Home Scale Constant Flow Aquaponic System

Here is example of a home scale gravity feed constant flow aquaponic unit that I set up in our front yard in Ocean Beach, California. The tank is a 750 liter re-purposed food grade cart dug 16 inches into the ground then covered with bricks for aesthetics. The water is pumped up into a set of 8ft x 4inch PVC tubes with 3inch wholes cut every 10 inches for the vegetables to grow out of. The tubes were painted brown for aesthetics. The bottom tube... Read More

Ebb & Flow Aquaponic System

The ebb and flow gravity feed system is the first system that I started with, and still one that I continue to work with today. The ebb & flow is like a natural system in the sense that it mimics the ebb and flow of the tidal system, which follows the moon. Similar to rivers and estuaries filling up when the tide creeps in, the plants in the growbeds  and mangroves soak in the nutrients from the water then the roots dry out as the water gets... Read More