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Afraponix
South Africa
Приєднався 2 гру 2017
Afraponix (formerly Ichthys Aquaponics), started in 2004, was one of the aquaponic pioneers in Africa and industry front runners. Our farm currently supplies a variety of specialty vegetables like mint, chives, garlic chives, basil, red salad onions, and lettuce to major chain stores in Southern Africa. We also provide organically fed trout and tilapia. Our hatchery ensures that local farmers have a consistent supply of both trout and tilapia fingerlings.
Aquaponics is a system for farming fish and plants together in a mutually beneficial cycle. Fish produce wastes that turn into nitrates and ammonia. These aren’t good for the fish if they build up too much, but they’re great fertilizer for plants. As the plants suck up these valuable nutrients, they purify the water, which is good for the fish. Many cultures have made use of this cycle to grow better crops and nurture the fish as an additional food source.
Aquaponics is a system for farming fish and plants together in a mutually beneficial cycle. Fish produce wastes that turn into nitrates and ammonia. These aren’t good for the fish if they build up too much, but they’re great fertilizer for plants. As the plants suck up these valuable nutrients, they purify the water, which is good for the fish. Many cultures have made use of this cycle to grow better crops and nurture the fish as an additional food source.
What is Aquaponics?
A short video introducing the amazing world of Aquaponic farming. When we combine fish farming and hydroponics we let nature take its course.
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Can u make a content on how to construct that hatchery
Hi there! Thanks for the feedback.... yes we will add it to the list to make the video :D
Is the ice natural water or does it have chlorine in it?
Hi... it's natural water.
how do you make sure the feather is free from bacteria?
Hi! We disinfect the feather before using it :) Simple spray with choloromine T is perfect
A brilliant walkthrough, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
To me, Aquaponics is just hydroponics optimized to use marine organisms (fish, crustaceans, etc.) to make the nutrients for the plants rather than purchasing them. You get an extra food source to make up for the extra complexity. If you do it right, you can minimize costs.
This is really amazing!
Thank you brother it's well explained. But what l would like to know is that , what gadget provides heat into the system and at which stage do you fix it within the system ? I am really waiting to hear it from you please 🙏
Heater with thermostat
Hello and cheers on your videos! At 3:34 there is an egg with something white on it, close to the tip of the feather. What is that and should we remove them?
Hi! Yes this is a dead egg and has to be removed.
Hello, thats really cool, but i have some questions, how does the vertical towers works? Because in another video at tik tok grom the same channel says that those towers lows the temperature from the water to 19 degrees
Well done Justin, great work. I have been aqainted with Dicla Tunnels for many years while living in SA. Dirk, Johan father started the company very small, I owned 12 of Dicla Tunnels at Bapsfontein in the early years.
Beautiful ans a great job done. Just a correction on the fish side, it is a rainbow trout not a salmon.
Question: is there chlorine or fluorides in the ice used to cool the water, Is it treated?
🌶🌶🌱🌱🍆🍆🙏🙏 from las Vegas
What is the Target magnesium concentration
How many fish do you have in this system?
Absolutely beautiful 😍
Hey Justin, how is the farm going so far?? Would love to have a tour of the progress.
Hi Edwin - thanks for the msg. It's going really well! We will do an update for you :)
Greenhouse looking SOOOO good. Well done!
Where can I get that dibbler.. I'm struggling to get one
Good Technology !
You mentioned a how to on making hatching trays, etc. Will this be in a future episode? Thank you kindly!
Very informative, thanks a lot for sharing your expertise on trout hatchery. I'm trying to setup Asian seabass hatchery, can you pls help ?
Interesting video.... What is nutient ratio between potassium, calcium and magnesium in aquaponics system.... What is the target ppm for these nutrient?
Hi Vasantan, thanks for the feedback! So as a rule of thumb, I target the potassium and calcium to be twice as high as my nitrate. Key here is to aim for 20ppm nitrate, 40ppm calcium/potassium. For magnesium it should be equal to the nitrate. So in the region of 20ppm. This is lower than what others publish online but I've found it to work extremely well.
Great video’s and very informative. I hope to see more videos on how you raise these trout as they develop!
Brilliant video Justin, your a good teacher! Questions for you; what flow rate is needed for trout eggs which leads me to what size of pump required for your system? Also, you mentioned that you use Matala layers for your filtration system. Do you think it works better for this application compared to systems that use K1,K2 media? Thanks, Rod
Hi Rod! Thanks so much for the feedback - glad you find the videos helpful. On this system I am using a DCP-5000 water pump that is delivering approximately 3,000l of water per hour through the trough. Having good water flow is essential so that the eggs are consistently supplied with fresh oxygen. The matala is definitely the best as it also acts as a barrier if any fry do get through so they don't end up in the sump or the water pump. It is also in my opinion much more efficient than the K1, K2 media.
Thanks
Loving the work. One day I’m gonna come for some help on setting up a small farm. Great presentation skills Justin.
great content and wonderful demon :D
They looking great
Glad to see the farm doing well!😁
Thanks 👍
Hi there. Im battling to get someone to supply me with eggs to hatch. Would you able to connect me? Regards
Good day... have you tried getting in touch with Lunsklip?
Excellent video.Sir could u please make a video on Air lift for a fish tank please.
I will see if I can make a video for you tomorrow from the farm where we are installing them
oh yes, water quality at Ph 6.5, i just can't get it to that, i have borehole water that hard water and can only get it to Ph 7.5 - 7.8. any advice ? i already used pool acid, it does go down but next day back to almost ph 8....
Hi Franswa, you can get an automatic doser that is used in hydroponics to add acid in small amounts on a timer. If you get it to 6.5 will be easier to regulate as the ph will not move as much
great thanks, would like to see after hatching how you separate the good sac fry from the dead eggs and bad sac fry that died?
Hi Franswa, will upload the next video for you tomorrow :)
Educational-thanks Justin
It's a pleasure - will be a lot of fun watching them go through the full hatch out process!
Great info, thanks for posting
did you like the jelly bean i gave you
@@veryCoolKid69420 my mouth remains aflame
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Good Job!
Stunning.. what does a setup like this cost?
Thanks so much. Setup cost is approximately R3m. However we can send you more info if you drop us an email on info@ichthys.co.za
Interesting video... may the best system win 🤩🤩 Your teachings are always on point Mr. Justin thank you.
🤩😍 absolutely stunning! Wowza
Thanks Gugu :)
Beautifully built!
Thank you!
Thanks for the tour Justin.
It's a pleasure Edwin :) Thanks for watching!
@@afraponix I think i will need to come for a refresher course some rime this year.
@@edwinmoatshe8063 you and me too bro! Need that 12 day badly
Wow
Indeed wow! The construction team did a magical job
What is the diameter of the pipe that is more than 1,000liters fish tank.. You mentioned 75cm is this right? Thanks
ok i got it . its 75mm..Thanks
@@romeotalaver1871 Great. Yes 75mm up to about 3,000l per hour flow rate
Great work, we keep on learning!!
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Thanks for the video, Do you let the spring onions mature in same tray or do you transplant later? And how many spring onion plants do you put per sq mt on average?
Hi there! So you can leave them to mature in the seedling tray however you will need to harvest them before they get too heavy and fall over. Otherwise we transplant them into 75mm net pots about 7 per pot. Our target per square meter is approximately 500 spring onion psqm
Lovely! I learned a lot!
Glad it was helpful!
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greetings aquaponics from Riau Indonesia. I hope we are all successful and the channel is growing
Aquaponics is great greetings aquaponics from Riau Indonesia
Greetings from sunny South Africa! :)