The Best Commercial Aquaponics System Design explained in 3D : 2020

[@arunhk3]

May be I am late to the party, but this is really a great educational video for me where I have a plan to setup a small scale setup initially to feed my family with organic veggies. By God's grace if I succeed then you will be one of the people who could be named as creditors (Thanks a ton for this wonderful video again Henry Pereira), God bless you!

[@MyAquaponics1]

thank you Arun, your positive feedback is much appreciated.. Keep us updated on your project

[@zeph6439]

Thank you for a great video. When you feed the fish with a commercial fish food such as trout pellets, the fish will tend to get a "taste". Also one needs to add nutrients as you mentioned from time to time to the system. However I believe that "you are what you eat" and so it works out better from my fish farming experience to feed them with natural food such as earthworms and crickets which are easily farmed instead. Boiled and minced corn also works well. You save a lot of money that way and the fish grow faster and are much healthier and happier.

[@MyAquaponics1]

Thanks for the good feedback.. Yes, correct, you want to stick to natural feed as much as possible to save on costs, dependant on the type of fish. We mainly stock the Mossambicus Tilapia and Rendalli (red breasted) Tilapia. Rendalli can flourish on greens alone and we feed them lettuce and duckweed (up to 42% protein) during summer. In winter we supplement with 30% protein commercial pellets. The mossambicus all eat it, but not as voraciously as the Rendalli. Crickets, earthworms and black soldier fly larvae also a great source of "free" protein for them.

[@zeph6439]

@@MyAquaponics1 I think that a lot of prospective Aquaponics people will really appreciate this video. BTW mealworms are also easy to breed and the fish love them too.

[@florentinoacosta6002]

if you have the space and resources azola would be good too. But how do you process this corn as fish meal do you add anything to it as growth supplement?

[@florentinoacosta6002]

@@MyAquaponics1 interesting

[@zeph6439]

@@florentinoacosta6002 Hi Florentino. Actually I left Aquaculture around....whew....15 years ago now. However when we were farming with trout , bass, carp and catfish we tried all feeding methods, finding that ultimately live and natural foods are best. The maize pips are very good for carp and they don't cloud up the water like pellets do. You can either boil them and when reasonably soft grind them up or just feed them straight to the fish as is. We had an earthworm farm and so they seemed very happy with a diet of maize and worms.. It's very cost effective when compared to commercial feeds. The catfish we fed with carp fillets instead of using pellets there either.

[@heavydollarbeats9225]

Hi, I'm a bit late to see this very educational video. May God bless you. So I just need to get going, and get started building this kind of commercial aquaponic. So my question is, roughly how much money should I collect to build the whole thing. Also I'm in Gauteng benoni side, maybe you can suggest places to purchase the whole equipment. Thank you so much.

[@MyAquaponics1]

Hi, thank you. We sell most of that equipment, including water and air pumps, PVC liner tans and fiberglass growbeds.. You can contact us on [e-mail] or visit our website www.myaquaponics.co.za. If you are serious about aquaponics or sandponics, I suggest you attend our next course in Lanseria on 16 March. You then also get to see our system in operation.

[@dr.bhushansg]

informative video. can you record with more clear audio? unable to understand properly

[@bryantsoo9778]

Very nice and beautiful. No need grow bed as filter. Very nice.

[@colinbremner1131]

The fine particles of uneaten food and fish poo will get into the DWC and smother the roots of there is not a fine particle filter. Having only a Swirl filter is not completely effective..

[@formbuild1088]

Brilliant work... Neat and tidy layout. Impressive layout of ideas to convert from aquaponics to hydroponics.

[@hasankc1912]

underrated video, thank you

[@hasankc1912]

would it be possible to link the design?

[@frankfrank6541]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@sebastienthomastrudeau5335]

Thank you for sharing

[@aquaponiadumessi8613]

your aquaponics is beautiful, congratulations friend!

[@MyAquaponics1]

Thank you

[@CharleenthaDiva]

This was freakin amazing!!!!!! This blew my mind!! Amazing!!!

