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A small car engine can’t power a big truck, and a truck engine is oversized for a small car. Similarly, your aquaponics fish engine should be sized to your growing area.

An AHAponics farm is always designed based on this principle.

The nutrients come solely from the fish food. Each plant species has distinct nutritional requirements.

In Ceres Production, users select plants and input their targeted production. Ceres then computes the minerals needed by each plant species and aggregates it to determine the farm’s overall feeding requirement.

Ceres-Production then calculates the optimal quantity of fish food necessary for your farm’s needs.

Ceres calculates the number of fish needed to meet the farm’s daily fish food requirements based on their specific daily food consumption capacity.

Ceres calculates the optimal tank size for the number of fish needed in the farm, ensuring each fish has enough space to live.

These computations are based on practical observation in all AHAS farms.

Plants require carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and 14 other essential mineral nutrients.

Macronutrients, needed in large quantities

Micronutrients,needed in tiny quantities

Ceres provides a comprehensive mineral requirement for each plant.

The water recirculation within the aquaponic system is paramount for the efficient transfer of fish waste nutrients to the plants.

AHAS conducted extensive experiments over a decade to investigate other crucial aquaponics factors that water movement impacts. These findings led to equipment designs that maximize plant growth.

Ceres Professional subscribers are granted access to this knowledge. 

Plants, fish, and bacteria, like humans, need oxygen to survive. Nitrosomonas bacteria convert ammonia (NH3)into nitrite (NO2), while Nitrobacter bacteria convert nitrite into nitrate (NO3). Oxygen is therefore crucial for these bacteria. 

Anaerobic bacteria do not require oxygen. These bacteria produce unpleasant odors and toxic compounds. Therefore, the aquaponics system must be designed to prevent the growth of such bacteria.

At 20 degrees Celsius and atmospheric pressure, water can dissolve a maximum of 9.1 milligrams of oxygen per liter. Aquaponics farms must distribute oxygen to maintain sufficient dissolved oxygen levels. AHAS farms operate above 6.8 milligrams per liter. 

While a proper oxygenation technology provides oxygen to fish, bacteria, and plants, it also brings numerous other important functionalities to the system. Consequently, selecting the appropriate oxygenation technology is paramount. AHAS has dedicated years to rigorously testing various oxygenation technologies before selecting the optimum one for our farms.

Monitoring mineral nutrient levels in an aquaponics farm is of paramount importance.

Hydroponics systems use minimal water, reducing the need for chemical fertilizers. Thus, they require continuous monitoring and nutrient delivery.
Hydroponics systems also require regular water replacement, which significantly increases water consumption. 

Aquaponics farms operate with a large amount of water, making the ecosystem efficient and extremely stable. Therefore, continuous control is unnecessary. Spot measurements are more than adequate.
Aquaponics farms never replace water, and use 10 times less water than hydroponics.

AHAS has tested several continuous measurement probe systems. All of these have failed after a short duration in the system. The probes, designed for clear hydroponic water, failed in the aquaponics water due to the presence of fish waste fines. Some probe failed after just one month.

Although pH and temperature are continuously monitored, we measure ammonia, nitrate, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, and calcium only once or twice a month.

AHAponics is an evolution of Aquaponics. 

Not everybody holds a Ph.D. in Aquaculture or Biology. Fortunately, you don’t need these to grow your veggies, as the most important skill to build an aquaponics farm is Engineering.

AHAponics is the optimization of all technical processes involved in aquaponics. AHAS has spent 10 years testing technical options and observing plant growth, resulting in a solid farm design and efficient equipment. We share this knowledge with farm builders, eliminating the pain and cost of failures.

AHAponics also involves learning about plant growth in different media through years of practical testing and optimization. 

Our systems are designed to maintain a state of perfect equilibrium, ensuring the harmonious coexistence of fish, bacteria, and plants within an optimized environment.