GUIDE October 14, 2023

How to Build a Vertical Aquaponic System

Turn a small yard, a corner in a community garden or an unused space in your home into a thriving vertical farm for vegetables and fish. A household-sized vertical aquaponic system can fit into a 3ft by 5ft (1m x 2m) area and feed a family year-round.

Photo: Sean Brady

Comments from the Community

32 Comments

  1. Brian says:

    Is this hard to build?

  2. KS Ang says:

    Is there a formula to calculate how many fishes is enough for how many plant?

  3. SAlmon says:

    this is spectacular. A more in depth article would be greatly appreciated. The follow up could include Equations, fish to plants ratios, aspects of thermodynamics. I thought fish tanks, and gardens required a great deal of attention. Combing both is totally rad, and the results are extraordinary. It’s like having a goose that lays golden eggs!

  4. hank olthof says:

    Very exciting!

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  6. Maxvel D'cruz says:

    How to build a horizontal aquaponic system

  7. amal.kakkassery says:

    its quite interesting . can we implement it with iot devices ? like.. fully automation ?

  8. enrique says:

    I have know your site quite somo time, i like the idea, i think that i would want to build something alike, i think the improvement I would try to make is to make the sistem more modular and with less space around it, or perhaps more height, thanks for sharing

  9. Christopher Taylor says:

    I just dont understand exactly how the water is fed into the system

  10. Yvonne Le says:

    Vertical

  11. Shokri Omar Mustafa says:

    21 Kani Zand St. Bintika Qr.
    General Directorate of Agriculture/ Animal Production

  12. Shokri Omar Mustafa says:

    Could you send me an offer for capacity of 100 tons fish meat annually please ?

  13. mahak says:

    Why have 2 drums, can’t you pump water out from the same drum that is having fishes?

  14. Harmbe's not deas says:

    Can I Use a vertical aquaponics system to grow a new harambe?

  15. Mohammad says:

    i do not understand the process of flowing of water,please help me.

  16. xander says:

    i see many people are struggling with the concept of ratio… the way you figure that out is by figuring out the size of your fish tank. your fish tank will depict how many fish you can raise and that size would be able to tell you the amount of fish you can raise in that space. then it’s abut 3-1 ratio of space.

    so say your tank is 1m cubed

    that would mean you could have 3m squared (growing beds are 30cm deep) of flower bed space.

    i am new to this but this is as far as i understand it.

  17. Shannon Smith says:

    187 E. Camino De Diana

  18. dr Keshav Mohan says:

    Good idea. well demonstrated. thanks.

  19. santhosh.s says:

    Hey hai am Santhosh.S , am very much intresred in Aquaponics and am from India . I want to use this method in Native place , So suggest me some of your technics as much as possible.

  20. James karokola says:

    It’s supper please help me how to get training in aquaponic and supplies of tools required. Am in Tanzania 0755178790

  21. Hanna awais says:

    I am living in Jordan were we have a lot of sun and lack of water. I would like to install an aquaponics system in my balcony. To grow my organics vegetables to avoid buying the commercial harmful vegetables in the local market.
    The majority of people here live in apartments with no access to normal lands. Can you please help me with aquaponics system design in my outside balcony. I can provide you with the actual space sizes and some photos.

    Thanks for your support in advance.
    Hanna

  22. Nasser says:

    I liked it very much though the final pictures could have a very powerful message.
    I am searching of how to keep the fish, vegetations and flowers indoors/outdoors.
    Thanks

  23. Manny says:

    Please forward the manufacture and model/part number of the white 4-in. diameter PVC. I have looked for PVC that is ribbed and cannot find supplier. Thanks.

  24. I do not understand where the biofilter is in this design.

    There is no river rock just the burlock.
    Please can you clarify. Other than that it seems a great idea

  25. ian says:

    HI great concept..may i ask what kind of material you use at picture 9..where you seed the plants in this material and put in the holes, i dont even understand how burlaps will be installed, will it be inserted troughout the whole lenght of pipe or just at the holes?

  26. Jonghyeon Lee says:

    the last picture that the man holding fish is that fish is Salmon??

  27. Herlambang says:

    yes we are. im in developing phase right now but its for hydroponic system. with little basic automation like auto watering, temperature and humidity monitoring and for the improvement, pH and nutrient meter will add later even its costly enough

  28. Kamran says:

    Nice Concept

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