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Aquaponics

Aquaponics. What is aquaponics?. A system that grows fish and plants together. Items Needed 1. Fish Tank 2. Grow Bed 3. Water Pump 4. Aerator 5. Tubing. What do plants and fish need to live?. Plants Light Water Carbon Dioxide Nitrates (nutrients). Fish Food Clean Water Oxygen.

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Aquaponics

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  1. Aquaponics

  2. What is aquaponics? • A system that grows fish and plants together

  3. Items Needed1. Fish Tank2. Grow Bed3. Water Pump4. Aerator5. Tubing

  4. What do plants and fish need to live? Plants • Light • Water • Carbon Dioxide • Nitrates (nutrients) • Fish • Food • Clean Water • Oxygen

  5. What do plants make? • Oxygen and Sugars through photosynthesis • Clean Water

  6. What do fish make? • Waste in the form of ammonia • Carbon dioxide through respiration

  7. Carbon Cycle

  8. Basic Carbon Cycle in Aquaponics • 1. Plants take in carbon dioxide • Plants produce oxygen, and sugars (plant biomass) through photosynthesis • 2. Fish consume sugars and breath in oxygen • Fish produce carbon dioxide through respiration • Complete!

  9. Nitrogen Cycle • How does ammonia turn into nitrates?

  10. The Nitrogen Cycle

  11. Fish and Plant Nitrogen Cycle • 1. Fish eat food • 2. Waste is rich in ammonia NH4 • 3. Ammonia converted to Nitrite NO2 by nitrosonomas • 4. Nitrite converted to Nitrates NO3 by nitrospira • 5. Nitrates used by plants a nutrients • 6. Plant material eaten by fish • * Dead plant and animal material decomposes and releases ammonia also

  12. Nitrogen Cycle in Aquaponics

  13. How it works

  14. Aquaponic Benefits • Symbiotic relationship between plants and fish (both thrive due to one another) • Reduction in waste (polluted fish water is used) • 90% REDUCTION in water use vs. conventional farming techniques • Minimal need for land • Supports Locavorism (reduces GHG emissions) • Produces an organic food source

  15. Disadvantages to aquaponics • High start up costs • Systems are not one size fits • Needs constant monitoring • May not be aesthetically pleasing in your living room • Difficult to find fish

  16. History of Aquaponics

  17. Thoughts… Questions • Is aquaponics a solution for our health problems?

  18. Items to know for your quiz • What is aquaponics? • How does aquaponics work? • What types of fish can you raise? • What types of vegetables can you raise? • How do plants and fish live symbiotically in regards to the carbon and nitrogen cycles? • What is the nitrogen cycle and how does it work? • What are the pros and cons of aquaponics? • What ancient citizens utilized aquaponics and how? • What is Sweetwater organics and what do they do?

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