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Aquaponics has always interested me, and as an alpha product this looks pretty neat! A few questions: 1) I've heard that you don't really save money on the fis
by arijun 10y ago
Aquaponics has always interested me, and as an alpha product this looks pretty neat! A few questions:
1) I've heard that you don't really save money on the fish side after you take into account feed and labor. Would you characterize that as true?
2) What are we talking about in terms of maintenance time/costs?
3) How high is the risk of mold or some disease getting in your system, considering your fairly inexperienced target user base?
- ph0rque 10y ago1. This may be true with aquaculture, but in backyard-sized aquaponics, where you're not trying to breed fish, I feel there's really not that much labor involved. And the feed not only feeds the fish, it's later re-used as fertilizer for plants. If you account for both fish and plant production, you can definitely save money. 2. Maintenance time is minimal: I spent 15 minutes a day on my initial prototype, and that was mostly to feed the fish and gather the harvest, once it got going. Maintenance costs are really minimal: fish feed and seeds come out to maybe $20-30 annually. 3. I've never had a problem with mold, since the water always drains (after flooding). There is always the chance that you'll get some kind of pest or disease on your fish/plants, I've had those pests but companion planting can minimize that risk (something I'll help my customers with).