Aquaponics Explained: Feeding Your Fish

“In an aquaponics system the fish feed is the main input.

The quality of feed you select not only determines the health of your fish, but also considerably affects the health of your plants.  The old adage “GIGO” or “Garbage In Garbage Out” definitely applies to the role of fish feed in aquaponics!

In this article I will take you through how often to feed your fish, using auto-feeders, selecting the commercially produced feeds while accounting for feed composition, and some options for supplementing with home grown feed sources…”

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...

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