Gardeners quaphonics?

[Esther]

Anyone here ever tried Aquaphonics.

If so, any vegetables that doesn't work with this system?

[RandyWayne]

I haven't actually grown veggies but this is how I partially operate my fresh water aquariums. They all have live underwater plants but I also grow a number of house plants with their root dangling in the water.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

I haven't actually grown veggies but this is how I partially operate my fresh water aquariums. They all have live underwater plants but I also grow a number of house plants with their root dangling in the water.

Just found out about this. Watch several utubes that were very compelling to give it a try. We have terrible soil where I live.

[KeptByTheWord]

Can you give a synopsis of what aquaphonics is?

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

Can you give a synopsis of what aquaphonics is?

You raise fish for food, but you also use the water tanks to grow plants for food too.

they symbiotic relationship is interesting.

The waste produced by the fish, in the tanks must be cleaned or the fish become toxic and die. So the plants are used to "scrub" the water. the waste become nutrients for the plants, cleaning the water for the fish.

it is quite interesting.

Im not going to ever do it, its pretty labor intensive, but if you are into sustainability for ecological or "prepper" reasons, it is a very solid way to go.

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Ferd

You raise fish for food, but you also use the water tanks to grow plants for food too.

they symbiotic relationship is interesting.

The waste produced by the fish, in the tanks must be cleaned or the fish become toxic and die. So the plants are used to "scrub" the water. the waste become nutrients for the plants, cleaning the water for the fish.

it is quite interesting.

Im not going to ever do it, its pretty labor intensive, but if you are into sustainability for ecological or "prepper" reasons, it is a very solid way to go.

There is a "prepper" family not far from us who are raising Talapia in their swimming pool and using a small veggie garden as their biological filter. This system literally provides more then 90% (and could provide 98) of their food.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

There is a "prepper" family not far from us who are raising Talapia in their swimming pool and using a small veggie garden as their biological filter. This system literally provides more then 90% (and could provide 98) of their food.

its really genius. just a lot of work. I mean it has to be your way of life.

As I understand it, you arent going to go on vacation and forget about it for a week or two...

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Ferd

its really genius. just a lot of work. I mean it has to be your way of life.

As I understand it, you arent going to go on vacation and forget about it for a week or two...

It is and it isn't. As long as regular maintenance is being done it is possible for them to be self sustaining enough to leave for days or even a week or more at a time. My big aquarium (the 120 gallon one) is set on timers for the lights and food. I do hand feed them a number of different foods but we routinely leave for 4-8 days and they do just fine in that amount of time. The limiting factor for how long we can be gone is how fast the water evaporates. I lose nearly a gallon a day most days so after a week the water has lowered quite a bit.

[KeptByTheWord]

Sounds very interesting! Never heard of it before.