Aquaponics Plans and Instructions (eBook)

Media-Bed (Flood-and-Drain) Systems

P.E. David H. Dudley (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
416 Seiten
Dudley Enterprises (Verlag)
978-0-9969090-6-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This 400+ page user-friendly book (with over 350 photos and illustrations) shows you how to easily produce an abundance of Fresh Organic Produce and Fish through a Media-Bed (Flood-and-Drain) Aquaponic System.

 

This VALUABLE resource has everything from beginner basics to showing you how scale-up as you desire to grow your system. Easy to follow step-by-step Instructions and SO much more.

 

Expensive university courses and lengthy on-site training workshops which cost thousands of dollars do not provide as much valuable, comprehensive material as presented in this comprehensive user-friendly ‘how-to’ book.

 

Feed Your Family Healthy Organic Food, Barter and/or Sell Surplus, Substantially Lower Your Food Cost.

 

Included are Media-Bed Design Plans, Instructions & Everything You Need to Know about Aquaponics. Also included are chapters on survival, living off the grid, canning, so much more.

 

This book will teach you how to set-up and operate a productive and successful media-bed aquaponic system of any size; and show you how to scale-up in size to produce even more organic vegetables and fish as you desire expand your operation.

 

This book empowers you with the knowledge needed to consistently feed your family environmentally friendly sustainable healthy organic food and greatly lower your food bill. Aquaponics is fun, financially rewarding, enjoyable, healthy, and an interesting conversation topic at social functions.

Inhalt

Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Note to Reader
Introduction
Part I Aquaponic Fundamentals
Chapter 1 Aquaponics Defined
Chapter 2 Benefits of Aquaponics
Chapter 3 History of Aquaponics
Chapter 4 Aquaponics Globally and the Big Picture
Chapter 5 Toxic Food vs. Healthy Organic Aquaponic Food
Chapter 6 The Different Types of Aquaponic Systems
Chapter 7 Aquaponics for You
Chapter 8 Location, Location, Location
Chapter 9 Nitrogen Cycle
Part II Plants and Fish
Chapter 10 Plants/Crops - Keys to Success
Chapter 11 Fish - Everything You Need to Know.
Chapter 12 Fish Feed
Part III Components of Aquaponics Used in Aquaponics
Chapter 13 Equipment & Component Overview
Chapter 14 Plumbing
Chapter 15 Fish Tanks
Chapter 16 Liner Material
Chapter 17 Making a Water Tight Container
Chapter 18 Growing Media for Plants
Chapter 19 Pumps & Choosing the Right Pump
Chapter 20 Filtration (Mechanical, Biofiltration, Natural)
Chapter 21 Greenhouses
Chapter 22 Alternative Energy Options & Operating Off-The-Grid
Part IV Flood-and-Drain System Design and Layout
Chapter 23 Flood-and-Drain System Instructions & Procedures
Chapter 24 Flood-and-Drain System Drain Options, Plans, and Instructions
Chapter 25 How to Make a Auto Siphon (Bell Siphon)
Chapter 26 Design Plans and Construction Details DIY Flood-and-Drain System
Chapter 27 Design Plans and Construction Details Using IBC Containers Flood-and-Drain System
Part V Operation and Maintenance
Chapter 28 Starting and Managing Your Aquaponics System
Chapter 29 Water Quality
Chapter 30 Fish Breeding, Fish Reproduction, and Raising Your Own Crop of Fish
Chapter 31 Greenhouse Energy Management
Chapter 32 Canning and Saving Produce from Your Harvest.
Chapter 33 Bartering Your Aquaponic Products
Part VI Appendix
Appendix 1 Aquaponic Resources
Appendix 2 References
Appendix 3 Vendors
Appendix 4 Aquaponic Design Plans
Appendix 5 Best Places for You to Live in America
Appendix 6 Earning Money from Aquaponics
Appendix 7 Conversion Units

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.10.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Schlagworte: Aquaculture • Aquaponics • Hydroponics • Organic Gardening • sustainable farming
• ISBN-10: 0-9969090-6-0 / 0996909060
• ISBN-13: 978-0-9969090-6-8 / 9780996909068