[@rmdomainer9042]

Very interesting. I am looking at this for tropical Asia. Water is abundant so I see very little need to pump it back into the fish tanks. It seems like I can skip the biofilter if I pump it into ebb and flow gravel beds. What if I use the water from these tanks for the deep water culture further down? Will it be too lacking in nutrients then? Also wondering if I should skip those Deep Water Culture beds further down, instead opt for drip feed beds on the ground. I can then add other manure there if need be. Also pondering if I should do azolla and duckweed somewhere in the system. Seems like it would take years to test out the optimal system. Guess I should build one greenhouse, then start with 1/4 of capacity to test it out. Then build out the other beds once I have something that works. The glass fibre beds that work both as ebb and flow and deep water culture is a genius move btw. Standardisation is the ticket.

[@MyAquaponics1]

Yes if you have ebb and flow media beds you can get away without a biofilter, all dependant on fish stocking densities.. Yes, you could use drip irrigation instead of DWC. Personally I would go with sandponics (sand grow beds).. Have a look at our Sandponics videos (Part 2-4) on our youtube channel. We do let duckweed grow on our DWC to feed to the fish .

[@rmdomainer9042]

@@MyAquaponics1 Very interesting. Thank you, I will check those vids.

[@raizdagua1702]

very thank my friend

[@MyAquaponics1]

Thank you too

[@jayeasy4682]

I really want to build this!!!

[@Srinivas11167]

Nice explanation sir thank you

[@kinjaleomkar9485]

Amazing sir

[@sebastianlabaca8867]

I love aquaponics and I just want to thank you for the hard work that is behind this video! I do have a question have you ever run an estimate on how much would be the cost on material for the blueprint you show? I understand that prices can vary acording to materials i just love that design the efficiency is really neat! Thank you! And your work is amazing!

[@MyAquaponics1]

Thank you, in South Africa a system like that , using our 5m long fibreglass grow beds, would cost around R400K (about US$27K at today exchange rate) excluding labour costs of course, but including installation of greenhouse.

[@StreetSmart_ghd]

Which software are you using to produce such animations?

[@nabiladaad437]

This is a great job, thank you👍👍👍

[@MyAquaponics1]

thank you

[@nchimunyamuyuni7920]

Thanks, it looks like a very cost effective design

[@chanpengchen]

I look forward to your updated teaching highlights. I already subscribe to your channel.

[@weltonbragadossantos5145]

Hello my name is Welton I live in Brazil I found your project interesting, what is the value to develop this project?.

[@MyAquaponics1]

Hi Welton, thank you. Cost is dependant on the materials you use and your cost of labour. In South Africa, it costs around R450K (USD 26.5K) for a 300sqm greenhouse fully kitted out with fiberglass grow beds

[@weltonbragadossantos5145]

@@MyAquaponics1 I understand, do you provide this project with all dimensions for free? I found this project very interesting. Or is it a commercial project?.

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@weltonbragadossantos5145 Hi, we do not make the sketchup file available to the public.. But pretty easy to work out.. that is a standard 30m x 10m tunnel.. The fish tank portion can be 8m long and fish tanks can be 5 m diameter and say 1.4m deep (volume of around 25000l per fish tank) .. Grow beds 20m long and 1m wide and 400mm deep.. Drawing was done to scale, so the number of rows of growbeds is correct

[@NasirKhan-rn1oq]

Very nice

[@kenlee224]

Thanks for sharing such detailed and comprehensive video on building a aquaponics farm. Based on this 10m x 30m aquaponics plant, how much yield one could expect to harvest on a monthly or weekly basis? Can we get 7000 heads of cabbage every week? How much the overall investment would be based on using Fibre glass tank? Thanks.

[@MyAquaponics1]

Thank you.. In a system like that you could potentially have 120 Sqm of grow beds and if you are doing lettuce or herbs you can do 30-25 plants per SQM. Growing cabbage is not recommended as they get very big and take up too much space, so maybe only 4-6 cabbage per sqm, unless you only grow baby cabbage.. In South Africa a 5m x 1.2 fibreglass grow bed sells for about $550 and you can fit about 24 of these beds depending on arrangement.. In SA overall investment for something like this is around $32K based on current exchange rate

[@kenlee224]

@@MyAquaponics1 Thank you so much for sharing the information. This is much appreciated.

