Aquarium Calculator

The tool takes all that and converts it to a volume requirement based off biological requirements. It calculates a required volume for your filter given … Read more

The dream goes something like this: You get the tank and the pump, you fill it with a bag of clay pebbles, fill it up … Read more

So you add some potassium bicarbonate in your sump. You wait an hour and read your pH meter. Nothing changed! No problem, the buffer is … Read more

“Aquaponic systems lose water, and you find out through experience.” “Fill up your tank, put the fish into it, and then a couple days later, … Read more

New aquaponic growers typicaly purchase lights according to the size of their tank. Why? Bad move! Tank size has no bearing on what light your … Read more

When most people begin an aquaponics project in their back yard, they have a fish tank and a vision of eating fresh veggies grown without … Read more

You hear it: the tell-tale sign something’s happening. A rapid burst of water noise; a gurgling (stops suddenly), nothing for a second or two, then … Read more

Aquaponics is the idea that you start with some water, add a pump and realize that fish poop is free fertilizer. And that’s the dream … Read more

Pump, Water needs to move so most people who set up an aquaponics system use a pump. Even with correct grow media and the appropriate … Read more

You fill the tank with fish, hoping that those nutrients will flow freely from their mouths into yours. Then you get water test results… nothing. … Read more