220 results about "Aquaponics" patented technology

A system and method of sustainable aquaponics that vertically integrates unique aquaponic system designs with alternative aquaculture fish feed sources, fingerling production methods, alternative aquaculture/farmed fish grow out models, and green energy sources that yield organic produce in the form of fruits and vegetables. A raceway system serves for grow-out throughout the warm and cold months. During the summer months, fish can be spawned and fed for steady growth, while during the winter months, the fish continue to grow at slower quite acceptable growth rates. The present invention derives its water from an open, natural, established pond or lake ecosystem to ensure that the raceways are adequately seeded with all of nature's good and bad bacteria and algae. The present invention can include winter quarters for the fish that is well-insulated and heated to ensure that the fish are comfortable and will continue growing and spawning throughout winter months.

A closed recirculating aquaponics system combined with a biofloc tank for symbiotic breeding of aquatic species and plant species, wherein the culture water for growing aquatic species is transferred to a plant growing apparatus, organic material in the culture water is used as nutrients for plant species and the water is purified in the plant growing apparatus, and purified water is reused as culture water for aquatic species to facilitate symbiotic breeding of aquatic species and plant species without any need of culture water exchange, reducing cost for production and enhancing production efficiency.

An aquaponic system generally comprises an aquarium module, a garden module and a reservoir module. The aquarium module is generally configured to be installed on a supporting structure (e.g. a cabinet). The garden module is generally configured to be installed on the supporting structure near the aquarium module, in front, beside or even all around it. The garden module is generally configured to support terrestrial and/or semi-aquatic plants. The reservoir module is typically installed inside the supporting structure with the utilities (e.g. pumps). The system is generally designed such that the waste water from the aquarium module flows to the garden module where it irrigates the plants and where it is at least partially filtered by plants which consume at least some of the waste products contained in the water.

The invention belongs to the field of aquaculture, and particularly relates to a fish and vegetable mutualism system. The box-type fish and vegetable mutualism breeding system comprises a water pool, a net box body, a floating bed and vegetable planting floating plates, and is characterized by further comprising supporting frames and a trickle irrigation device. The floating bed is a round or square framework formed by mutually connecting long block-shaped objects or tubular objects and is hollow, the block-shaped objects or tubular objects are floating bed edges, and the supporting frames are arranged on the floating bed edges; the net box body is composed of net pieces, is provided with lateral surfaces and a bottom surface, is a semi-sealed box body and is hollow, the upper edges of the net box body are arranged above the floating bed edges and connected and fixed to the floating bed through the supporting frames; the vegetable planting floating plates are provided with vegetable holes. When the box-type fish and vegetable mutualism breeding system is used, the floating bed is arranged on the water surface, the net box body downwards penetrates through the floating bed and is sunk into water, and the vegetable planting floating plates are arranged on the water surface of the floating bed for planting vegetables. The box-type fish and vegetable mutualism breeding system is high in fish and vegetable yield, can provide organic aquatic products and vegetables, and is simple in structure, environmentally friendly, ecological, convenient to operate and favorable for wide popularization.

An aquaponic system includes a frame, an aquarium located at a lower portion of the frame and provided with a motor, a plurality of cultivating tanks arranged on the frame and having two opposite sides provided with a plurality of inlet tanks and a plurality of outlet tanks, and a strainer unit mounted on the frame. Each of the outlet tanks is connected with a lower one of the inlet tanks. The strainer unit includes a water outlet port connected with the water inlet pipe, a water inlet port connected with a water feeding pipe, two hollow clamping plates located between the water outlet port and the water inlet port, a filtering sponge clamped between the two clamping plates, a fertilizer ferment chamber located under the water inlet port, and a drain pipe connected with the fertilizer ferment chamber.

A system, method, and computer program product for an aquaponics, and greenhouse system, including a solar greenhouse insulated on north, east and west sides and with glazing on a south side at an angle to maximize winter sunlight, and housing a fish tank; and a plurality of grow beds coupled to the fish tank. The grow beds each including a geyser pump powered by an air pump to pump water from the fish tank to the grow bed and aerate water of the fish tank, and a bell siphon to drain the water from the grow bed back into the fish tank.

