DWC or Media Bed In A Small Space | Ask The Aquaponics God Ep8

[@johnmauro512]

Do you think it's possible to combine a DWC or NFT system with a vertical farm set-up as long as it was designed correctly?

[@MrJasonb1234]

Hi, i've been watching your videos and learning a lot. I'm wondering about the differences between a flood and drain system vs. dutch buckets. I understand how both systems work and how to set them up. I'm wondering about any differences in the plants they are best suited for? It seems to me that the only difference could be how often and for how long the roots are flooded. In the DB system it could range from "never flooded" if the water flow is continuous in and not limited in out flow, to "periodically flooded" if the inflow is on a timer and exceeds the speed at which the water can flow through the medium and drain. In the flood and drain, the cycle is governed by the inflow rate and the configuration of the bell syphon. So maybe the only difference is that the dutch buckets are more portable? By the way, I'm assuming that water quality in to both set ups is the same... ie. solids already filtered out. I know both of these can be a biological filter... but cleaning solids out of the beds is not my goal. (No Aquaponics Maintenance man!) So in case your wondering why I'm asking about these and not DWC it's because I'm thinking about plants that need root support (i.e tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, etc.) Sorry for the long post! Would appreciate any thoughts you have! Whoooooooooo.... Thank you! Jason

[@telinstrong6327]

No, selective breeding has been around for thousands of years not genetically modifying using shots and other chemical methods and also I would like to see those studies.

[@TheSchoolofAquaponics]

Selective breeding is a form of GMO. Anytime humans intervene in plant cross-breeding it is humans that are modifying the organism and not nature. Plant breeding by humans is not a natural process at all. The difference between traditionally plant breeding and modern GMO is that we don't have to wait hundreds of years to get the plant traits we are looking for. We can insert desired genes (not chemicals) to get the traits we are looking for. You can look up scientific studies that have been done. The safety of GMOs is not up for debate at this time. The science is clear. The issue is getting people informed on what GMOs actually are, so misinformation and opinions can stop being spread. The benefits of having GMOs tremendously outweigh the benefits of not having them and that should be the major consideration when deciding if they should be used or not.

[@meltingpot1799]

what is he growing? that should play into it

[@glennmac9116]

This is a very small space, I guess you have to define some money.

[@kerwinfernandes9583]

great tip.. God Bless.. one question tho are you Will Smith..? :D

[@TheSchoolofAquaponics]

lol