Aquaculture America 2020

February 9 - 12, 2020

Honolulu, Hawaii

DIY HOME SYSTEM AQUAPONIC SYSTEM

Huy Tran
*Huy Tran, Apopka Aquaponic Farms, Apopka, FL. USA 32704, Anglerhuy@yahoo.com
 

 Show design, components, and parts list of a  DIY home  aquaponic  system.  The goal is to provide a  fully functioning and proven system that is easy to build with local sourced common materials.

A  DIY system that has been full sized to optimize the efficiency of a home scale or school system.    System design includes fish culture tanks,  mechanical  filtration,  biological filtration,  mineralization, aeration, DWC, media/wicking beds, water circulation pump and all associated plumbing.   All calculations , has been done, including: TDH (total dynamic head), settling velocity, friction loss, pump curve, blower selection (aeration), CFM of air/kg of fish, CFM of air/m2/in DWC, and fish to plant biomass ratio