[@kenlee224]

@@MyAquaponics1 Am I right that I can expect a 4 week growth cycle from baby plant to harvest for cabbage?

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@kenlee224 depends on the variety and climate, but from seedling to harvest can be 4-6 weeks

[@mkokmk]

thank you

[@persistentfx5446]

Brilliant. Thank you

[@mcautics3914]

Very informative video...well done!

[@justindavidkaria6597]

Hi , I'm amazed by this i live in kenya and what would it cost to put up such a system on an acre of land?

[@MyAquaponics1]

thanks. It all depends what costs of materials and labour are in your country. In South Africa it would cost between R450K to R550K using fibreglass grow beds

[@justindavidkaria6597]

@@MyAquaponics1 is it possible for one to purchase the stuff from South Africa and have them brought and installed here in Kenya?

[@justindavidkaria6597]

@@MyAquaponics1 How can i pay for the ebook is PayPal possible?

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@justindavidkaria6597 You can go to this link myaquaponics.co.za/ebook-pdf-secrets-to-successful-aquaponics-farming-backyard-commercial-systems/ then scroll down to teh description and you will see the Paypal "Buy Now" button

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@justindavidkaria6597 you would have to do it through one of our other companies with an export licence. Depending on the size and value of the order, transport costs may make it unfeasible.. Please contact us via the main email on our website www.myaquaponics.co.za

[@NagatoUzu]

So the water from the fish tanks goes into the filters by gravity? Additional pumps in the fish tanks are not needed?

[@MyAquaponics1]

That is correct

[@brigidoalconcel2750]

How many pieces of fish should I put on that size of fish tank? Thank you so much!

[@chanpengchen]

The film has already said that 1000 liters of water can only produce 30 to 50 kilograms of fish.

[@colinbremner1131]

"The Best Commercial Aquaponics System" Is this Commercial? Is this the best? If you use Dr James Rakocy's or Dr Wilson Leanard's formulas for plants to fish needed then this system should have at least 300kg biomass or have an average of 1500 fish at 200grams to give the plants enough nutrients to grow. If you harvested one tank then half the available nutrient production is lost. This system would then rely heavily on additional nutrient / fertiliser to supply the needed nutrients so that the plants don't go through cycles of severe nutrient deficiency each time the fish need to be harvested. Also the amount of fish food would create a lot of fine particles even with the swirl filters and they will get into the DWC and smother the roots. Do you also have to replace the air stones with cleaned air stones once a week as they get clogged up with nitrifying bacteria. My 5 cents observation.

[@fmorillas85]

Fairly cool design though saw more cost effective solutions

[@xavierprotocols]

Can you build a Greenhouse that uses Geothermal heating and cooling as well as being an Aquaponic Greenhouse?

[@MyAquaponics1]

I am sure you could yes. Geothermal is effective, but most plastic used to cover greenhouses is not very insulation effective.

[@TheHanyou]

I see two problems with this. 1) No room for a Fish Nursery to grow-out your replacement fish. 2) No room for a Plant Nursery to seed & germinate your plants before putting them on the rafts.

[@MyAquaponics1]

Sure, its not its function. This is a grow out tunnel, not a nursey for either fish or plants. For that we usually do in a separate space. Of course, one could sub divide this tunnel if one so wishes. PLant grow out and seed germination/seedling sections have different climatic requirements

[@chanpengchen]

Actually, I had the same question as you just now.

[@sweeyong7756]

what is the size of the biofilter? volume of water, volume of media and airflow requred to get it tumbling? what is the target flow rate or turn over time for the fish tank? cheers mate. great video btw.

[@MyAquaponics1]

Quick rule of thumb is that the volume of your biofilter and solid separator filter should be around 30% of the volume of your fish tanks.. But for teh actual bio media, other more complex formulae apply which cannot be explained here. You may be interested in getting our ebook that explains all that. Turn over of water in fish tanks, at least onece or twice per hour. BTW, no tumbling takes place in our biofilter and also no airflow in there. We simply fill the container with bio media such as bioballs or LECA (lightweight expandable clay aggregate) and make sure this media is always submerged in water. OF COURSE, if you have some flood and drains with media, you may not need a separate bio filter at all. But if NFT or DWC, then you do need a sepaarte biofilter as in the video

[@sweeyong7756]

@@MyAquaponics1 thank you for the reply. curious how the bioballs compare with the leca balls?

