thoughts?

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