Sustainable Aquaponic System and Method for Growing Plants Like Medical Cannabis
OwnerTrent Jonesinventor
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Abstract
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.
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A sustainable aquaponics system comprising:
- a pond connected by a pump to a plurality of raceways, each raceway containing a variety of plant species that remove waste materials from raceway water and provide food for fish, wherein each raceway spills water through gravel into an adjacent raceway at a lower vertical level;
- a source of water from a natural ecosystem feeding into said pond;
- at least one insulated and heated winter quarters for fish in colder temperatures;
- a poly-culture fish population wherein predator fish eat other fish in the system in a food chain, wherein lower members in said food chain spawn faster than they are consumed by predator fish higher in said food chain;
- a plurality of plant growing areas adjacent to or on said raceways, at least some of said plant growing areas producing legal cannabis for medical use.
An aquaponic system comprising:
- a plurality of raceways, each raceway containing a variety of plant species that remove waste materials from raceway water and provide food for fish, wherein each raceway spills water through a gravel-like material into an adjacent raceway at a lower vertical level;
- a source of water from a natural ecosystem feeding into said raceways;
- a poly-culture fish population wherein predator fish eat other fish in the system in a food chain, wherein lower members in said food chain spawn faster than they are consumed by predator fish higher in said food chain;
- a plurality of plant growing areas adjacent to or on said raceways, said plant growing areas producing legal cannabis with a yield of four to five pounds of buds per plant.
An method of aquaponics comprising:
- providing a plurality of raceways, each raceway containing a variety of plant species that remove waste materials from raceway water and provide food for fish, wherein each raceway spills water through a gravel-like material into an adjacent raceway at a lower vertical level;
- introducing a source of water from a natural ecosystem feeding into said raceways;
- introducing a poly-culture fish population wherein predator fish eat other fish in the system in a food chain, wherein lower members in said food chain spawn faster than they are consumed by predator fish higher in said food chain;
- providing a plurality of plant growing areas adjacent to or on said raceways, at least some of said plant growing areas producing legal cannabis with a yield of from four to five pounds of buds per plant.
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