Aquaponics for Beginners: How to Build your own Aquaponic Garden that will Grow Organic Vegetables
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Do you want to grow fresh vegetables and harvest fish from your backyard quickly? Then keep reading... “Plants grow extremely rapidly because they have all the nutrients and water they need. It’s much better than field production because, in the soil, you have insects and not enough water or nutrients,” Dr. James Rakocy, “Father of Aquaponics,” and former professor at the University of the Virgin Islands Would you like to harvest fresh vegetables and fish from your backyard? Are you looking for a new challenge where the goal is to provide healthy food for your family? In Aquaponics for Beginners you will discover: Why aquaponics is an excellent way of growing vegetables The nutrient cycle that makes aquaponics possible 7 systems you can use to grow fresh produce How to use biological surface area to calculate your system The one thing an aquaponics system can’t function without The amount of feed for optimal plant and fish growth How to increase available nutrients in your system The ratio’s that make commercial farms profitable 9 steps to start your own aquaponics system Best fish for aquaponics and troubleshooting fish diseases Best plants to grow and which ones to avoid 15 mistakes you need to avoid if you are new to aquaponics 18 advanced techniques you can apply yourself to level up your system 9 design plans to inspire you for making your system My personal cheat sheet I use for designing an aquaponics system A few years ago, I didn't know anything about aquaponics. I consumed all the information that was available at that time. Today I want to share that knowledge with you. With the information provided in this book, you will be able to create your system according to your budget, time and available space. If you want to start growing fresh vegetables and fish, click the buy now button and start discovering this fulfilling hobby. Review: Aquaponics for Beginners Book - This book was very helpful with getting us started as beginners in aquaponics. We were able to grow a great deal of basil and other herbs with its help! Review: Excellent resource - Bought this for my husband as he was starting up our second setup- we had one previously that was fairly successful but was a pain in the butt. After getting this book and him reading it, he was able to understand WHY it had been so difficult the first try. The book has great elementary information, enough to absolutely get you all the way to a really successful setup. Using what he learned from this book, the Hubs was able to correct mistakes he hadn’t realized he had made the first time around, and this time the whole thing is running fantastically! It’s a really good resource, well laid out and solid information with practical use applications easily applied. If you’re looking to start an aquaponic setup this will serve your needs well, plus some!
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| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 640 Reviews |
S**R
Aquaponics for Beginners Book
This book was very helpful with getting us started as beginners in aquaponics. We were able to grow a great deal of basil and other herbs with its help!
K**4
Excellent resource
Bought this for my husband as he was starting up our second setup- we had one previously that was fairly successful but was a pain in the butt. After getting this book and him reading it, he was able to understand WHY it had been so difficult the first try. The book has great elementary information, enough to absolutely get you all the way to a really successful setup. Using what he learned from this book, the Hubs was able to correct mistakes he hadn’t realized he had made the first time around, and this time the whole thing is running fantastically! It’s a really good resource, well laid out and solid information with practical use applications easily applied. If you’re looking to start an aquaponic setup this will serve your needs well, plus some!
K**R
A Great Introduction
There is a wealth of information in this book. From growing methods to in-depth calculations. While the images can be a bit simplistic, they generally get the point across. Layout of the information feels a bit jumbled. I would definitely recommend this to a hobbyist or someone who needs some more in-depth information than basic tutorials provide.
E**R
Great book with lots of practical ideas and info
I have an aqauponics system (I call my experiment) in the backyard. Been doing it for a number of years and read a few other books. This one is the best by far I have read. There is not one way of doing this and every setup has its own conditions. This is helping me get a better balanced system. My fish have thrived while my plants are weaker. I am already working on a better settling system with a pump to reduce the solids - as he explained what is happening to my system based on my observations matching the book. Thank you! I recommend it for anyone starting out or tinkering with existing systems. BTW I have plants on rafts, in 3 inch pvc pipe/mesh cups, and in clay pellets. I have 3 types of ponds running. As I said, I am trying to play with everything to see what works best in my climate and space constraints (Florida).
M**2
GREAT BASICS FOR THE BEGINNER
Most of the KNOWLEDGE to start experimenting with this type of Food source. I've read it twice now and I'm still considering a small inhouse experiment with a few shrimp.
K**E
Fish farming
Easy to follow along with and also has detail pictures ! Awesome for beginners
T**7
Great & Inaccessible Information
Currently on page 24 - Contains excellent information - Color pictures are great and captions are well done The following issues make the information difficult to understand and retain at times - Alphabetical index is great for the paperback version but so much for the Kindle version; initial acronym definitions should be provided as footnotes - Acronyms not listed in index are used in the main body of the text multiple times before meaning is given - Many editing issues (misspelled words; cutoff sentences) - Assumes just a bit too much basic (foundational) knowledge for a beginner instruction book - Jumps around during introduction - Some topics are given more detail than others in the introduction and are abruptly cutoff with a note saying more information to come later
J**.
More in depth than what I thought aquaponics would be.
Little too complicated for this looking for a simple way to do things type of guy! Still has some great info for me to understand though. It won’t go to waste!
A**N
Le colture aquaponiche spiegate ai neofiti
Il libro (in inglese) risulta molto ben documentato e approfondito. Lo ritengo assai incoraggiante per coloro che intendono cimentarsi nelle produzioni acquaponiche, sia a livello hobbistico che professionale. Peccato non esista in versione italiana!
G**N
All information about aquaponics in one place.
Good level of detail, cookbook approach, with well defined and guided steps with a lot of information and experience in one place. It is worth the money you pay. I am recommending it.
A**R
Gradually introduces subjects complexity
Written with a goid teaching style; with clumsy illustrations. Starts as a simple read. By the end of third chapter i thought i was an expert. Then you get into the more technical aspects of the subject. Once i have reread the book a few times i will get my head around the maths! The book focuses on Tilapia as the fish in use, which is not very popular in UK at the moment. I am starting with rainbow trout. So and not a direct out of book experience. The book has given me enough confidence to make a start using an extended IBC based system.
M**K
Excellent book, it exceeded my expectations
It gives one the info needed to set-up an aquaponics system. I had read some other material and another book on the subject. This is the book to get.
R**T
Great read
Well written and a good step by step to building a hydroponic system
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