Abstract

            Aquaponics is a food production method that combines hydroponic and aquaculture to form a system. A fish tank for the aquaponics system and the non-aquaponics system was constructed, and the start-up and running of the system were monitored for 4 months. The fish are grown in the fish tank, and the plants are grown in pots with pebbles and supplied with local water. Electric energy use for water pumps was measured to reach close to 5.76 KW-HR per month per container.

               The fish growth was monitored, and found that the fish in the aquaponics system gained more weight than those in the non-aquaponics system. The plant’s growth was also monitored, and it found that the plants gained more weight in the aquaponics system than in the non-aquaponics system water temperature monitored and found that the water temperature in the aquaponics system was less than in the non-aquaponics system.

               From the results of this study, the Aquaponics system is higher in fish growth in weight, higher in plants grown in weight, and less in water temperature. Continued studies would do well to investigate plant growth using soil as well as the physical properties of water for fish growth.

Keywords

Aquaponics System, non-aquaponics system, growth, fish growth, plant growth.