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@sweeyong7756 The platic bioballs we use have an SSA (specic surface area measure im m2/m3) of 500-700, whereas LECA is 240-260 SSA.. So bio balls have a much greater specific surface area for the beneficial bacteria to attach to. Bio Balls do however usually work out more expensive

[@sweeyong7756]

@@MyAquaponics1 cheers for that. yes bioballs do work out more expensive. i thought that there be some positive outcomes and results for veg gorwth as leca balls are made from expand clay.

[@sheep.herder]

thank you so much

[@FasterAfterForty]

Hi nice video, almost similar with my plan on building aquaponics, where’s mine is 25x25m and i also planning to go with all DWC. I have a question, can i remove the sump tank? As the DWC will already act as a sump tank...anything i need to be carefull or aware of if i decide to remove it? I dont have much space left to build sump tank. Thanks cheers

[@MyAquaponics1]

Thank you.. Yes great question. You can use your DWC grow beds as your sump. If you look at the photos of the rooftop system we built, we had to use the DWC grow beds as the sump, as we could obviously not dig into the concrete slab. The sump is only really required with NFT or flood and drain grow beds.

[@chaichua8332]

@@MyAquaponics1 Hi. Nice video. I'm also building something similar only things is top of my 1m deep tanks ((48 cubic m) are at ground level so i need to pump my water up to a sump tank higher than my grow beds so the water can flow back by gravity to the tank. Does that sound right?

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@chaichua8332 yes that could also work

[@alexabraaosiqueira5942]

Hello! I am an electrical engineering student, and I am working on my final project about automation of aquaponic systems. I would like to create an automation project for the production plant shown in the video you presented. Would it be possible to send me the 3D model used in that video?

[@MyAquaponics1]

It was done in an old version of Sketchup..contact us via email on our website www.myaquaponics.co.za

[@tasbeehbraiding8828]

Would you be interested to work on a project in west Africa for the automation of an aquaponics greenhouse

[@peterokuonzi4172]

Thanks for work well done i would like to develop 30x10 aquaponic system may you give me quotation and specification for one unit so that i can have them here in Adjumani- Uganda Regards Peter- Okuonzi

[@MyAquaponics1]

Thanks, unfortunately we are based in South Africa and we don't serve the export market. Transport of Greenhouse and installation thereof in Uganda would not be feasible. You could potentially build all that you see in the video with local materials such as brick and mortar and locally sourced pipes.. Of course, we could maybe supply the water and air pumps and other miscellaneous, but to make it viable, local sourcing is the best option

[@peterokuonzi4172]

@@MyAquaponics1 what if you could give me the specification of the various components?

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@peterokuonzi4172 the video does give you sizes for tanks and grow beds. Send us an email on [e-mail]

[@Jean.34]

Shouldn't we have a smaller tank for fingerlings fishes before putting them in bigger tanks, to keep the operation running all around the year? Also wouldn't you recommend to use BEADS filter rather than using 2 filters ( one for solids and one Bio) ? Thank you

[@MyAquaponics1]

Yes, you can have a fish nursery, but that is usually done in a seperate tunnel or room. The Video above is for a commercial production unit.. Yes, you can use a bubble bead filter which can double up as a mini biofilter too, but they are generally expensive and depending on biomass, you would still need to have separate biofilters. Of course, if you have media grow beds in your system, they too act as biofilters.

[@Jean.34]

@@MyAquaponics1 you mentioned that you are growing Tilpia. İ am also considering to buy a full system like that to grow Tilapia Rendili red breasted while cultivating Duckweed on DWC. My only worries is winter. A greenhouse will not be enough to maintain a 30 c degree temperature during winter. Do you have a solution to keep the temperature above 25 c degree?

