My God this is cool. And ingenious. In a nutshell, fishes poop in water, the water is cycled thru a gravel bed that acts as a growing medium for plants, the plants suck up the nutrience from the water, and then the clean water goes back into the fish tank. Ideally, you eat the plants and the fish, and the whole system uses only 10% of the H20 that a regular garden uses. You can operate these systems under grow lights, meaning you could use them indoors, in bunkers, in caves, in boats...Check it out: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/21/HO3Q1CGSL1.DTL&sfgabt=ttmabtc#ixzz0ixht3aGI
Where to buy pre-made aquaponic systems:
-- Kijiji Grows, Oakland: (877) 865-2055 www.kijijigrows.com
-- Inka Biospheric Systems, San Francisco: (650) 619-2241 www.inka.fm
-- Home Depot: www.homedepot.com
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