Aquaponics Calculator Aquaponic systems need to be balanced.

The
fish (and thus, fish feed) need to supply
Aquaculture Components Water Quality
adequate nutrients for the plants; the plants Ratio Value Units Value Units
need to filter
Key:the water
User Inputfor the fish. The No. of Fish 100.0 fish Temperature 30.0 C
biofilter needs to be large enough to process all
UserThis
of the fish wastes. Select
balance can be tricky to Average weight per fish 0.04 lbs pH 9.00
achieve in a new system, but this calculator
Calculated Total Fish Weight 4.00 lbs NH3 2.9 ppm
provides helpful calculations to estimate the
amount of feedFixed Value
necessary. Previous Average weight 0.06 lbs NO2- 1.0 ppm
Growth Period 30 days NO3- 100.0 ppm
Growth Rate 0.002 lbs/day To change acceptability ranges go to Table 1
GENERAL SYSTEM DESIGN INFORMATION Previous Daily Feed Rate 1.0 lbs/day
Volume (gal.) Count Surface Area TOTAL VOLUME (gal.) Retention Time
(f2) (hrs.) Fish-to-Feed Ratio -0.07 lbs fish/lb feed

Fish Tank 400 1 400 0.22 Recommend Total weight of Fish 0.10 40.0 lbs
Clarifier 32 1 32 0.02 Mortality rate 0%
Bio-filter 32 1 32 0.02 Recommend Number of Fish 1000 fish
Sump 32 1 32 0.02 Expected Body Weight Consumed 4.0 %
Grow Bed 1795 1 160 1795 1.00 Protein Content in Food 25.0 %
Length 40 2291 1.27 Recommended Daily Feed weight 0.2 lbs
Width 4 Recommended Daily Feed for Plants 0.01 2.0 lbs
Depth 1.5
Flow Rate (gpm)
Pump 30

Fish Tank

400 gal

BioFilter Clarifier Sump Pump

32 gal 32 gal 32 gal

Grow Bed
(40 x 4 x 1.5 = 240 ft^3) x 7.48 gal/ft^3 = 1795 gal
 Water Quality Monitoring Sheet
Fish Tank Bio Filter
pH Temp Ammonia Nitrites Nitrates pH Temp Ammonia Nitrites
NH3 NO2- NO3- NH3 NO2-
DATE C ppm ppm ppm C ppm ppm
5-Apr
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1-May
r Clarifer Grow Bed
Nitrates pH Temp Ammonia Nitrites Nitrates pH Temp Ammonia Nitrites
NO3- NH3 NO2- NO3- NH3 NO2-
ppm C ppm ppm ppm C ppm ppm
d
Nitrates
NO3-
ppm
Table 1
Ranges of acceptable water quality levels entering the fish tank

Temperature, Ammonia,
pH un-ionized Ammonia, ppm Nitrite, ppm Nitrate, ppm
C ppm

Range Range Range Maximum Maximum Maximum

17 6.8 1 0.05 1 400
34 8.5 3
Table 2 Table 3 Table 4
Stocking density (lb/gal) Feeding Ratios Feeding Ratios based on plant needs
Average %Body
Low 0.1 wieght g per m2 lbs per ft2
Weight
(lbs)
Med 0.25 0.02 5 60 0.0123
High 0.5 0.04 4 70 0.0143
0.06 3.3 80 0.0164
0.25 3 90 0.0184
0.5 2.75 100 0.0205
0.75 2.5
1 2.2
1.5 1.8
1g = 0.002205 lb
1m= 3.28084 ft