Amazing Benefits and Types of Aquaponic Systems For Growing Food

Do you know you can grow your food at your home table? If your answer is no then let’s have a Look!

Food is very important for all living beings. A healthy and good nutrient food is an important part of healthy living and healthy lifestyle. 

Today most people use chemicals and pesticides for food promotion. Pesticides are used for killing insects and weeds from the soil, water, crop, and other vegetation. But on the other hand, these pesticides are very harmful and also called a toxic substance. It can also toxic to organisms like fish, bird and beneficial insects.

But there is a solution through you can save these entire organisms and grow your food i.e. Aquaponics. 

Aquaponics is a system which combines fish farming and crop cultivation. Yes with the help of this latest technology you can easily get the healthy and nutrient food without any use of pesticides. Aquaponics system depends upon aquaculture. This includes fish, snails, earthworm and other organisms. It is a much better system for commercial use and home grading.

In short, this system gives good harvesting result for aquaculture and crops. There are three main types of Aquaponics system used for food production and crop cultivation.

Let’s have a Look!

# 1 NFT (Nutrient Film Technique)

In Nutrient film technique, plants are grown in channels with a nutrient solution. The roots of plants are not completely submerged in the water. In this process, the water of the fish tank is filtered and passes throughout the bottom of the pipe in a small film. The nutrient-filled water pumped into the trough at the upper end of the plant. The water continuously flows down to the other root systems and back into the water tank. 

This method is only suitable for growing leafy plants and vegetable. And other large root systems like apple and tomatoes need more nutrients.

It’s Benefits:

·        It continuously purifies the water.

·        Roots are easily submerged and have access to sufficient oxygen.

 # 2 Media Bed system 

This is one of the easiest aquaponic food production systems. It is also known as a media-based system or gravel bed system. This system uses a variety of growing material such as river rocks, gravel, Rockwool, clay balls, etc. This process allows the cultivation of larger flowering and fruiting plants. This includes tomatoes, cucumber, and many other large root plants. 

It’s Benefits:

·        Simple system and relatively inexpensive for food cultivation.

·        Same like ordinary gardening.

·        It allows all type of Food cultivation fruity plants and leafy plants.

·        Wasting water easily reaches to the bottom tray through the purification process.

·        Suitable for home gardening.

# 3 Raft aquaponic Food production system 

It is an ecological and sustainable process of healthy food production without using soil. This process is the combination of aquacultures like snails, fish, crayfish, and prawns. 

This process is also known as Deepwater culture system It is a system in which the waste produced by fish, snails and other animals supply bio nutrient to plants. Plants are grown with purifying the water for the fishes in which the roots are directly suspended to the nutrient water. Moreover, it also creates a perfect environment for the growth and development of fish.

It’s Benefits:

·        A high productive a system with fewer labour requirements.

·        Most nutrients are exposed to roots and produce healthy food.

A simple and economical method as compare to other aquaponic systems.