In this segment, I’m only going to discuss the most popular fish, Tilapia, among AP farmers because that’s the species with which I’ve had experience. I’m now going to focus on the Ratio of Fish to Water, which determines how many fish you can grow in your AP system. I also explained how to get an AP system started and how to cycle your system. I talked about how to measure the water using a freshwater test kit, TDS meter, a DO meter and a pH meter to determine that it’s safe for the fish and the plants. In Parts 4 and 5, “System Startup, Operation and Maintenance" I talked about an AP system water and all the important aspects of the water like the DO (dissolved oxygen), nitrites, nitrates, pH and alkalinity. I discussed the need to flood and drain your grow beds four times an hour and how to properly size your water and air pumps. I told you about the grow bed media, the grow bed shape, and that you need about one gallon of grow bed/bio filter volume for every gallon of fish tank volume and the reason for this ratio. To quickly review, I wrote about the need for a bio-filter and that it is usually combined with the grow bed to form a single AP component called the grow bed, which is the most important part of an AP system. In Parts 2 and 3, “The System Design”, I wrote about the components of a basic system. I also gave a description of the bio-chemical processes involved that make Aquaponics work. An AP system will allow you to grow food for you and your family year round as long as its in the proper environment. In Part 1, “The Bio-Chemical Process”, I wrote about what Aquaponics is and why it is important to Preppers (those preparing for what is about to come down the pike). So, if you’re curious about the most amazing food growing technology on the planet today, continue this series of educational Tutorials on Aquaponics 101 and please, become interactive by making comments or asking questions through our email address at. This is the sixth in a series of Tutorials that are going to teach you much of what you need to know about Aquaponics. Aquaponics 101 Part 6: the Ratio of Fish to Water
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