BackyardAquaponics
The No.1 Aquaponics magazine or the backyard enthusiast.
Bringing Food Production Home
Issue 1 •
Summer
2007
Keeping Jade PerchRoad testing pumpsThe Nitrogen Cycle
Issue 1
Summer
2007
Welcome
Introduction
W
elcome to the very rst editiono the
Backyard AquaponicsMagazine
. 2006 and 2007 have beenbig years or aquaponics, especially inAustralia. The Backyard Aquaponicsdiscussion orum was ormed in March2006, and in the rst 18 months,it’s grown to become the biggestand best aquaponics orum in theworld. With over 1000 members andmore joining every day, there’s newinormation and pictures being posteddaily. The excitement generated bythe discussions and photographsposted on the group is apparent bythe number o contributions, over90,000 posts in such a short time isastounding. Most states in Australiahave been having group get-togethersor members to meet and discussaquaponics rst hand with each other. The object o the discussion orumwas to create a central learning hub,where people rom around the worldcan learn rom others in a stimulatingenvironment. The online discussionshave led to many new systems beingbuilt by members, with people sharingtheir knowledge and helping otherswith their design plans and problems.Members have been setting up systemsall over the world in all types o conditions, rom icy Alaska to tropicaland desert areas o the United States andAustralia; it’s a testament to people’singenuity the way that they have dealtwith some o their dicult conditions.I’d like to pass on my thanks to everyonewho has been participating in thegroup. It’s only through having a diversegroup o people with varied skills andknowledge that such a melting pot o ideas can be so highly productive. The orum has exceeded my wildestexpectations and become a riendlythriving community that is helping toadvance aquaponic knowledge, andmake it accessible to everyone.But, back to the magazine. Thismagazine will become a urtherextension o the discussion group, aninormation source where ideas, plansand inormation are laid out clearly oreveryone to understand.Where systems will be eatured in detail,sh species documented, and problemsdiscussed, it will be all things “aquaponic”.Like the discussion board, the magazinewill rely heavily on input rom manydierent people.We will also be drawing on othersources o aquaponics inormation romaround the world to try and bring a trulyinternational favor to the inormationprovided here.I you have an idea or a story, oryou’d like to oer some suggestions,please eel ree to write to one o themagazine sta, we’re here to help createsomething that’s useul to everyoneand we value your input. Thanks again,I hope that you nd this rst issue o the
Backyard Aquaponics Magazine
interesting and o value.
Joel Malcolm
Members have been setting up systems all over the world in all types of conditions, from icy Alaska to tropical and desert areas of the United States and Australia
Contents
Issue 1
Summer
2007
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Backyard Aquaponics
Issue 1 •
Summer
2007
What is Aquaponics
Getting your feet wet
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4
Up the Garden Path
We dispel some misconceptions about aquaponics
The Nitrogen Cycle
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6
In the Shed
This season’s experiment
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9
Our Favourite Tanks
Featured aquaponic systems
The Start of an Obsession
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10
In the Garage
Road testing equipment
Ebara Best Zero pump
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18
In the Garden
Good plants for aquaponics............................
20
By the Barbeque
After the harvest
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22
By the Pool
Fish Species for aquaponics
Jade Perch
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24
On the Deckchairs
Questions and answers
Healthy Fish are Happy sh
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27
Over the Back Fence
What’s happening elsewhere in aquaponics...
31
The Magazine Rack
Useful publications and websites...................
33
Backyard Aquaponics Magazine
is a quarterly publication which aimsto promote the ideas o Aquaponicsand home ood production coupledwith healthy and sustainable living.
Contributors
Joel Malcolm, David Downing,Jaymie Rains, Stuart Habereld,Paul Ryan, Steve Cacchione
Magazine Enquiries
magazine@backyardaquaponics.com
Editor:
Joel Malcolm
www.backyardaquaponics.com
Who are We?
Backyard Aquaponics Magazine is producedin-house at Backyard Aquaponics.PO Box 3350Success, WA 6964Ph: (08) 9414 9334www.backyardaquaponics.com
Design & Lay-out
David Kyslinger -
Moonshine Graphics
Advertising
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magazine@backyardaquaponics.com
or inormation.
Contributions:
The articles in Backyard AquaponicsMagazine are submitted by members o the aquapon-ics community. The editor o Backyard AquaponicsMagazine reserves the right to determine what is pub-lished and has the right to modiy submitted materialwhere necessary.
Content Disclaimer:
Backyard Aquaponics Magazineis published under the explicit understanding thatcontent contained in the magazine is based on theknowledge and understanding o the contributors atthe time o writing. Any statements, advice or opinionsexpressed herein are made or the benet o the read-er only. Thereore Backyard Aquaponics Magazine, orits contributors, will not accept responsibility or anydamage or loss which has occurred or may occur as aresult o a person’s action (or inaction) related to saidstatements or advice. Backyard Aquaponics Magazineaccepts no responsibility or the reliability or accuracyo articles or advertising. Backyard Aquaponics Maga-zine does not necessarily agree with or accept theviews expressed or implied by the contributors.
Coyright © 2008 Backyard Aquaponics.All rights reserved, no part o this publication maybe reproduced in any manner or orm without writ-ten permission.
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