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Consulting

Aquaponic Solutions provides consulting services for those interested in entering the commercial aquaponics industry. We consult on the full spectrum of commercial aquaponics systems, from small owner/operator commercial systems, to large Commercial-scale, fully integrated systems and "retrofits" to existing Aquaculture and Hydroponic facilities. Commercial aquaponic system consulting utilises our unique SYMBIOPONICS™ methodology.

We provide customised designs and management methodologies for:

  • New, fully integrated, aquaponic systems - where plant numbers are fully balanced by fish numbers

  • Retrofits to existing aquaculture systems - where "waste streams" are treated using hydroponic components

  • Retrofits to existing hydroponic facilities - where nutrient provision comes from an integrated fish system 

 

Our consulting services include:

  • Fish : Plant ratio calculation - crucial to the design of any commercial aquaponic systems longevity

  • System flow rate calculations - fish component and plant component water flow rates

  • System filter requirement calculations - biofilter sizing, oxygen requirements, nitrification requirements

  • System buffering methodologies - buffering for balancing both total fish and plant requirements

  • Full Aquaponic system management methodologies - for the day to day operation of the aquaponic system

  • Full management methodologies for the fish component - feeding regimes, flow rates, FCR, SGR

  • Full management methodologies for the hydroponic component - planting & harvesting regimes, seedlings

  • Hydroponic component design layout - seedling production area, nursery area, grow out area

  • Fish component design layout - tank layouts, volume requirements, cyclic fish production, filter design

  • Fish and plant component integration design (including water flow and plumbing design)

  • Supervision of the construction process (regular site visits for the purposes of supervising the system construction, installation, commissioning and fish introduction)

  • After sales service, including, on-call consulting, advice and trouble shooting

At present we are also developing a commercial, fully integrated, entry level Aquaponic system. The commercial, entry level system is for all of those people who are interested in entering the Aquaculture Industry, and have discovered how cost restrictive this can be. This entry scale system is being designed using a compartmentalised approach, meaning that people interested in commercial aquaponic farming can start small, then build upon the system as their business grows. Stay tuned for more information.

 

 

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