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Hydroponic Aquaculture: How one system works

The growing of plants without soil has developed from an experiment.Scientists believe that
hydroponics or aquaculture is as least as ancient as the pyramids of Egypt. Scientists also know
that a primitive form of aquaculture has been used in the region of Kashmir for centuries. In fact
scientists believe hydroponic growing actually preceded soil growing. They even believe that
using hydroponics as faming tool started in the ancient city of Babylon with its famous hanging
gardens. These hanging gardens were probably one of the first successful attempts to grow plants
hydroponically. Researchers at the University of the Virgin Island had developed a system
hydroponic aquaculture that is both simple and low cost. The system uses gravity to create re-
circling water systems in which fish are raised and vegetables are roamed. To start with, rain
water is collected on a large 3000 gallon tank. This tank is located on the highest point of the
island. It measures about 12 feet in diameter. Once the tank is filled with rain water, fish are
added to the tank. So first researchers collect rain water in a large tank then they add fish. The
fish wobble round and excrete waste into the water. The next depended process happens in this
way; the rain water collected in the large tanks slowly runs out of the bottom of large fish tank
and into another tank. This other tank holds the waste from the fish, the water is then filtered.
After the water is filtered, it is passed through a bio-filter that contains bacteria. And these
bacteria convert any harmful ammonium produced in fish waste into nitrites. These nitrites are
then used to feed the plants in the next stage of process. After the water is passed through this
bio-filter it enters to 100 foot long hydroponic tanks. Now through the roots the plants soak up or
absorb nitrites or other nutrients in the water before the water drains out of this 100 foot long
tanks into a large reservoir. The reservoir located at the lowest point on the island. It’s now
necessary of course to get the water from the lowest part of the island to the highest point on the
island. So the water can circulate through the process again. The aquaculture scientists say that
this rout of a simple system produces about 25000 heads of lotus and one tone of fish in a year
from just one 3000 gallon fish tank. A commercial company will need the help with several tanks
in order to make the process profitable. But researchers of the University of the Virgin Island
have demonstrated exactly how aquaculture can be used to grow plants without using soil. The
process could help some countries they are looking to develop some new methods to produce
food and soil culture.
My response to this topic

Hydroponic Aquaculture is a good system that cycle around water tank, plant bed, and fish tank.
It saves the usage of water used so we can get more benefit than we sacrifice. The only thing that
needs to be used oftenly is bio-filter and nitrites. The result of this system are very profitable. We
can count on more research of agriculture in the future, hoping that this system can be developed
to become more advance.