The Basics
Does an aquaponics system speed up growth and production in plants?
Yes
The most important nutrient in an aquaponics system
Nitrogen
Are water changes needed in an aquaponics system?
No
What is seed germination?
The process of seeds growing into plants.
How difficult is the system to maintain once it is set up?
Very Simple
Hw often are pesticides used in an aquaponics system?
Pesticides are not needed
The most vital part of the living portion of an aquaponics system
Bacteria
Are artificial fertilizers needed in an aquaponics system?
No
Define what transplanting is
Transplanting is the removal of a plant from one area and placing it in another.
What part of the system circulates water from the grow tank to the grow bed and then back to the grow tank.
the waterpump
Aquaponics is a combination of what two food growing systems?
Hydroponics and Aquaculture
After fish eat, they produce this, which is the starting point of the nitrogen cycle
Ammonia
This system uses containers filled with rocks or clay to grow plants.
Media based
What type of fish is most suited for an aquaponics system?
Tilapia
What converts the toxic components of the fish waste into a form of nutrients usable by the plants?
(Hint: It is not the roots of the plants)
nitrifying/beneficial bacteria
Three main live components of an aquaponics system
Plants, Fish, Bacteria
Bacteria turn Ammonia into Nitrite and then into this, which plants can then utilize as food
Nitrate
This system uses floating plants on top of the water allowing the roots to hang down in the water
Raft System/Deep Water Culture
There are more than 120 different species of this popular fish in Aquaponics systems
What are Tilapia?
This is the toxic chemical released from fish waste
What is Ammonia?
Aquaponics was first started by who
Aztecs
Using Nitrates as food, as well as doing photosynthesis, plants are able to produce this for the system
Oxygen
In this system, nutrient rich water is pumped down small enclosed gutters
NFT (Nutrient Film Technique)
What is a common sign that there is not enough oxygen in the water?
The fish will begin jumping out of the tank or coming to the surface for air
Why is Aquaponics important?
An Aquaponics recycles the water
in the system, so we can grow plants in
droughts and areas with little water.