Aquaponics is an emerging urban farming trend that’s ideal for this day and age since it’s relatively low-maintenance and can be set up just about anywhere, from rooftops to formerly abandoned lots and buildings.

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Aquaponics, simply, is a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics. Fish waste becomes a nutritious fertilizer for the plants growing in a soil-free, recirculating water system. In turn, the plants help purify the water for the fish. This agricultural method has plenty of sustainable attributes. Because the water recirculates, it uses 90 percent less water compared to conventional farming methods and eliminates the need for pesticides and other synthetic chemicals.

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The only input into an aquaponics system is food which the fish consume, resulting in a completely organic system.   As the fish grow and the system ages, the number and variety of crops you can grow also increase so long as you maintain a neutral pH, maintain high oxygen levels, and honor temperature requirements for both fish and plants.

Innogreen Holland Technologies cooperated with Medera Farms to design and implement the aquaponic farming system for them. The farm raises edible fish (tilapia, catfish) and ornamental fish (koi and goldfish) and cultivate vegetables, herbs and flowers. The fish are raised at a ratio of 1 fish per 5 gallons of water and eat a combination of commercial pellets and duckweed cultivated on the farm. The farm utilizes vertical farming methods—in which microgreens, baby greens, and basil are grown in stacked channels.The plants are nourished from the nutrient-rich manure created by tilapia swimming in nearby tanks. The venture is currently experimenting with blue, red, and white LED lights which consume less energy than fluorescent lights and help the plants grow faster. 

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The goal of this innovative project was to make aquaponics a sustainable and profitable way to provide local produce to towns and cities all over the world. This is a pure strategy toward our mission for food security in the 21st century. 

We believe strongly in the ecological design as Innogreen can build this innovative system anywhere. We can build it in the desert. We can build this innovative system even in Antarctica.