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@Jean.34 If the greenhouse is well insulated with good grade plastic then temperatures in winter can reach 30c if the sun is shining. Not sure where you are located. In Johannesburg the sun shimes during winter days.. But yes, one still needs to heatthe water, there is no cheap way.. Heat Pump is about the best, or otherwise gas or wood heater

[@Jean.34]

@@MyAquaponics1 İ am in east Europe. We have 2 weeks every year when temperature can really drop. İ thought you are located in Sweden not south Africa.

[@waqaarosman2327]

Would you mind sharing me the details about the electricity usage of such a plant? And which pump would you use as well?

[@MyAquaponics1]

You need to turn the water volume in your fish tank at least once per hour. Best to handle a system that size is a swimming pool type self-priming pump that is around 1Kw and can do 30 000 litres per hour with a good head. You could also use submersibles such as a PG 12 000 or PG 15000. For aeration, you would need a decent blower with enough throughput to supply all the diifusers in your grow beds, fish tanks and mineralizer.. You need around 6-8 litres/minute per standard 50mm ball airstone. Keep in mind that you would need an airstone/diffuser every 600mm to 1m in your DWC growbeds

[@F13TUN]

@@MyAquaponics1 For aeration can we use the water circuit to agitate the water every 1 m in the grow bed and the dissolve the oxygen instead of the blower.

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@F13TUN not quite sur how you would do that, but if you have good presure and flow rate from your water pump, you could add venturis along the channel for aeration

[@waqaarosman2327]

@@MyAquaponics1 thanks for your reply. Also can you suggest me which materials are used in the deep water culture to retain the water from leaking.? I understand this material may cost a lot

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@waqaarosman2327 cheapest is probably to use a PVC liner. There are also new pond sealers that one can use (paint or spray) that are fish friendly and ideal for sealing concrete channels.

[@anirudhtigrania9822]

Hi, very high quality presentation and 3D designs. For setting up a vertical farm for commercial use would NFT be the preferred method? Is it possible to have a stacked DWC setup (DWC bed, rafts, plants, grow lights, one on top of each other)? I think it would be more like an NFT but using water beds instead of pipes. I think NFT uses a lot of space because of the round pipes. So there is a lot of vacant space and fewer plant holes. DWC doesn't have vacant spaces so there can be more holes on the rafts. Thank you, Ani

[@MyAquaponics1]

DWC stacked as you suggest would be too heavy. Water is heavy, 1000l = 1 Ton. If you're looking at going the nft route, you could always use the new type rectangular profiles instead of round pipes.

[@colinbremner1131]

NFT pipes or gutters, square or round will overheat the water during the day by 5 to 7 degrees Celsius for each pass, in winter at night they will make the water too cold and in extremes can freeze the water. More nutrients get taken up by the first plants that grow faster and their roots have a tendency of blocking the pipes/gutter and the last plants in each pipe/gutter become nutrient deficient the longer the pipe/gutter are. Uneven growth of plants is not what you would be wanting. DWC is simpler and less issues.

[@kavinilavu7716]

Hello, very informative and cost effective design ever. I would like to know how much it would cost to set up a commercial aquaponic system as per your design in 10000square feet area. Will this model works in India. Thanks a lot and looking forward for ur reply.

[@MyAquaponics1]

Thank you. This is a 300sqm design, to fill up your 1000sqm, you would need 3 of these. Costs depend on your country. In South Africa, it costs arround R450K (USD 26.5K) for a 300sqm greenhouse fully kitted out with fibergalss grow beds

[@kavinilavu7716]

@@MyAquaponics1 Thank you. You've showed 3 diff types of materials for building grow beds. Among 3 which is cost effective.

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@kavinilavu7716 Again, it all depends on costs of material and labour in your country. By using fibergalss beds we save a lot on time and labour. Where labour is more affordable, doing it in brick and mortar, or wood frame and PVC sheets may be more affordable.

[@Frankly-Gordon]

What would the ROI be for a 300sqm system. Can your company set this up anywhere in SA and do you provide training when someone buys this system?

