Top 12 Mistakes in Aquaponics Systems & How to Avoid them Video.

Top 12 Mistakes in Aquaponics Systems & How to Avoid them
John from https://ift.tt/13mBQAf visits one of the largest aquaponics farms in the USA in Half Moon Bay, California to share with you the 12 biggest mistakes you can make in an aquaponics system and how to avoid these mistakes. In this episode, you will learn the most important aquaponics tips from Ken Armstrong, owner, and farmer at Ouroboros Farms, an aquaponics farm in the Bay Area that has been growing vegetables and fish for the past 7 years. You will learn some of the biggest pitfalls when growing fish and vegetables with an aquaponics system. You will learn the common areas that people can make mistakes when growing in an aquaponics system. Whether you have a backyard aquaponics set up or run a commercial aquaponics farm this is the episode you will surely want to watch. You will discover many different aspects of aquaponics that you may have never considered to be of great importance for your success. Jump to the following parts of this episode: 02:30 Ken Armstrong Introduction 03:26 How did you learn about aquaponics 05:11 Mistake #1: Choosing the Wrong Fish 08:16 Mistake #2: Not Following Government Regulations in Your Area 10:13 Mistake #3: Not Having Proper Filtration 16:03 Mistake #4: Not Having Proper Flow Rate 20:19 Mistake #5: Choosing the Wrong Plants 23:56 Mistake #6: Improper Aeration in Plant Troughs 26:52 Mistake #7: Improper Cycling/Harvesting of Plants 30:35 Mistake #8: Improper Management of Pests and Diseases 34:42 Mistake #9: Not having the Proper Nutrient Profile for growing crops 38:42 Mistake #10: Improper Management of Ph 42:23 Mistake #11: Not focused on the Business of Aquaponics 51:51 Mistake #12: Not Balancing Your Systems Properly 55:37 How to Avoid having Aquaponics Problems from Happening 56:37 Classes at ouroboros farms 1:00:56 How to get ContactOurosboros Farms After watching this episode, you will learn the biggest mistakes you can make with and aquaponics system and how to avoid them. For more videos like this subscribe to GrowingYourGreens https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Referenced Episodes: Ouroboros Farm Original Tour Episode Microgreens and Aquaponics farm in Puerto Rico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GH204iMGrU Follow John on Instagram at: https://ift.tt/1F2EYSy Watch 1400+GrowingYour Greens videos FREE at https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos?view=0&sort=dd&flow=grid&live_view=500 Help John make Publish more videos and Buy a Shirt https://ift.tt/2EaWsHj Learn more about Ouroboros Farm https://ift.tt/2Y50yXi Ouroboros Farm Facebook https://ift.tt/28NlVZQ Ouroboros Farm Instagram https://ift.tt/2XZxP6s

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