Calculators
Really Simple Biofilter Calculator – in 3 Steps
With so many different types of biomedia out there for aquaponics and aquaculture, this really simple biofilter calculator will help you work out how much of the media you need. It will also tell you the size of the tank …
Aquaponic Nitrogen Calculator – The Calculator
Now you can accurately (within reason) size your fish and plant production in an aquaponic farm. This is the only aquaponic model of its type where the results have been commercially tested. The outcomes have been commercially tested in the …
Aquaponic Nitrogen Calculator – The Ratios
Well after all that, we can take a break and have a look at the results from our aquaponic nitrogen calculator. We have calculated our fish production, worked our our losses of nitrogen and the volume of vegetable production per …
Aquaponic Nitrogen Calculator – Plant Production
This is where it all gets interesting. We are now accounting for the amount of protein in the plant varieties, converting that to the nitrogen and calculating the amount of growth we can gain from the previous nitrogen budget value. …
Aquaponic Nitrogen Calculator – Nitrogen Pathway
This is where all the processes and process controls throughout the system come to play and deliver the nitrogen to your plant system ready for growth. How this area performs will depend greatly on how your system is set up …
Aquaponic Nitrogen Calculator – Inputs
In this first aquaponic nitrogen calculator we are going to work from the fish to the plants. Later we will reverse that process and publish the calculator. The input in your system is primarily the fish food. As mentioned earlier, …
Aquaponic Nitrogen Calculator – What is it?
The primary concern we have in these integrated systems is the retention and management of the nitrogen inputs. Nitrogen is the simplest measure however it is also very expensive when using fish feed as your Nitrogen source compared with other …
How Much Salt for Nitrite Calculator
Salt is a wonderful tonic for all fresh water fish. Though some handle higher concentrations than others. Salt is used to neutralize the negative effects of Nitrite in your aquaculture system and will prevent deaths, especially during system cycle or …
Unionized Ammonia Calculator – The good, bad and the ugly
Ammonia in your aquaponic, aquarium or aquaculture is in your water in two forms, NH3 (toxic) and NH4 (less toxic). The two together make up your Total Ammonia Nitrogen or TAN as referred to in text. This is the reading …
Basic Aquaculture Design Calculator
The purpose of this calculator is to help familiarize yourself with the interactions between the various influences in aquaculture design. This is a basic calculator specifically for aerated systems and goes hand in hand with our recent aquaculture design introduction …