The invention relates to an aquaponic facility with closed water circulation, including at least one aquaculture unit and at least one hydroponic unit, characterized in that the aquaculture unit has at least one water outlet which is functionally connected with the hydroponic unit by a one-way valve such that water from the aquaculture unit can be supplied to the hydroponic unit, and the hydroponic unit has at least one cold trap, wherein the at least one cold trap is functionally connected with the aquaculture unit in such a way that the water obtained from the at least one cold trap can be supplied to the aquaculture unit, as well as its use.

The invention discloses a method for realizing ecological aquaculture method by regulating the water quality of a high-yield aquaculture pond. The method integrates micropore oxygen increasing technology, a fish and vegetable co-existing technology and a water quality regulation micro-ecological agent using technology, so that the water quality of the high-yield aquaculture pond can be improved substantially, the water transparency can be improved, total ammonia nitrogen, nitrite nitrogen, total phosphorus and total nitrogen in water can be reduced, the pH of water can be stabilized, the density of blue algae, green algae and euglena which are harmful to aquaculture can be reduced obviously, diatom, dinoflagellate and cryptomonad which can serve as bait are not influenced obviously, an experimental pond is relatively stable in the aspect of zooplankton, accordingly, micro-ecological balance of the aquaculture water can be improved and stabilized, the yield can be increased, the earnings can be increased for a farmer, and the method can be widely applied to ecological breeding of various types of aquatic animals and plants.

The invention relates to an intelligent ecological fish-vegetable intergrowth culture box, which comprises an LED (light emitting diode) plant growth lamp (1), a plant growth tray (2), an aquatic animal culture area (3) and an aquatic plant cultivation tray (4). The LED plant growth lamp (1) is hung above the culture box through a barb member, the plant growth tray (2) is connected to the aquatic plant cultivation tray through five cylinders, the aquatic animal growth area (3) is the space of the culture box, the aquatic plant cultivation tray (4) can be paved with filter materials such as perlite, cobblestone and active carbon. The LED plant growth lamp (1) adopts a wireless network signal receiver to receive the light quality of a computer host, and the light source is automatically adjusted through a luminescence signal. The plant growth tray (2) is in a barrier form, and materials such as sponge, foam plates and fibers can be used as the culture medium. The aquatic animal culture area (3) is provided with an EC sensor, a water level adjusting device and a temperature sensor. The intelligent ecological fish-vegetable intergrowth culture box is used for the planting and cultivation in high mountains, grassland, plant factories, greenhouses, households and regions which are lack of water.

Disclosed is an automated aquaponics apparatus. The aquaponics apparatus may include at least one fish holding tank configured to contain water. Further, the aquaponics apparatus may include at least one hydroponic unit. Further, the aquaponics apparatus may include a bio-digester. Further, the aquaponics apparatus may include an atmospheric water generator and a desalination reverse osmosis system. Further, the aquaponics apparatus may include an energy production system configured to generate energy. Further, the aquaponics apparatus may include at least one sensor configured to sense at least one variable. Further, the aquaponics apparatus may include a control unit configured to control an operational state of one or more of the at least one fish holding tank, the at least one hydroponic unit, the bio-digester, the desalination reverse osmosis system and the energy production system.

A system and method of sustainable aquaponics that vertically integrates unique aquaponic system designs with alternative aquaculture fish feed sources, fingerling production methods, alternative aquaculture/farmed fish grow out models, and green energy sources that yield organic produce in the form of fruits and vegetables. A raceway system serves as the hub for grow-out throughout the warm and cold months. During the summer months, fish can be spawned and fed for steady growth, while during the winter months, the fish continue to grow at slower quite acceptable growth rates. Plants like legal (licensed) cannabis for medical use can be grown in plant areas near the raceways with very high yields. The system may also be used to reclaim gray water using the biology of the system to purify it for agricultural use.