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@Frankly-Gordon ROI is totally dependant on the plants you decide to grow and variety and market price in that particular location. Of course some product can also be dried or preserved, increasing the value add on profit potential. We offer aquaponics course, next one on 24 October in Johannesburg. We do not get involved in the construction, but can supply most of the equipment required. Mainly active in Gauteng. For more info [e-mail]

[@Hycka]

many thanks for sharing, really interesting video! I see this system is slightly different to the regular split system you explained in a previous video where water from the biofilter goes to the sump tank and then from the sump tank water is pumped both to raft beds and fish tanks. Is it better to water the plants straight from the biofilter (like in the video) instead of pumping water to them from the sump tank? I imagine in the latter option plants would get less nutrients because the sump tank would receive a mix of biofiltered water and water recently used from plants (missing nutrients). Is this correct? Thank you very much

[@MyAquaponics1]

The split system is basically a design change that can also be applied to the system above by simply changing some valves. Th ebenefit of a split system design is of course to either run it as aquaponics, or hyrdoponics only, or aquaculture only. In recirculating system plants will eventually get all the nutrients they require.. Keep in mind that water out of the biofilter would be nutrient (nitrate rich).. The function of the biofilter is to convert toxic ammonia into nitrites and then to nitrates which the plants uptake.

[@brigidoalconcel2750]

If I put up this aquaponic, how much should I prepare for the materials? Let me know the dimension of every growbed and the fish tank

[@MyAquaponics1]

It all depends on the cost of materials in your country. IN our country the cost is between R450K to R550K using fibreglass grow beds , including teh 30m x 10 m greenhouse tunnel . Length of growbeds anything from 18-20metres long and 600mm to 1m wide (if access from both sides). Please listen again to the video regarding tank sizes required. Keep in mind that you can stock between 20 and 30Kg of fish per 1000 litres of water in your fish tanks. You can push higher, but then you need to have extra aeration and good power backup systems. With 25 000 to 30 000 litres of fish tanks, it should be adequate. There are specific formulas that you need to use when designing and sizing your system. You may want to look at our ebook myaquaponics.co.za/ebook-pdf-secrets-to-successful-aquaponics-farming-backyard-commercial-systems/

[@youssefselkani]

how many plants you can do in this greenhouse?

[@MyAquaponics1]

It all depends on type of plant and final design layout.. But 4000 to 5000 leafy type plants like lettuce are possible

[@Purnomoaquaponik]

great

[@smpowerideasptyltdpaulos3007]

Hy I'm in south Africa 🌍 I wanna try it but still looking for a place funding...if you don't mind sharing your information about the type of fish 🐠 to be used

[@MyAquaponics1]

you can use any type of fish, but the most common is Tilapia

[@Purnomoaquaponik]

can you make Indonesian subtitles? i like your video..👍👍

[@MyAquaponics1]

thanks, not quite sure what is involved, but will reserach to see if its possible

[@nandhur6467]

Hello, I am planning for DWC, can you pls let me know what sump tank size and capacity is required, If I have 3 growbed is 32'x92'.I would request you tell me the size of the pipe which needs to be connected to the growbed. what interval should we fill the nutrient solution to the growbed..

[@MyAquaponics1]

You don't really need a sump if you only have DWC beds, as the level of water in those beds is constant.. YOu can use teh actual DWC grow beds as the sump

[@vicenciaazizet]

Thank you for this video. I found out about aquaponics few months ago and I am really interested in having a training. I don’t live in South Africa so I’d like to know if your company organizes training sessions?

[@MyAquaponics1]

Hi Annie, thank you for you rpositive feedback. Currently we do not offer an online aquaponics course, but our Aquaponics Ebook is very popular and very informative with lots of images and step by step instructions. You can purchase using the Paypal Buy button in the description of the ebook here myaquaponics.co.za/ebook-pdf-secrets-to-successful-aquaponics-farming-backyard-commercial-systems/

[@colinbremner1131]

Hello Annie, go to agricolleges.com/aquaponics/ for a first class aquaponic training

[@kangarooninja2594]

Won't all the right angles in those pipes reduce the flow rate of the pumps? Just curious, I don't actually know anything about this stuff, lol.

[@MyAquaponics1]

Not at all.. Of course there is always some loss due to friction, but in this design flow is not at the max capacity of the pipes. As long as you turning the volume in teh fish tanks every hour or so, all good.

