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The Backyard Aquaponics Manual has been well received around the world, it was the first book available specifically about aquaponics and has found it's way into many different countries around the world, universities, colleges, schools, and public libraries, as well as peoples homes. 

To read some comments and feedback about the backyard aquaponics manual, please click here.

Further information about the contents of the manual and information packages can be found at the bottom of this page, please scroll down for further information. This page is being updated regularly with further products including complete systems that are available.

Information Packages

(Books, DVD's, CD-Roms)

All inclusive kit (Australia) 
The all inclusive kit (Book, DVD, CD, 2 hours of support & beneficial Bacteria)  is $185.00 (Australian) Which includes postage and packaging within Australia. To order please click the BUY NOW button below
All inclusive kit (Australia) 
The Book DVD and CD-Rom is available as a package for  $98.00 (Australian) Which includes postage and packaging within Australia. To order please click the BUY NOW button below

Book, DVD & CD  (International)

For all international orders outside of Australia the price for the book, DVD and CD, including postage and pakaging to your country, is $98.00 (U.S.)  To order please click the BUY NOW button below.

 

 

DVD.

dvd set

dvd set

Backyard Aquaponics DVD (Australia)

The Backyard Aquaponics DVD contains information about how aquaponics works. This is the DVD from the packages above.

It's available for $39.50 delivered anywhere in Australia.

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Integrated Agriculture DVD Set(Australia)

This set of 6 DVD about aquaponics is available exclusively in Australia through Backyard Aquaponics. It's an aquaponics course filmed in the U.S.

and you can get almost 10 hours of information on 6 DVD's for $85.00 delivered anywhere in Australia.

To order please click the BUY NOW button below.

Integrated Agriculture DVD Set(International)

This set of 6 DVD about aquaponics is available now. It's an aquaponics course filmed in the U.S. and you get almost 10 hours of information of 6 DVD's for $85.00 US delivered anywhere in the world.

To order please click the BUY NOW button below.


 

Systems and Hardware

For a range of aquaponic hardware and systems, please select below.
Equipment Complete System
For a complete range of hardware including Tanks, growbeds, pumps, stands and fittings, please click here. We have an extensive range of complete systems that are available in kits form, or with installation, please click here.


This Backyard Aquaponics information kit is designed to help you build your own aquaponic system, tailored to your requirements, whether it's a small system for a few fresh herbs and veggies, or a larger more productive system designed to feed the whole family.


The Book

The book includes the following subjects with their corresponding page numbers..

 

Preface 6
Introduction 7
So What Is Aquaponics 8
The Concept 8
Components 8
The Ideal 9
The Dream 10
My Early Experiences 11
Designing And Building A System 14
Tanks 14
Pumps 16
Grow beds 18
Growing Media 21
Grow Bed Irrigation and Draining 24
Running Costs 27
Water Quality 28
Maintenance 30
System Designs 32
Continuous Flow Systems 33
Flood And Drain Systems 35
The Fish 40
Stocking Densities 41
Feeding Your Fish 42
Fin Fish Species 44
Barramundi 44
Goldfish And Koi 46

 Black bream 47
Silver Perch 49
Murray Cod 51
Tilapia 52
Pacu 53
Trout 54
Crustaceans 55
Marron 55
Yabbie 57
Fish Conclusions 58
The Plants 59
Building a System 63
Building a shelter 63
Flood And Drain Design 71
Building Grow Bed Supports 72
The Drain System 79
The Growing Medium 81
The Irrigation Piping 83
Flood and drain Process 88
Initialising The System 92
Planting the beds 94
Stocking With Fish 95
Conclusions and my Thoughts 98
Thanks 101
Complete price breakdown for full
system as of 2005. 111

The Book has dozens of photographs, diagrams and plans to help you design and build your own aquaponic system.


 

The DVD & CD-Rom

Included with the book is a DVD and a CD-Rom to help in setting up your own aquaponic system.

 

The DVD includes the following:

- Almost one hour of video segments explaining how aquaponic systems work, and how a system is constructed, defining the materials, water flows, pumping and piping arrangements, as well as plant growth rates. The DVD will play in most recent standard DVD players.

 

 

The CD-Rom includes the following:

- Hundreds of photos arranged in simple to navigate galleries, with comments and explanations for each photo.

 

- Over 20 plan drawings giving details of different system designs, including all dimensional requirements.

 

- Lots of other data including Pumping cycles, Comprehensive parts lists, Growth and feed rate tables and conversion ratios. 

 

- The CD-Rom also contains the same video segments as the DVD but at a lower resolution.


      

 

Bacteria & Support

Also included with the complete kit is at least 2 hours of phone and/or email help in the designing or setting up your aquaponic system, specific to your circumstances.

One intrinsic component of an aquaponic system is the bacteria that lives on the gravel in the grow beds. This bacteria will grow naturally over time, however, once your system is set up I will mail you a vial of bacteria from my own established grow beds to speed up the bacteria population growth in your own system.

All Transaction are through Paypals secure online site.

If you have any further queries, please don't hesitate to email me. 

 

If you prefer, you can send a cheque or money order to the following address:

Backyard Aquaponics

PO Box 3350, Success, W.A., 6965