In aquaponic systems, maintaining safe nitrate levels is essential. Nitrification is defined as the process by which ammonia is oxidized to nitrite and then to nitrate in wastewater with the help of bacteria and chemical reactions. Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria convert ammonia into nitrite while nitrite-oxidizing bacteria convert nitrite to nitrate with the help of oxygen. Nitrification in an [...]
Growing up in Suburbia, I never had a reason to pay attention to the required biology and chemistry classes. Lo and behold, I really should have listened in those classes so long ago! After doing some catching up I have been able to put a few things together that all of us can understand when [...]
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The word aquaponics may sound very technical, but the truth is that aquaponics and biofilters actually mimic the natural processes that happen in the wild. Nature does not allow anything to go to waste. Everything is recycled and reused. For example, animal excreta become a source of food for plants, and the plants in turn provide [...]
Setting up an Aquaponics system in your backyard garden is the best way to construct an optimally functioning closed ecosystem utilizing the nitrogen cycle that not only benefits plant growth but also supplements the system fish. In basic terms, the practice of Aquaponics involves merging the practices of hydroponics and aquaculture, such that the pond and the garden can [...]
Countless Americans desire to be more independent with their food, which is great for the environment. One study found that 35% of Americans grow their own food. This figure has increased 65% in the past decade. This is good for the environment. US Green Technology has published an article on some of the environmental benefits of [...]
How to Aquaponic When You Rent – Assess Your Resources It is 100% possible to use Aquaponics when you rent and it amazes me how few people realize this simple fact. The days of pioneering people moving West may be over, but the ideals and lessons they left behind are there for those who feel [...]
Farming and tilling the ground has been a part of the human experience on this earth since the days of Adam, or at least since Abel, as it was mentioned in the Good Book. Nearly every civilization that has sprung up since then, have had to have a portion of cultivation within their society to [...]
Aquaponics has been the buzz word for quite some time within the garden community, and rightfully so. The desire to be self-sufficient and self-reliant has never been stronger. Folks of all ages and all walks of life are beginning to look at these closed ecosystems as they seek skills to learn how to grow food, cook from [...]
One of the things you need to consider, especially with the time it actually takes to grow plant life, they why's and wherefore's of growing the plants, and in this respect the herbs you have to know what you expect to be the end result. Most who choose to grow an herb garden indoors or [...]
