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My presentation at the Toulouse FabLab conference 2012 about how I built an aquaponics greenhouse in my backyard.
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Adventures in AquaponicsFlemming Funch
Toulouse
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l’Aquaponie
Quoi ??
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What is Aquaponics?
Hydroponics
(growing plants without soil)
Aquaculture
(raising fish intensively for food)
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C’est quoi l’Aquaponie ?la combinaison de l’aquaculture et de l’hydroponie !
L’aquaculture (élevage de poissons en bassin) est associée à de la culture hydroponique (culture de plantes hors sol où les racines des plantes trempent directement dans de l’eau). L’intérêt de cette pratique vient du fait que les plantes filtres l’eau pour les poissons, les poissons produisent (par leur déjections) des nutriments pour nourrir les plantes et les restes de plantes peuvent servir à nourrir des vers qui nourriront les poissons.
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Why?Self-sufficiency - local food production
Resilience - surviving the zombie apocalypse
Organic vegetables - zero chemicals
Fresh fish - you know exactly where they’ve been
Zero waste - everything is part of the system
Fun adventures in multiple disciplines
It’s a cool DIY, Open Source, Maker kind of thing to do
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January 2012
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Things to learn
Plumbing - flow rate of 32mm or 25mm uPVC pipes
Biology - the mating habits of African cichlids
Chemistry - how do I get the pH down and the kH up?
Gardening - who’s eating my cucumber leaves at night?
Construction - polystyrene insulated wood foundations
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April 2012
Insulation
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April 2012Buried & connected sump tanksSunday, October 21, 12
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ComponentsA greenhouse
One 1000L IBC tank
Two 250L buried sump tanks
Seven 180L grow beds
One pump
~20m PVC and PE pipes
20 cement blocks
2x4 boards
1500L water
heaters
~50 Tilapia
fish food
lots of seeds
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The pieces for an auto-siphon
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Banana plant
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June 2012
Nile Tilapia
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July 2012
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August 2012
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October 2012
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Rainwater collection
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What does it lead to?Monitoring/Automation
Economics of scale
Self-sufficiency
Community networking
Resilience / Transition Networks
Urban gardens
Permaculture
Forest gardens
Makers / FabLabs
Public speaking
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