[@joegarcia1674]

Please work on the Audio

[@Asterix_001]

which would be the price of one of these systems?

[@MyAquaponics1]

In South Africa a system like that , using our 5m long fibreglass grow beds, would cost around R400K (about US$27K depending n exchange rate) excluding labour costs of course, but including installation of greenhouse.

[@technomad9071]

great vid but bad audio

[@niallcollins1952]

Hi I'm interested in setting up a aquaponics farm in Madagascar at the end of the year it will b mainly lettuce I'll be growing. I'm just wondering do you do course on teaching aquaponics in South Africa thank you

[@MyAquaponics1]

Yes we do courses in Johannesburg every 2 months but currently on hold due to the semi-lockdown. Hopefully available from August again We do also sell an ebook which you may be interested in myaquaponics.co.za/ebook-pdf-secrets-to-successful-aquaponics-farming-backyard-commercial-systems/

[@dubaiscenerybyjashim1805]

How much this project price?

[@lihsusthingh4724]

How much total investment required??

[@MyAquaponics1]

in South Africa a system like that , using our 5m long fibreglass grow beds, would cost around R400K (about US$27K at today exchange rate) excluding labour costs of course, but including installation of greenhouse. YOu can use cheaper materials to achieve the same, based on what you can source in your country

[@xyooj96]

can biochar be use as a bio-media?

[@MyAquaponics1]

Yes, it has a good SSA (specific surface area). You just need to make sure its not made from wood with high resin content. We have some customers using it in their biofilters and thei flood and drain media grow beds.

[@SigmaGamerProzst]

what software are you using sir?

[@MyAquaponics1]

An older version of the free version of SketchUp

[@johngabrielgenuino2357]

What program did you use? Where can I download to make a 3d model like that :)

[@MyAquaponics1]

Old free version of Sketchup

[@ahmedmehesen4616]

good evening sir, please i need the pipes dimensions & aeration network dimensions , drainage network dimensions , material type for water and aeration pipes , pump capacity , blower capacity for the 300msqare system .

[@MyAquaponics1]

Most water pipes 50mm. Return pipe from growbeds to sump is 110mm. Air feeder pipes, 50mm. Tap off air feeder pipe with 5mm flexy airtube. Airstones used every 1m or so 50mm diameter. Allow for 6-7l/min per airstone in teh systems to calculate air pump or blower capacity in litres/minute or Cubic metres per hour. For water pump, you want to be turning the volume of water in the fish tanks at least once per hour. So if you have 20 000 litre tanks, then you will need a 20 000l/hr water pump. PVC pipes can be used throughout.

[@JamesB-kz2vk]

How much does the system shown here cost?

[@MyAquaponics1]

All dependant on the cost of materials and labour costs in your country.. In South Africa, using our fibreglass grow beds, its around ZAR300K ( about US$ 21K at current rates), excluding labour

[@JamesB-kz2vk]

@@MyAquaponics1 thank you - is there perhaps a list of materials with which I could calculate the cost here in the USA?

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@JamesB-kz2vk We don't have a set list of materials, as it all depends on what the customer eventually chooses (i.e. DWC, media beds, etc) and also whether they will use our fiberglass grow bed and tanks, or make up their own. Main items to consider are the customized greenhouse, water pumps, air pump or blower (plus airstones or other diffusers every 0.5m-1m), fish tanks (lines based, fiberglass, concrete, etc) , polystyrene floating rafts and netpots if DWC, LECA or other media for the grow beds and biofilter. Radial flow filter and buifilter can be made using plastic drums or IBC's. Piping, pipe accessories and valves, easily calculated from the 3D model. Hope that helps

[@mohameda5947]

How much is does this particular system cost ?

[@MyAquaponics1]

It all depends in the country where you are and the material and labour costs. Also what materials you use.. Grow beds could be done cheaply in brick and mortar in some countries, or with PVC liner and wooden frames. Here we would use our fiberglass grow beds which are more expensive.. In South Africa, a system like this in a 30 x 10m tunnel would be around ZAR 350K to ZAR 450K.. (about USD 32K)

[@mohameda5947]

@@MyAquaponics1 how much can you in a greenhouse this big, both produce and revenue? of course we’re talking rough numbers .

