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    Aquaponic Media Bed Sizing

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    This document provides guidelines for stocking density and planning an aquaponic system. 1. Stocking density is 1 fish per 5-10 gallons of water or 0.5 kg per 20-26 liters of tank volume. 2. To plan a system, determine the grow bed area in square feet and stock 1 lb or 0.5 kg of fish per square foot of bed space, assuming beds are at least 12 inches deep. 3. An example calculates stocking for a system with 157 square feet of grow beds and 787 gallons of required tank volume to support 157 lbs of fish.

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    Aquaponic Media Bed Sizing

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    This document provides guidelines for stocking density and planning an aquaponic system. 1. Stocking density is 1 fish per 5-10 gallons of water or 0.5 kg per 20-26 liters of tank volume. 2. To plan a system, determine the grow bed area in square feet and stock 1 lb or 0.5 kg of fish per square foot of bed space, assuming beds are at least 12 inches deep. 3. An example calculates stocking for a system with 157 square feet of grow beds and 787 gallons of required tank volume to support 157 lbs of fish.

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    This document provides guidelines for stocking density and planning an aquaponic system. 1. Stocking density is 1 fish per 5-10 gallons of water or 0.5 kg per 20-26 liters of tank volume. 2. To plan a system, determine the grow bed area in square feet and stock 1 lb or 0.5 kg of fish per square foot of bed space, assuming beds are at least 12 inches deep. 3. An example calculates stocking for a system with 157 square feet of grow beds and 787 gallons of required tank volume to support 157 lbs of fish.

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    Aquaponic Media Bed Sizing

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    Gert Steyn
    This document provides guidelines for stocking density and planning an aquaponic system. 1. Stocking density is 1 fish per 5-10 gallons of water or 0.5 kg per 20-26 liters of tank volume. 2. To plan a system, determine the grow bed area in square feet and stock 1 lb or 0.5 kg of fish per square foot of bed space, assuming beds are at least 12 inches deep. 3. An example calculates stocking for a system with 157 square feet of grow beds and 787 gallons of required tank volume to support 157 lbs of fish.

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    Stocking Density

    1 fish per 5 10 gallons of fish tank water (.5 kg

    Steps for Planning Your Sys


    1. Determine the total grow bed area in sq ft (or sq m)
    2. From grow bed area, determine the fish weight required (pounds or kg) using the ratio rule 1 lb (.5 kg) of fish for every
    (30 cm) deep.fish tank volume from the stocking density rule above (1 pound fish per 5 10 gallons of fish tank volume or
    3. Determine
    of plants in proportion
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    fish grow
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    have rate / waste
    16 sq production.
    ft of growing area
    tank.

    Using " 1 Fish = 1 Pound "


    Grow beds allone
    157 ft Gallon constant 48
    157 Fish ( lb ) ( 5-10 ) 157
    787 Gallon 5 6,298

    Grow beds + Flow beds


    746 ft Gallon constant 228
    746 Fish ( lb ) ( 5-10 ) 746
    3,731 Gallon 5 29,851

    Grow Beds Actual


    Unit Length Width Hight
    In Meter 4 1.5 0.3

    Flow Beds Actual


    Unit Length Width Hight
    In Meter 11.22 2 0.3

    Fish Tanks Actual


    Unit
    In Liter 7,500

    Maksimum Amount of fish for System according to Tank size 30,000


    7,925

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    Stocking Density
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    or Planning Your System


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    Amount of beds Unit Squared


    8 48 m ons grow beds
    157.44 ft

    Amount of beds Unit Squared


    8 179.52 m
    588.8256 ft

    Amount of tanks Unit Cubed


    4 30,000 Liter
    7,925 Gallon

    Amount of Fish
    Liter 1,500
    Gallon 1,585

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