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Uploaded by on Jul 28, 2008

a garden powered by fish!

Fish eat, they poop/have bio-waste, the grow beds, acting as a filter, are laced with a good Bacteria that breaks down the bio-waste/poop (now known as Ammonia).

This Ammonia, is then broken down again, into Nitrites.

The Nitrite is broke down even more into Nitrate. ( remember it like this, I before A )

The Nitrates are then eaten by the plants. It is actually the plants that clean the water and return it to the fish. Where it all begins again.

a fast growth rate like Hydro or Areoponics. self-survival, sustaining self, off the grid, food control, Organic Control. family food protection, hedge inflation,

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  • is your system a constant flow ?

  • @mwdowell1 yes, it creates the circulation within the tank (treadmill for the fish), the O2 for the fish and bio-bug activation , as well.

  • wow that is beautiful! i am trying my hand at gardening this year, but would love to make something like that! wow! is there any what to make it so that you dont have to feed the fish, so that the system is practically a closed system??

  • @boxa888 Thanks man. Yes, it could be a closed system... if you use algae-eaters(fish) OR you could go with, Tilapia they are veggie eaters- Omnivore [they eat organic material], and they like to eat, lake grass, other algae and plants.

    You could drop the fish, and enter the nitrogen chain yourself ... look up, PEEponics! lol /watch?v=aHXfxER6fg4

  • Great stuff!

  • @tomstedham thanks man

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  • where can i get directions how to set up something like this ?

  • @boxa888 yes. place a bug zapper over the fish tank and if you have carnivorous fish they will eat what falls in it...also you can start a soldier fly larvae compost bin that self harvests (look it up) 

  • This is so cool. Have you ever thought about spreading your system in other peoples backyards for money? How about creating some local event where people can take a look at this & then charge for classes where you'll be able to provide instruction? Maybe a list of do's & don'ts, provided with a set of materials, will be enough for some.

  • Bigger gravel much better.3/4 inch to be exact.

  • Increase yield & size of tomatoes by placing a material tube (recycle old nylon pantyhose or cotton/denim jeans legs, etc.) along the length of the plant stem, tie the stem to the tube, keep it moist & the plant will root all along the tube. Fill the tube w/ worm castings for best results, but can use potting soil, compost, peat moss + shredded paper, whatever on hand to allow good root growth. You have beautiful, excellent system. Good job.

  • Incredibly jealous of your garden....but wheres the fish?

  • @Signzit dirrr i wasnt even thinking of that, thanks alot for the help, so this video is from 2008. are you still using this set up?? pretty cool.

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