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Aquaponic System Design and Operation
Welcome to the WestwoodCEA Aquaponics Course
Welcome and Course Overview (5:25)
Introduction to Aquaponics
The Importance of Aquaponics in Modern Agriculture (7:41)
Aquaculture and Global Aquaculture Techniques (8:59)
The Benefits of Soilless Growing (8:28)
Quiz 1: Aquaponics and the Benefits of Soilless Growing
The Aquaponic Missing Link (5:12)
Quiz 2: The Aquaponic Missing Link
Aquaponic System Equipment
Versatility of Implementations (10:43)
Major Classes of Components and Aquaculture Equipment (13:50)
Quiz 3: Major Classes of Components and Aquaculture Equipment
Primary Aquaponic Growing Equipment (Float Beds, Media Beds, NFT Gutters) (21:00)
Quiz 4: Primary Aquaponic Growing Equipment
Additional Growing Equipment (Vertical Towers and Dutch Buckets) (14:25)
Quiz 5: Additional Growing Equipment
Grow Media and Plant Holding Devices
DWC Float Bed Raft Material (13:24)
Plant Production Calculations and Determining Crop Rotations (9:44)
Details of Yield and Rotation Calculations (48:20)
Substrate Options for Media Beds and Dutch Buckets (8:06)
Net Pots for Rafts or NFT Gutters (5:12)
Rockwool and Alternative Plant Holding Devices (6:25)
Quiz 6: Rockwool and Alternative Plant Holding Devices
Controlled Environment Agriculture Framework, and Environmental Control
CEA and Environmental Control (17:34)
Quiz 7: CEA and Environmental Control
Plant Lighting Requirements and Supplemental Lighting
Lighting Requirements and Daily Light Integral (9:26)
Quiz 8: Lighting Requirements and Daily Light Integral
Impacts of Various Wavelengths on Plant Health (6:39)
Quiz 9: Impacts of Various Wavelengths on Plant Health
Supplemental Lighting Equipment (10:52)
Quiz 10: Supplemental Lighting Equipment
Water Quality Parameters and Testing
pH and Nutrient Uptake (5:22)
Dissolved Oxygen (5:39)
Water Quality Testing Equipment (9:33)
Quiz 11: Water Quality and Testing Equipment
Managing Sludge Waste Streams
Separating Waste Streams and Baffled Clarifies (16:15)
Separating Waste Streams with Swirl Filters (3:03)
Quiz 12: Separating Waste Streams
Fish Tank Overflows (6:36)
Quiz 13: Fish Tank Overflows
Managing Ammonia
A Case Study on the Nitrogen Cycle and the Need for Beneficial Bacteria (14:15)
Facilitating Beneficial Bacteria (5:18)
Assessing Systems for Bacterial Cultivation and Ammonia Conversion (11:25)
Quiz 14: Managing Ammonia
Connecting Float Beds
Fundamentals of Simple Siphons (9:35)
Barometric Balances and Through-Ports (19:12)
Water Bridges (11:01)
Quiz 15: Connecting Float Beds
Connecting Simple Media Beds
Connecting Simple Media Beds (12:39)
Quiz 16: Connecting Simple Media Beds
Connecting Multi-tier Media Beds
Continually Flooded, Aerated Media Beds (10:07)
Ebb-Flow Media Beds (8:00)
Ebb-Flow Bell Siphons (7:09)
Ebb-Flow 'U' Siphons and Maintaining Water Levels (8:01)
Quiz 17: Connecting Media Beds
Connecting Fish Tanks and Air Blowers
Side-Plumbing Fish Tanks (9:46)
Bottom-Plumbing Fish Tanks (6:04)
Fish Tank Stand-Pipes (10:18)
Analyzing a Poorly Designed System (8:52)
Aeration Methods (10:14)
Air Blower Placement (9:05)
Quiz 18: Fish Tank Plumbing and Aeration
Pumps and Sumps
Pump Selection (11:03)
Fittings and Disconnects (5:50)
Sumps and Cycles (10:33)
Quiz 19: Pumps and Sumps
Safely Using Recycled Materials
ABCs of IBCs (8:26)
Cleaning Recycled Containers (11:06)
Quiz 20: Cleaning and Using Recycled Materials
Introduction to Aquaponic Ratios
Aquaponic Ratios and Supplemental Nutrients (19:09)
Quiz 21: Aquaponic Ratios and Supplemental Nutrients
Cycling an Aquaponic System
Forms of Nitrogen and the Aquaponic Nitrogen Cycle (19:48)
Ammonia Toxicity, Ammonia Spikes, and Cheating the Cycle (12:05)
Quiz 22: Ammonia Toxicity, Spikes, and Cheating the Cycle
Fish Selection, Handling, and Care
Fish Selection and Considerations (8:27)
Introducing and Handling Fish Populations (12:30)
Quiz 23: Fish Selection and Introduction
Calculating Population Mass and Feeding Rates (6:59)
Identifying Fish Diseases (14:36)
Quiz 24: Identifying Fish Diseases
Treating Fish Diseases in an Aquaponic System (17:05)
Sterilizing an Aquaponic System; A Worst-Case Scenario (8:30)
Managing Algae in an Aquaponic System (7:47)
Quiz 25: Treating Fish Diseases, and Addressing Algae
Nutrient Deficiencies
Identifying and Addressing Nutrient Deficiencies (13:18)
Quiz 26: Identifying and Addressing Nutrient Deficiencies
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Fundamentals of IPM (11:08)
Aphid Identification and Treatment (23:17)
Whitefly Identification and Treatment (6:51)
Cabbage Worm Identification, Treatment, and Prevention (4:26)
Shore Fly Identification and Prevention (4:09)
Other Common Pests: Fungus Gnats, Drain Flies, Spider Mites, Thrips, BMSB (13:39)
Prey-Predator Relationships (5:28)
Quiz 27: Insect Identification, Treatment, and Prevention
Banker Plants, Sap Plants, Pollen Plants, and Trap Plants (6:26)
Mildews and Molds (6:03)
Quiz 28: Mildews, Molds, and IPM Plants
Thank You, and Keep in Touch!
Thank you, and Keep in Touch! (1:05)
Mildews and Molds
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