Horticulture and the Overview of the aquaponic system. It is
combination of a aquaculture fish tank and a hydroponic trough
growing system. The bioreactor removes toxic levels of ammonia.
Instead of pumping water directly out of the fish tank into the
bioreactor, the water in collected in pump tank (a holding tank
with a water pump), then pumped into the bioreactor; this
facilitates settling and removal of solid fish waste. ||80
gallon fish tank| |The fish tank is connected to a holding tank
by a pipe at the A water pump in the holding tank pumps the
water up into the The bioreactor has return drain at the bottom.
Valves can be used to divert the water back into the fish tank
or to the hydroponic troughs. |The bioreactor is a bed of small
gravel in a shallow The water from the holding tank is
distributed across the surface of the bioreactor by PVC pipe
with holes drilled in the bottom side. In the bioreactor are two
rushes and young chinese water spinach plants (kang kong). The
plants are not necessary for th