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Aquaponics Technology and Design Workshop, April 1–5 in Apopka, FL

An Aquaponics Technology and Design Workshop will be offered in Apopka, Florida this spring. Topics that will be covered during this 4 1/2-day workshop include:

 

UVI AQUAPONIC SYSTEM & UVI-BASED SYSTEM AT AQUATIC ECO-SYSTEMS

• System design and management

• Aeration

• Blower selection and sizing

• Plumbing

• Pump Selection

• Total Dynamic Head (TDH)

• Components

• Construction techniques

• Operation

• Electric Cost

 

FISH PRODUCTION

• Stocking rates

• Feeding, growth and survival

• Harvesting and processing

• Water quality

• Brood stock management

• Breeding

• Fry sex reversa

 

MARKETING AND ECONOMICS

 

PLANT PRODUCTION

• Seedling production

• Importance of pest identification with special guest Fred Petitt of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts

• Disease and insect control

• Nutrient dynamics

 

HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION

• PVC work

• Pump setup and plumbing

• Plant grow tray construction

• Fish handling

• Water quality testing

 

GREEN SKY GROWERS ROOFTOP GREENHOUSE TOUR

 

“BEHIND THE SEEDS TOUR” AT THE LAND AT EPCOT®

For more information please click here.

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