aquaponics.howFIELD GUIDES 02
SUBJECT COLLECTION / aquaponics.how

Comparisons

Side-by-side decisions between system designs, fish and equipment, with the trade-offs and their sources made explicit.

2 detailed guides2 system modelsSources beside the claims
TRACE THE CONNECTIONSAquaponic raft system: Fish and feed → Separate particles → Support microbial conversion → Supply the plants → Collect and return. Fish tank, solids handling, biofilter, raft bed and sump.1 / TANKFish and feed2 / SOLIDSSeparate particles3 / BIOFILTERSupport microbial conve…4 / BEDSupply the plants5 / SUMPCollect and returnConceptual sequence. Follow the guide for full operation and return.Start with the system →
Comparisons

Media bed, raft or decoupled: choose by treatment and service

Choose an aggregate bed, a raft trough or a separated plant loop by where solids and nitrification happen, what the published depths and ratios imply, and what each demands when you service it or the pump stops.

8 min + guided practice →Comparisons

Tilapia, trout or catfish: choose by the water you can hold

Choose between three food fish by the water temperature you can hold through the year, then follow the choice through oxygen, energy, legality and crops.

Interactive tool · 8 min + guided practice →

Original teaching models and worked examples, with extension and manufacturer sources where applicable. Independent specialist review is pending. Numerical tools verify accounting equations; they do not certify a crop recipe or fish system.