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Murray cod, Maccullochella peelii peelii, and Green oak lettuce, Lactuca sativa, were used to test for differences between two aquaponic flood regimes. Constant flow treatments exhibited greater pH buffering capacity, required fewer bicarbonate (buffer) additions to control pH. Water consumption in the two systems was statistically identical.
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Aquaponics - A Comparison of Reciprocating Flow Versus Constant Flow in an Integrated, Gravel Bed, Aquaponic Test System (Lennard n Leonard, 2004)
Murray cod, Maccullochella peelii peelii, and Green oak lettuce, Lactuca sativa, were used to test for differences between two aquaponic flood regimes. Constant flow treatments exhibited greater pH buffering capacity, required fewer bicarbonate (buffer) additions to control pH. Water consumption in the two systems was statistically identical.
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Murray cod, Maccullochella peelii peelii, and Green oak lettuce, Lactuca sativa, were used to test for differences between two aquaponic flood regimes. Constant flow treatments exhibited greater pH buffering capacity, required fewer bicarbonate (buffer) additions to control pH. Water consumption in the two systems was statistically identical.
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A comparison of reciprocating flow versus constant flow in an integrated, gravel
bed, aquaponic test system
Aquaculture International, 12(6) 2004 , 539-553(15) Murray cod, Maccullochella peelii peelii, and Green oak lettuce, Lactuca sativa, were used to test for differences between two aquaponic flood regimes; reciproc al flow (hydroponic bed was periodically flooded) and constant flow (hydroponic bed was constantly flooded), in a freshwater aquaponic test system, where plant nutrien ts were supplied from fish wastes, while plants stripped nutrients from the wastewater before it was returned to the fish. The Murray cod had FCRs and biomass gains that were statistically identical in both systems. Lettuce yields were good and a significantly greater amount of both biomass and yield occurred in the constant flow treatment. Constant flow t reatments exhibited greater pH buffering capacity, required fewer bicarbonate (buffer) add itions to control pH and maintained lower conductivity levels than reciprocal flow contro ls. Water consumption in the two systems was statistically identical. Overall, resu lts suggest that a constant flow flooding regime is as good as, or better than, a reciproca ting flooding regime in the aquaponic test system used. Keywords: Aquaponics; Flood regime; Hydroponics; Lettuce; Murray cod Introduction: Naegel 1977, Lewis et al 1978; Waten and Busch 1984 McMurty 1993