The FishPlant Family Unit is a great way to get started with aquaponics; large enough to provide a couple, or small family with plenty of fresh salad, and stocking up to 3.5kg of fish. Yet small enough to fit into a small garden, greenhouse or even indoors. Compact and easy to use, it is also ideal as a nursery system or a module in a larger setup. The low height of the system makes it very accessible and easy to use.

The package includes everything necessary to setup the system including the clay pebbles. Full build instructions and operation guide are included. Because of the compact design the fish tank and grow bed can be manoeuvred through normal doorways. The FishPlant units operate on a flood and drain system with an autosiphon which provides efficient, low maintenance operation.

AQUACULTURE + HYDROPONICS = AQUAPONICS

Your FishPlant system is an aquaponic system, combining aquaculture and hydroponics. You are going to raise fish and grow plants in an enclosed ecosystem, with beneficial microbes providing the bridge that converts the fish waste to usable plant nutrients. When we feed the fish, we are also feeding the bacteria and the plants. In relation to a natural ecosystem, the FishPlant is small and simple, so we
must help to maintain the correct balance. Fish provide waste – Bacteria convert waste to nutrients – Plants clean water

The PlantBed of your FishPlant system is based on the ‘Flood & Drain’ (or ‘Ebb & Flow’) hydroponic technique – the ‘flood’ bringing water and nutrients to the plants roots, the ‘drain’ drawing fresh air (oxygen) into the root-zone.

The water pump runs constantly and the AutoSiphon controls the flooding and draining. The AutoSiphon cycle starts when the water level in the PlantBed passes the overflow point of the downspout and starts to siphon back into the FishTank – this also helps oxygenate the water for the fish. The siphon will flow faster than the inlet flow rate and will drain the PlantBed until the water level reaches the siphon break point. Then it will start flooding again (see diagrams below).

Includes:

• Starter Kit
• 300L Fish Tank 
• Grow Bed and stand
• 45W Pump and pipe kit
• Autosyphon
• Clay Pebbles
• Tank Cover
• Instructions

Size: 

Fish Tank H x W x D: 46 x 85 x 130cm
Growbed 107 x 73cm
Bed working height: 79cm
Footprint 107 x 130cm