Tag Archives: aquaponics

DIY urban bathtub aquaponics system

Aquaponics just might be the ultimate closed-loop food production system. A healthy aquaponics system can provide its lucky owner with fresh fish and fresh organic vegetables year round, for very little ongoing cost. Getting an aquaponics system set up, however, can be costly. There’s lots of off-the-shelf systems to choose from nowadays, but they cost a bundle.

But never fear – where there’s a will, there’s a way. After seeing Steve’s amazing bathtub aquaponics setup in Alice Springs, we were sold on the idea that an aquaponics system could be beautiful AND economical to build and maintain. And it all starts with a bathtub. And some ingenuity. Read More »

Bathtub Aquaponics in Alice Springs

We’ve always been all about aquaponics in theory: a closed-loop system that provides abundant vegetables and fresh fish – what’s not to like? But it wasn’t until Nick took some PDC students on a tour of this amazing bathtub aquaponics system in Alice Springs last April that the true wonder of aquaponics really began to sink in.

Alice Springs is one of the driest places in Australia. But here, in Steve’s backyard, was an oasis of mythical proportions. Fresh spinach, greens, vegetables, berries and beautiful shady pools containing healthy, fat fish. Not what you normally think of when you think of an Alice Springs backyard. Read More »

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