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	Price: QTY:          The Urban Aquaponics Manual- The manual about Aquaponics - Everything you need to know   The Urban Aquaponics Manual is a manual about Aquaponics.  How to build and maintain your own Aquaponics system.  It is really possible to produce first class organic food on your own suburban block, or scale up to a commercial enterprise. This manual gives excellent information on Australian Native fish species and how to choose which species is most suited to you. Excellent colour photos of various vegetables actually growing in established Aquaponic systems. It is the most up-to-date informative manual about aquaponics available today. The Author Gary Donaldson of Bundamba near Brisbane, writes this book based on his 30 years association with micro-farming and actual "hands on" Aquaponic experience. The foreword is written by Bruce Sambell - President of  Aquaculture Association of Queensland. This 87 page manual has 88 colour photos and 17 illustrations. The Manual is well indexed and is easy to read.  Excellent resource material is listed... If you want to build your own system, or to expand your existing knowledge base, this Manual is for you... . . Chapter Headings In Search of Aquaponics. Urban Aquaponics— Why? Other benifits How it Works  Our First Urban Aquaponics System. Designing the Ideal Urban Aquaponics System. Selecting System Components. Tanks Pumps Filters. Valves & Conectors Other Fixtures & Fittings. Choosing Your Fish Jade Perch Silver Perch Barramundi Murray Cod Catfish Other Freshwater Species of Interest Freshwater Crayfish.  Selecting Your Growing Systems Simple Aquaponics Growing Systems Growing Media Trays & Tubs Satelite Pots Flood & Drain Gravel Grow Beds Coco Peat Grow Beds System Layout. Growing Plants Productivity Plant Types Seed or Seedlings Plant Spacing Pest Control Plant Deficiencies Water Gardens. Managing Water Quality and Temperature Hardness pH Ammonia Nitrites Nitrates Dissolved Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Temperature. Starting up Your Aquaponics System Live Fish Cycling Nitrogen Dosing The Start Up Introducing Your Fish Supressing Territorial Behaviour. Operating your Aquaponics System. Bullet-proofing your Aquaponics System An Aquaponics Nightmare Analysing the Risks A Few Solutions.  Feeding Your Fish. Weaning Freshwater Fish Storing Fish Food. Growing Your Own Fish Food. Black Soldier Fly Larvae. Duckweed. Other Home-grown Food Options. Building the Ideal Urban Aquaponics System Enhancing the Urban Aquaponics System. Variations on the Aquaponics Theme. Where to Next? Bibliography.