Modular, insulated, plug-and-play aquaponics unit and method

A modular, insulated, all-in-one, plug-and-play (MIAP) aquaponics unit comprising:

• a framework having a single base and plural walls;
• a aquaculture tank and a hydroponics tank defined by the single base and the plural walls;
• piping formed in the plural walls between the aquaculture tank and the hydroponics tank;
• and
• an air pump that compresses air and pushes water from the hydroponics tank to the aquaculture tank through the piping,
• wherein the framework is insulated, and
• wherein the unit requires no assembly for being used.

A method of manufacturing a modular, insulated, all-in-one, plug-and-play (MIAP) aquaponics unit, the method comprising:

• providing a block of foam;
• manufacturing a framework from the block of foam, the framework having a single base and plural walls;
• constructing a aquaculture tank in the framework;
• constructing a hydroponics tank in the framework so that both the aquaculture tank and the hydroponics tank share the single base and the plural walls;
• inserting piping in the plural walls, between the aquaculture tank and the hydroponics tank;
• and
• attaching an air pump to the framework, the air pump compressing air and pushing water from the hydroponics tank to the aquaculture tank through the piping.