Tired of Rodents Eating Your Veggies? Try Aquaponics!

My aquaponics system has worked effortlessly for 2 years.  Other than cleaning out the tanks twice per year, it’s maintenance free!

I built a system with 4 large media beds on top and 2 large fish tanks and 1 filter tank below.  Last year we produced all of the basil we needed to make weekly pesto sauce and kale for our morning smoothies.

This year, we’re growing all of our lettuces, spinach, kale and basil.  It’s a great system but ours does take up quite a bit of space in our greenhouse.

For those DIYers who want to build a small system that you can keep in your house or garage, I recommend checking out this blog: blog.shanghaiaquaponics.com to see a variety of simple designs and plans.