FishPlant Production Unit by FishPlant

£1,320.95
In Stock

Take your aquaponic production to the next level with the FishPlant Production Aquaponic System.

The larger size provides twice the growing area and more than twice the fish tank volume of the FishPlant Family Unit, creating an even more stable environment. Under optimum management you could be harvesting 10 fish every 6 weeks and up to 7kg of biomass.

The package includes everything necessary to setup the system including the clay pebbles. Full build instructions and operation guide are included. 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).

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