What Is Aquaponics Aquaponics is essentially the combination of Aquaculture and Hydroponics. Both aquaculture and hydroponics have some down sides, hydroponics requires expensive nutrients to feed the plants, and also

Aquaponics Primarily, there are three different types of aquaponics system designs; Nutrient Film Technique (NFT), Media Bed, and Deep Water Culture (DWC). Although these are not the only three designs,

by Peter Weeks The term ‘Aquaponics’ is made of two words – ‘aquaculture’ and ‘hydroponics’, which means it combines cultivation of fish in the aquarium and various plants in water.

According to FAO, aquaponics systems are made out of units that can come in many different shapes and sizes. From small devices on kitchen benches with goldfish and herbs, to

Essentially, Aquaponics is a merge of aquaculture – fish farming, and hydroponics – growing plants in a water medium, aquaponics brings you the best of both worlds.  

Aquaponic system has many very concrete advantages as a food production system as well as some downsides. Let’s discover the main ones.