Aquaponics Nutrient Bank - Growing Plants with No Fish

[@RobsAquaponics]

Learn about Aquaponics 🐟 🍓🍅 with my "Backyard Aquaponics for Beginners" Guide for only US$19.95. ► bit.ly/AquaponicsBeginnersGuide Don't forget to click the subscribe button if you enjoyed the video, bit.ly/Subscribe2Rob & share the clip around if you think it may help others too.👍 Cheers all & have a top one. 🐟 🌱🍅 Rob

[@jonisolis9645]

You could pee in the tank and give them some food. Peeponics

[@jonisolis9645]

You could also toss in the old leaves/stems in the tank.

[@CBDLife-gx8sv]

I've seen people ad aquatic snails and feed them the plant materials when trimming plants. It re-introduces the elements the plants need. And the snails are also food for fish

[@RobsAquaponics]

That's one way to go. Compost worms in the media beds are also a must I think.

[@proteinman1981]

I ran a system without fish for 12 months. I used aged urine, seasol, charlie carp, lime and chelated iron. Grew awesome

[@RobsAquaponics]

Nice one 👍

[@insAneTunA]

The best guide that you can get about aquaponics. 👍

[@RobsAquaponics]

Thanks mate. 😁😁

[@alanandmaxadventuers]

thanks for the video Rob.

[@RobsAquaponics]

Cheers Alan & Max. 😁

[@alanandmaxadventuers]

@@RobsAquaponics no worries. Very inspired to get a system going. Been a long term follower

[@garryrepp5505]

A very good update Rob. It will be nice to see your system on your new farm when you have it up and running. 🙂

[@RobsAquaponics]

Cheers Garry. 👍👍

[@DanCarlyon1]

Thanks Rob!!!!

[@RobsAquaponics]

Cheers Dan. 😁👍

[@annakramar5088]

Good update on Aquaponics. Looking forward to the new set up down the track.🐠

[@RobsAquaponics]

Thanks Anna. Will be working on the mower & chook run today I think.

[@annakramar5088]

@@RobsAquaponics Priorities...Hubby said I need to take notes from you.🤣

[@coleweede1953]

I think larger, more developed plants, that are older and more mature have the ability to grow for many months just on internal reserves. I have no definitive evidence, but I have seen many first-hand examples of mature plants growing and dividing on very little nutrition after some time of healthy vigorous ideal condition growth. No doubt this system has residual nutrients, I just think some plants can enter a survival mode if they are healthy enough when conditions change.

[@quameagyemang8867]

HELLO Rob, your videos are amazing. i have been watching your videos for over 6 months now and i must say they are very educative and motivational. My name is Kwame and i am from Ghana ( West Africa), i recently stocked 1000 catfish juveniles IN 4 different tARPAULIN SURFACE PONDS. I WILL LOVE TO TURN THEM INTO AN AQUAPONIC SYSTEM. KINDLY ASSIST ME THE BEST WAY TO GO BY IT BECAUSE I CURRENTLY RUN THE OPEN SYSTEM WHERE WATER IS NOT RE CIRCULATED.THANK YOU.

[@samjackson8432]

Thanks rob, I love your videos so much

[@RobsAquaponics]

Thanks Sam. 😁

[@kerryevans2038]

Always great tohear from you

[@RobsAquaponics]

Cheers Kerry. Hope to be posting weekly again from now.🤞

[@stephensharry5503]

Great videos.. how often should you cycle the growing bed?

[@tkgcreations3247]

I was wondering how a system would work without the fish, thank you for the video.

[@RobsAquaponics]

No problem 👍 Peeponics would have to be the easiest & cheapest "organic" way to grow without fish but the fish emulsion does the trick as well. .

[@jenniferjsaracino]

Great update. Oooh bringing back plants is promising 😈

[@RobsAquaponics]

They're up here now but still sitting in the trailer. 😅 Still working on the chook pen & the mower has decided to call it quits now.. There's always something.

[@toewstelevision]

keep it up buddy

[@RobsAquaponics]

Thanks TT.👍👍

[@taffythegreat1986]

Hi there Would growing food by aquaponics, can that be classed as organic. I should imagine hydroponics wouldn’t be. Love your videos 👍👍

[@RobsAquaponics]

You can do organic hydro as well & there's a few folks selling certified organic fertilisers for it now. Bioponics & Peeponics are also a take on an organic hydro system as well.

[@handy-capoutdoors4063]

You had Chinese golden amaranth? I was going to be planting that in a wicking bed (soil over flooded sand) do you have any tips for aquaponics amaranth growth?

[@RobsAquaponics]

We have Chinese red & red giant amaranths. They do fantastic in aquaponics, probably too well if you don't eat enough & keep them trimmed back.

[@handy-capoutdoors4063]

Thanks Rob, I was hoping they would do well. Means a small bed can grow enough to keep up. 😀

[@xthemadplumberx7110]

I wish this video would have came out two weeks ago. I bought a bunch of guppies after bad advice on Facebook, then I bought 100 red rosy minnows and they apparently don’t get big enough either so I’m double screwed. I’ve just ordered coy. I really like the guppies to look at and the minnows have no personality. I need to find a way to get rid of them. They don’t mix together anyway. They eat each others young. This was a big lapse in judgment. I need bigger fish. I really don’t want to harvest them continuously, fish is cheap and I don’t feel like it’s worth it

[@stevestarkukulele6046]

They can be feed for what ever you put in the system. No need to take them out.

[@xthemadplumberx7110]

And then I bought koi that get up to 3 feet long, come to find out. That’s a third strike. I’m gonna go fishing for catfish this weekend and bring home some fish to throw in the tank and get rid of my bad judgment. If the catfish cause a nitrite spike, and kill everything, Im not even going to be sad. I’m just gonna go cat fishing again and get him some friends.

[@RobsAquaponics]

Larger ornamentals like koi or goldfish grow some great veg. They can also fetch a decent price as well if you can get them to breed for you. 😉

[@jeweloftheisle498]

Your stuff is amazing for this I am greatfull. My journey has not begun. But it will. On a big scale. Thanks for all you have given.

[@RobsAquaponics]

I'm glad the vid's are helpful JOTI. All the best for the build when the time comes too.

[@nevanalthaus2387]

👍👍

[@RobsAquaponics]

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[@TheZabbiemaster]

Yes intresting talks about aquaponics and hydroponics most excellent. can I ask that you braid your beard like a proper dwarf when it gets big enough?

[@RobsAquaponics]

😅B said that if I did it would be cultural appropriation of her kind. 🤣😉

[@annakramar5088]

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[@alch3myau]

nothing a lil piss wont fix!

[@allenclarke9642]

Do you mean for the plants, or for his eye?

[@alch3myau]

@@allenclarke9642 ... plants.. tf?

[@RobsAquaponics]

I did find an old bottle of "Rob Water" under the house.... 🤔😉 I'll be brining all the plants from the system back up here next trip south hopefully.

[@alch3myau]

@@RobsAquaponics yeah its weird how nute rich our piss is but is never used.. its not like you are drinking piss when that strawberry or tomato squirts in ya mouth