I've started a second crop of lettuce in the floating raft setup. the non-aerated side is well underway, and looking great. i'm planting more lettuce and. We built this system on our aquaponics plant tunnel as we had some space to spare.. the system uses only a 100 watt airpump to lift water to a height of 1. Aquaponics is essentially organic cultivation of plants and animals together in a re-circulating closed system (water tank), using water instead of potting mixes.
Ctsa publication #161 how to build and operate a simple small-to-large scale aquaponics system harry ako, ph.d. college of tropical agriculture and human resources. Thank you for the information. i have read quite a number of references on aquaponics before, i appreciate the system and i might as well start a backyard project.. We’ve had a few people email asking where do you buy chicken tunnels. as far as we’re aware no such thing exists although a cunning entrepreneur can probably see.