Aquaponics by definition is the combination of aquaculture and hydroponics. The beauty of aquaponics is that in the combining of the two they equal out the negative aspects in each of them. In other words, the sum of the two when combined is greater than the sum of the two individuals.

Nutrient rich fish water is pumped from the fish tank into gravel beds, where plants growing in the gravel extract the nutrients from the water. The water then drains back into the fish tank cleaned of excess nutrients and freshly oxygenated.

Imagine a system on your back patio, enough to feed the whole family. With no chemicals and no wastes, using about one tenth of the water required for dirt grown vegetables. You might be wondering where's the catch, but there isn't one!

The Backyard Aquaponics magazine is now available as a free download.

Click the picture above to download the 5MB pdf.

This is plant growth in an aquaponic system that's only 10 weeks old. According to university studies in Canada, aquaponic plant growth has been found to exceed normal hydroponic growth rates. And aquaponic fish have been found to have less health problems than fish grown in intensive aquaculture systems.

Backyard Aquaponics has been providing aquaponics information to the public for many years now. Due to increased interest we have expanded and started to supply a range of goods including pumps, tanks, growbeds, and complete systems. Please visit our products page if your interested in further information.

We're located in Western Australia, on the corner of Jandakot Rd and Berrigan Drive in Jandakot. If you'd like to see some aquaponic systems up and running, and find out more about how aquaponics can benefit you, please come down and have a look. We're only 10 minutes down the freeway from Perth CBD and the shop is open 9-5 weekdays and saturday mornings 9-12, or call us on (08) 9414 9334.

At the Backyard Aquaponics Display centre we have a range of systems for you to view.	From small courtyard systems through to large systems that can feed a whole family.	Click the image above to see a map of where the shop is located.
We stock a wide range of pumps, air pumps and fittings.	Information packs, books, DVDs, magazines and test kits.	Fish feed, precut pipe work and mineral suppliments.

You can also see a range of complete Backyard Aquaponics systems that we have installed for people by clicking here.

In a bid to help get aquaponic information out to the public, and to create a place where people could discuss aquaponics and get help with designing and running a system, we started the BYAP forum. The forum has been a great success, it's a very friendly community of people who are enthusiastic about aquaponics. We have members from from all around the world, from snowy Alaska to tropical Costa Rica, all running systems from tiny little desktop systems through to large commercial systems.

Aquaponic systems come in all shapes and sizes, on the forum you can see some examples of different sized systems by clicking the corresponding links below. 

Small Systems

Medium System

Large Systems