[email protected]: DESIGN AND BUILD

Contents

• 12.1 Starting to design an aquaponic system
• 12.2 Feasibility study: location and infrastructure considerations
• 12.3 The fish tank
• 12.4 Solids separation
• 12.5 The biofilter
• 12.6 The grow beds
• 12.7 Connections, water movement and aeration
• 12.8 Operating an aquaponic system

Uroš Strniša, Ranka Junge, Fridolin Tschudi, Morris Villarroel

References

Bregnballe, J. 2015. A Guide to Recirculation Aquaculture: An introduction to the new environmentally friendly and highly productive closed fish farming systems. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and EUROFISH International Organisation.

Castelo, J. 2018. Why You Should Use a Bell Siphon for Aquaponics. World Water Reserve, October 3, 2018.

Goddek, S., Schmautz, Z., Scott, B., Delaide, B., Keesman, K.J., Wuertz, S. & Junge, R. 2016. The effect of anaerobic and aerobic fish sludge supernatant on hydroponic lettuce. Agronomy 6 (2), 37.

Mann, T. 2017. Aeration, air pumps, blowers, and airstones. Friendly Aquaponics, March 28, 2017.

Timmons, M.B. & Ebeling, J.M. 2007. Recirculating Systems. Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center, Ithaca, NY.

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