This book contains everything you need to know about growing your own fish and food simultaneously. Aquaculture is a great way to get organic foods year round and save yourself a ton of money! Even if you just want to start small, this book has all you need to know about the process that makes aquaponics so ingenious. You do not have to be a commercial farmer to make this method work for you. Many families have small systems in their basements or even a little tank on the window sill. Not only that, this is a great experiment to teach your kids the nitrogen cycle and how plants and fish need certain things to grow. The truth is aquaponics isn't new or revolutionary, it just makes use of nature's own methods to grow! You probably have your own reasons why you're looking at aquaponics, but it is something you really need to be familiar with before making the commitment. Do you want your own sustainable, organic, home grown produce? Do you want to know where your food comes from and that it's the best quality? Why waste money on a hydroponic system when you can go the whole way, skip the chemicals, and have home raised fish that are healthier and tastier than store bought. Aquaponics is something that many commercial farmers have known about for years, and some societies have used it for far longer. Tap into their knowledge with this introduction to setting up your system. We'll tell you what the right ppm measurements in your tank are, what crops grow best, tips to stop you making common mistakes and how to make use of that dark space underneath to grow extra things. Book 2: Learn how to successfully grow aquaponic plantsThis book contains everything you need to know about growing your own fish and food successfully. Aquaculture is a great way to get organic foods year round and save yourself a ton of money! Even if you just want to start small, this book has all you need to know about the process that makes aquaponics so ingenious. Now, there are lots of things to go wrong in your system and many reasons you might not be seeing that "guaranteed success" you were promised. Plants have very simple needs and, like humans, as long as those needs are met they will survive. But survival is a poor measure of aquaponic success; you want your plants to thrive. For your plants to thrive, you need to know all the ins and outs of what could be causing things to go wrong and just what to do to fix it. It is often said that you need a green thumb to garden successfully. But the truth is that any educated person can be successful with the right knowledge which is where this book aims to help. This book will give you a deeper understanding of what makes your system go round and what you can do to tweak it so that your plants get their needs met at a much higher level.