I've been fascinated by hydroponics for years. when it finally came time to play around with one, i found out about aquaponics - a sort of symbiotic relationship between the plants and the fish.. Welcome to aquaponic gardening and the fascinating marriage of hydroponics (growing plants without soil) and aquaculture (growing fish in captivity).. In any and all of the previously mentioned methods of cycling a system we recommend that people plant out their beds as quickly as possible..
Our first fish choice was channel catfish which turns out to have been a very good choice for outdoor aquaponics here in central florida. channel catfish can take the heat just as well as tilapia yet they can also handle the cold and will even keep growing well below the 70 degree f water temp that usually slows tilapia down.. The vegetables are only half of the aquaponics story. the other half is all about the fish. in fact, we regard the fish as so important, we call the fish tank "the engine of our aquaponics family and stem food growing systems".. What is aquaponics ? aquaponics in its basic form is the growth and cultivation of fish and plants together in a balanced recycling system. it is the science of combining aqua-culture and hydroponics into a very productive way of growing your vegetables and fish at the same time..
