Aquaponic System

Aquaponics refers to any system that combines conventional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as snails, fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. In normal aquaculture, excretions from the animals being raised can accumulate in the water, increasing toxicity. In an aquaponic system, water from an aquaculture system is fed to a hydroponic system where the by-products are broken down by nitrifying bacteria initially into nitrites and subsequently into nitrates that are utilized by the plants as nutrients. The water is then recirculated back to the aquaculture system.

This system will raise fish and grow vegetables and herbs in a green house throughout the year, no matter the weather conditions outside.  This will sustain the people living here and we will also sell these items to the local farmers' market, restaurants and onsite to earn money.  The people living here will have jobs in this system as well as the other systems that are onsite. These systems could range from a few thousands to many thousands of dollars, depending of the size of it.  It will be an investment that will produce immediate returns many times over.