Aquaponics - What is that?
Aquaponics is a word combination of aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (soilless plant breeding) and describes a circulated Procedure. The water from the fish farm is discharged into the hydroponics to the plants. The fish excretions serve as a nutrient for the plants and are taken out of the water via the roots affiliated. This purifies the water and can be directed back to fish farming. The cycle begins again. The basic components of aquaponics are hydroponics (the plant system) and aquaculture (a container with fish and a biofilter).
The water with the excretions of the fish is a good nutrient solution for the plants, but can quickly become toxic for the fish themselves. To avoid constant water changes, it makes sense to run the water in the circuit through a biofilter. Bacteria settled in the biofilter convert the excretions that are toxic to fish into non-toxic ones. From aquaculture, the nutrient-rich water is then fed into hydroponics.
There are many hydroponic systems. What they have in common is that the plants root directly into the nutrient solution instead of into the soil. So they get everything they need to grow delivered directly to the roots. This saves the plant energy and allows it to grow better.