A system and method of sustainable aquaponics that vertically integrates unique aquaponic system designs with alternative aquaculture fish feed sources, fingerling production methods, alternative aquaculture/farmed fish grow out models, and green energy sources that yield organic produce in the form of fruits and vegetables. A raceway system serves as the hub for grow-out throughout the warm and cold months. During the summer months, fish can be spawned and fed for steady growth, while during the winter months, the fish continue to grow at slower quite acceptable growth rates. Plants like legal (licensed) cannabis for medical use can be grown in plant areas near the raceways with very high yields.

The invention provides a fish and vegetable symbiotic system. According to the fish and vegetable symbiotic system, a breeding unit and a planting unit are arranged relatively independently so that different requirements of breeding and planting can be met. Breeding wastewater as organic liquid fertilizer is rich in all elements necessary for plant growing, also contains humic acid, amino acid and other nutrients, can improve the flavor of vegetables and has richer nutrients than hydroponic products. Thus, water obtained by removing suspended substances from waste water discharged from a breeding pool through a physical filter can be subjected to nutritional requirement adjustment through a nutrient conversion device to enable the pH value to drop to a range suitable for vegetable planting, and then the nutritional requirement adjusted water is delivered to the planting unit as organic liquid fertilizer. Water of the planting unit is absorbed and purified through plants and then the purified water can return to the breeding pool as water for breeding fish. Water evaporated by a system and water lost by plant transpiration is supplemented with fresh water supplemented by a water source supplementary device. Accordingly, the fish and vegetable symbiotic system provided by the invention can really achieve the zero emission standards.

An aquaponics and greenhouse system, includes a solar greenhouse insulated on north, east and west sides and with glazing on a south side at an angle to maximize winter sunlight, and housing a fish tank, grow beds, and a hard filter. The grow beds and hard filter include geyser pumps in the fish tank powered by air pumps that pump water from the fish tank to the grow bed or hard filter and aerate fish tank water. The hard filter includes algae layer with an air stone powered by an air pump underneath to aerate the algae. Grow beds on the north side have a barrier layer over media, and with a mushroom bulk substrate layer disposed thereover. The air intake of the air pump of the hard filter or the air stone extract CO2 from the mushroom bulk substrate and pump the extracted CO2 to the algae layer.

The invention provides an improved modular aquaponics system for growing plants and fish together in a closed system whereby fish tank waste water is utilized by the plants as a source of fertilizer, thereby clarifying the water before returning it to the fish tank. The improvements comprise an improved plant grow tray, a prefabricated, “snap-together” grow tray system, an energy-efficient calibrated air displacement pump and a fish waste water clarifier having a baffle.

The invention relates to a treatment method of ecological breeding circulating water for turtles, and belongs to the technical field of aquaculture water treatment technology. The method comprises the following steps: (1) building a 'fish and vegetable' purifying pond; (2) building an biological filter tank; (3) building a purified water impounding reservoir; (4) recycling. According to the method, the aquaculture waste water is drained to the 'fish and vegetable' purifying pond to carry out primary purification through absorption and degradation of plants, and then is drained to the biological filter tank for the secondary purification through the clean-up effect of microbes. The water treated is promoted to a reservoir for recycling, so as to realize 'zero' drainage of the aquaculture water.

The invention discloses a courtyard-type fish and vegetable co-existing system which comprises a culture pond used for culturing fishes, a solid-liquid separator used for separating residual feeds andfish manure, a planting tank used for planting plants, and a tidal drainage device used for performing tidal drainage on the planting tank, wherein the culture pond comprises a culture water inlet and a culture water outlet; the solid-liquid separator comprises a separating water inlet and a separating water outlet; the separating water inlet of the solid-liquid separator is connected with the culture water outlet of the culture pond; the planting tank is provided with a planting water inlet and a planting water outlet; the planting water inlet of the planting tank is connected with the separating water outlet of the solid-liquid separator; the tidal drainage device is arranged at the planting water outlet of the planting tank; and the tidal drainage device is capable of tidally discharging the water in the planting tank into the culture water inlet of the culture pond. The courtyard-type fish and vegetable co-existing system disclosed by the invention has the characteristics of beinglow in water consumption, low in discharge capacity, high in planting and culturing benefits, environmental-friendly, sustainable and the like.