EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms, e.g. fish, and hydroponics is growing plants in a soilless medium. Aquaponics couples both systems. The nutrient-rich water from the fish unit is used as fertiliser for the hydroponically grown crops, therefore significantly reducing the sewage of the fish component.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term “aquaponics” is the combination of two words: aquaculture and hydroponics. Aquaculture is the science of raising fish, while hydroponics is the science of growing plants in a soilless media or nutrient solution. Therefore, aquaponics is a combination of these two food production systems.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aquaponics: a Combination of Fish Farming and Hydroponics Reduces fish waste released as pollution into waterways as the waste is used as plant food. Systems combine the strengths of hydroponic and aquaculture systems while also addressing their shortcomings in terms of reducing waste and conserving water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aquaponics is a type of hydroponics. Both systems use a nutrient-containing water solution as the growth medium. The main difference between hydroponics and aquaponics is that hydroponics is the cultivation of plants in water whereas, fish and bacteria is used in combination with plants in aquaponics.