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@mohameda5947 again dependant on what you ar egoing to grow.. If something like lettuce or spinach one can grow just over 4000 plants.. so multiply that by whateve you can get in your market .. every 4 weeks (after replanting the seedlings)

[@mohameda5947]

@@MyAquaponics1 4000 lettuce per month ? But thats going to take you a while to make your money back on just this hanger or system couldnt you potentially grow more in the same space

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@mohameda5947 you could grow more based on how you arrange the grow beds.. There are other higher value crops. You must grow what gives you the best return per sqm.. Any investment has a pay back period.. Most commercial farmers dont just build one tunnel

[@ASTRO-ri6ex]

Will a 30k$ budget get me an aquaponic system???

[@MyAquaponics1]

In South AFrica, yes it would be adequate for a system similar to what you see in the video. You would need to research the cost of materials and labour in your country. The first thing you need to do, is to design your system based on what you want to grow and produce monthly, then work out a bill of materials.

[@ASTRO-ri6ex]

@@MyAquaponics1 thank u sooo much for replying... Is there any way i can contact u please.. I really need some advices about some drak points i have and sole details i still cant u derstand it would help me a lot fir real cs its my first project 😅 and i dont wanna ruin the funds i got cs it will be yeras for me to have another chance

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@ASTRO-ri6ex please contact us through our website www.myaquaponics.co.za

[@juanurribarri7732]

Saludos, tendrán a alguien que me atienda en español?

[@MyAquaponics1]

thanks, unfortunately I dont speak Spanish :)

[@AliFeraoon]

Two fish tanks only ! This is not profitable

[@MyAquaponics1]

In Aquaponics the profit is in plants not in the fish.. If you want to profit from fish, then you need to go the aquaculture route. Aquaponics was never designed to be a sustainable source of fish. Of course, if you are running an aquaculture (fish farm), then its prudent to pass some of that water through a filter system and aquaponics beds, instead of letting it all go to waste.

[@Frankly-Gordon]

Great system. I just wanted to know how much it would cost to setup the fish farm. Also, what is the ROI from such a system?

[@colinbremner1131]

In Aquaponics, PROFIT is in Fish and Plants. 1/3 fish and 2/3 plants if following the experts in the industry. You should be consistently harvesting fish for profit else what's the point. I observe that with 2 Fish tanks that if you harvest completely from one and then the other that you will have huge issues with nutrient deficiency's for the plants unless heavily compensating with nutrient / fertilisers, Is this the best Aquaponic practice or system? You should have around 300kg fish Biomass or 750 fish at 200 grams per fish tank if I worked it out correctly using Dr James Rakocy or Dr Wilson Leanard's formulas for the amount of possible plants in your system.

[@leroywalton4348]

cool 3d, shitty sound

[@sebastianlabaca8867]

I love aquaponics and I just want to thank you for the hard work that is behind this video! I do have a question have you ever run an estimate on how much would be the cost on material for the blueprint you show? I understand that prices can vary acording to materials i just love that design the efficiency is really neat! Thank you! And your work is amazing!

[@MyAquaponics1]

Hi thank you.. In SA using our fibreglass grow beds, its around ZAR300K ( about US$ 21K at current rates)

[@Fabian080690]

@@MyAquaponics1 that's amazing. People go into debt for a car for even more than that, sounds like a great investment to make

[@Fabian080690]

@@MyAquaponics1 how much would it cost to run a month one of these?

[@MyAquaponics1]

@@Fabian080690 Depends on labour costs and electricity costs.. Water pumps and air pumps around 1Kw-1.5Kw in total and one person to look after it (whatever the minimum wage is in your country). Then of course ad-hoc maintenance for leaking pipes or valves, etc, cost of finance to banks or investors if applicable.

[@Fabian080690]

@@MyAquaponics1 Great info! I'm from Costa Rica and the Government here is really incentivizing the use of solar and other renewals and giving special credit conditions to new business in sustainable initiatives. I'm legit thinking in starting one of this.

[@octaviosousa8818]

What software do you use?

[@MyAquaponics1]

Old free version of Sketchup