BY JESSIE SANDERS, DVM, CERTAQV
Looking to decrease your water changes and grow some delicious veggies for your family to enjoy? Then you need AQUAPONICS!
Aquaponics utilizes “natural” fertilizers in water to grow plants. It is similar to “hydroponics,” which uses synthetic fertilizers to grow plants. Aquaponics most often refers to growing fish and plants simultaneously, using the fish waste to grow the plants. In these setups, plants utilize the nitrates, produced by the last stage of the nitrogen cycle, to grow. [...]