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The Best Types of Plants for Aquaponics: What Grows Well and Why
When it comes to choosing plants for your aquaponics system, not all crops perform equally. Some thrive in the nutrient-rich,…
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Our Growing Medium: Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregates (LECA)
Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregates (LECA) are a top choice for growers seeking a reliable, long-lasting, and efficient medium. These small, porous…
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New urban farm project launched by Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food
The University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food (ISF) has officially launched its exciting new project at Tinsley Tingas! In…
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Urban Aquaponics?
One of the beauties of aquaponics systems is their flexibility and scalability – regardless of plot size or position, an…
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WaterElf – an open-source aquaponics monitoring and control device
WaterElf is a micro-controller with built-in wifi, a bunch of sensors, valve controls, electrical socket switching and data logging to the cloud.…
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The Water Flow and the Water Valve in our FAO based system
Our friends at the Aquaponics Lab have done an interesting post last week describing the history of the Water Valve.…
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Short on Potassium?
One of the trace elements that aquaponics systems sometimes get short on is potassium, and Paulo thinks that might be…
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Nitrate Deficiency in Aquaponics
It has been a few months since we started the University of Sheffield aquaponics system and the plants have been…
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Aquaponics and self-sufficiency
A number of recent articles (e.g. http://bit.ly/29uuxQk and http://bit.ly/2asxNk6) have highlighted the efforts of Californian company ReGen to develop a…
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Aquaponics: why bother? (Part 1)
A discussion with a member of the public in the Winter Gardens whilst feeding the fish prompted me to write…
