An Explanation into why I went from Hydroponics to Aquaponics to Bioponics and the differences between them.
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Aquaponics is the symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a recirculating environment. Alternate definition: An integrated hydroponics (growing plants in water) and aquaculture (growing fish) system.

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.

Plants are grown in a way (for example a hydroponic system) that enables them to utilize the nutrient-rich water. The plants uptake the nutrients, reducing or eliminating the water’s toxicity for the aquatic animal.

An explanation of Hydroponics, Aquaponics, & Bioponics

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  • Gregor Sidler

    Meir, I know it is a log time since the last video you made but are you still growing with your own garden? If so… did you ever proceed with the Comfrey plant and if so what is or was the outcome. Any info would be fantastic. Thank you for all the videos you made. Great help for a starter like myself.

  • Gregor Sidler

    Wow… one of the best video I saw on my journey to start my own garden. Thank you very much for all the info. You did a fantastic job explaining everything!

  • darthvader5300

    The best hydroponics is the wroclow system, mittleider system, bengal system, hybrid terra-preta/rock dust powder reminerilized soil bed-water culture system. The best aquaponics imitates the chinampas and floating Burma gardens using floating caged water hyacinths and azolla to prevent water eutrophication and nitrogen-fixation while providing fish food and converting fish wastes into plant nutrients and placing porous diatomaceous earth and zeolite gravel at the fish pond section and using an artificial mittleider soil medium of zeolite, diatomaceous earth, powdered charcoal or activated food grade carbon for the inner island chinampa section.

  • Meir Lazar

    Yes it is closed loop, the irrigation is through a small pump that cycles the nutrient laden water (this system is high level, constant flow). I typically don't use compost/vermicompost but it is a great idea. I feel a person should use whatever they have and makes sense…for me, that is urine.

  • Meir Lazar

    @richoz27, actually I do put rock dust in occasionally, and there are composting worms in the system as well. The comfrey, I let rot and use it sometimes in my system.

  • richoz27

    Feed your comfry to worms and use the liquid fertilizer in your bioponic system, also put worms in your grow media. Rock dust is also a good source of trace minerals. This with a small amount of urine is all I put into my system and its going very well. Are you aerating your water as well?

  • interestingyoutubechannel

    thanks for the vid meir, interesting stuff. i did read an article about this sort of thing where they called it 'organoponics' but they'd add a spoonful of compost/vermicompost into 1 litre of urine & then let it sit for 28 days. have u tried this?
    also i've heard of 'bioponics' being a sack of vegetation suitable for fertiliser, being aerated through a tank in replacement of fish for fertigation of the beds. are you basically doing wicking beds? how do you irrigate? is it closed loop, & how?

  • adaminspace1

    This is an outstanding video. Thank you.
    I am just looking into setting up a similar system and thinking of pre-treating the urine with Lacto Bacillus micro organisms before use so I can add it directly and not worry about cycling the system first. Also suplementing with compost and comfrey tea, wood ash (potash), and burnt oyster shells (calcium and Phosphate).
    Do you find that there is a smell of amonia/urine in your greenhouse when you add it directly?

  • astrialkil

    Be aware if you are on prescription medication that a lot of it comes out in your urine ! Do you want your KIDS on your birth control or high blood pressure medication? Cancer medication anyone? Do you even know what grand ma or aunt sue is on?

  • Paul Nickerson

    Hello!
    I am currently working with a team to process chicken waste by means of aquaponics. I am curious about if you have any worries of E coli. being introduced to your system by means of chicken manure? Any information you have about his would be greatly appreciated!
    Paul

  • ScopedOUT2

    Be careful when using rabbits. Rats are attracted to their poop. They like to eat it and their urine contains high levels of phosphorous I believe. You may want to use guinea pigs instead, or just manage the waste from the rabbits and sell it to citrus groves.

  • greenecorevolution

    many thanks for all your kind words of support, just to answer a few questions here goes, the rabbits in the system to provide an alternative to chicken or ducks, as there may be a problem with poltery in the future, rabbits are a good source of protein, are easy to keep, are very quiet and their may also be some use for the pelts,

  • G_E Luna

    Your set-up is very inspiring. It would be great if you would be willing to post some additional information about the role your rabbits play in the system, the quantity of fish that you maintain, and/or what additional food inputs you provide for your rabbits and fish (beyond what your closed system grows). We would like to build a similar set-up in Mexico. Thanks!

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