Ultimate Aquaponics setup
herbs, hydroponics, indoor growbox
I actually thought I already posted about this bad boy which unfortunately is only a design concept from Philips. For those that are not familiar:
Aquaponics /ˈækwəˈpɒnɨks/ is the symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a recirculating environment.
Aquatic animal effluent (for example fish waste) accumulates in water as a by-product of keeping them in a closed system or tank (for example a recirculating aquaculture system). The effluent-rich water becomes high in plant nutrients but this is correspondingly toxic to the aquatic animal.
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This system is called the BioTower, the first 2 levels are hydroponic plants with the third being algae. The fourth layer contains shrimp and fish which produce organic waste which is stored in the bottom layer.
The lights are powered using optical fibers from the sun and the methane from the organic waste powers the lights at night. The plants and seafood can then be consumed all powered by the various ecosystems.
I couldn’t even imagine what something like this would cost if it came out of the design phase, though a simple cover over the organic waste and this would make a great conversation piece.
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June 14th, 2010 at 8:44 AM
This is a beautiful system. I love that this is a total sustainable circle of life. I would love dabbling in something like this on a smaller scale.
June 14th, 2010 at 10:11 PM
Tina, I agree would make a nice conversation piece. Smaller scale system is on my list as well. Sure if I found a cheap/free fish tank one of these days…
June 21st, 2010 at 10:57 AM
Sounds pretty cool! Although, realistically, it won’t be self-sustaining without a little outside help, it’s a good way to make the most of what we already have. I regularly use aquarium water plus the fish waste which is vacuumed up each week for my garden; 20-gal tank with a 25 percent water change each week equals 5 gallons of “fish-poop water” for the garden. This would also make a neat setup for seedlings!
July 22nd, 2010 at 5:28 AM
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! IO want this I want this !!!!!!!!! where can i buy it?????????