# Lounge **URL:** https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/c/lounge/4.md [Latest](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/categories.md) --- ## [Welcome to the Lounge](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/welcome-to-the-lounge/8)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 6:03am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/welcome-to-the-lounge/8 "2023-08-22T06:03:23Z")
Congratulations! :confetti\_ball: If you can see this topic, you were recently promoted to regular (trust level 3). You can now … Edit the title of any topic Change the category of any topic Have all your links follow… --- ## [About the Lounge category](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/about-the-lounge-category/3)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 9:14am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/about-the-lounge-category/3 "2022-08-09T09:14:44Z")
--- ## [Hello from north carolina!](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hello-from-north-carolina/3861)
**Author:** [@Danifish](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/Danifish)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hello-from-north-carolina/3861 "2026-09-20T03:30:46Z")
Just wanted to introduce myself! My name is Danielle and I am a complete newbie. We are located in NC and are in the process of purchasing a fish farm that has been inoperable for over 10 years. Aquaponics have always f… --- ## [Made a handy video to help people decide on the best design for there crops](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/made-a-handy-video-to-help-people-decide-on-the-best-design-for-there-crops/4113)
**Author:** [@potentponics](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/potentponics)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/made-a-handy-video-to-help-people-decide-on-the-best-design-for-there-crops/4113 "2026-01-27T22:05:13Z")
I was asked to do a talk on crop design for R-Future Conference hosted by Matt Powers. This video explains the various types of aquaponic design types along with which crops are best optimized for each method. Hope that… --- ## [Hello from Coquimbo CHILE](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hello-from-coquimbo-chile/4053)
**Author:** [@German](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/German)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hello-from-coquimbo-chile/4053 "2025-09-21T22:37:19Z")
Hi, I am German Merino. I have been participating in the last three conferences (Albuquerque; Dallas; College Park). And just realized that I was not yet enrolled in AA. So I just did it. I have enjoyed meet most of yo… --- ## [Hello from NE Oklahoma!](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hello-from-ne-oklahoma/3163)
**Author:** [@jamesgang](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/jamesgang)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hello-from-ne-oklahoma/3163 "2025-09-16T21:04:45Z")
Been working on this system for a long time as I am doing the system design and construction.. Really surprised at the total lack of Aquaponics in the area… learning how to build out a CHOP I AP system was find what I ca… --- ## [Intruduction from a swede (o;](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/intruduction-from-a-swede-o/3615)
**Author:** [@Tomas](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/Tomas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/intruduction-from-a-swede-o/3615 "2025-07-20T12:57:49Z")
Hi! I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Tomas, I live in Sweden but travel to Tanzania quite often. Previously, I’ve worked with hunting and game management both in Africa and Sweden, also with small-scale fis… --- ## [Hello From Budapest, Hungary](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hello-from-budapest-hungary/3991)
**Author:** [@Miguff](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/Miguff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hello-from-budapest-hungary/3991 "2025-07-03T22:42:21Z")
Hello, My Name is Géza, and I am a hungarian Computer Science Master student, with a Bsc with Engineering. I developed passion for growing plants during the lockdown and found aquaponics there. I started to dig deeper, I… --- ## [Setting up system in a cold climate(Wisconsin)](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/setting-up-system-in-a-cold-climate-wisconsin/3935)
**Author:** [@squirrelwarrior](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/squirrelwarrior)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/setting-up-system-in-a-cold-climate-wisconsin/3935 "2025-04-01T02:48:34Z")
I am getting local Blue Gill from a hatchery that stops selling in mid May. My system is setup outside in my garden in open air. Any suggestions how i can start cycling my system in cooler weather before i get my fish ho… --- ## [Leaving the platform](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/leaving-the-platform/3907)
**Author:** [@romor001](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/romor001)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/leaving-the-platform/3907 "2025-03-14T02:55:09Z")
Dear fellow aquaponic enthusiasts, after careful consideration with regard to recent geopolicital events I decided to withdraw from this platform. I am grateful for having had the opportunity to be part of this communit… --- ## [Hi from Newbie,](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hi-from-newbie/3836)
**Author:** [@jamal12865](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/jamal12865)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hi-from-newbie/3836 "2024-12-24T15:56:13Z")
Hi from Newbie, I am Jamal and i live in qatar. I am from mauritius. I am going to be retiring next year and i wanted to start up an eco park in mauritius with hydroponic and aqua ponics, just learning a lot . I love nat… --- ## [Introduction - T.C. Beckett @Veterans Produce](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/introduction-t-c-beckett-veterans-produce/2801)
**Author:** [@VeteransProduce](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/VeteransProduce)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/introduction-t-c-beckett-veterans-produce/2801 "2024-09-13T16:35:37Z")
Hello everyone…long time follower of AA. Been building and operating aquaponics (and hydro) for almost 10 years. Our mission is to build community gardens to feed homeless and food insecure veterans. Our main site in Ke… --- ## [Passion For Aquaponics](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/passion-for-aquaponics/1150)
**Author:** [@Aquaponics4All](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/Aquaponics4All)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/passion-for-aquaponics/1150 "2024-09-18T20:04:14Z")
Hi everyone. I’ve been putting this off till I could get a good grasp of what the AA was all about. I believe AA is going to go a long way in furthering folks passion for Aquaponics and I am proud to be here. I’ve been… --- ## [Greenhouse and heating for Aquaponics in cold climate of Canada](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/greenhouse-and-heating-for-aquaponics-in-cold-climate-of-canada/3166)
**Author:** [@bakthulav](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/bakthulav)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/greenhouse-and-heating-for-aquaponics-in-cold-climate-of-canada/3166 "2024-05-02T17:14:20Z")
Hi All, I am in the design stage of our startup and any advice on the kind of greenhouse required to cater to Canadian cold climate and any good vendors who understand both Canadian weather and RAS systems. Thanks, R… --- ## [African NGO looking for partners in a funding call](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/african-ngo-looking-for-partners-in-a-funding-call/3636)
**Author:** [@SarahMilliken](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/SarahMilliken)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/african-ngo-looking-for-partners-in-a-funding-call/3636 "2024-04-28T19:15:05Z")
Aglobe Development Center (https://aglobedc.org/), an NGO in Nigeria, is looking to participate in the call from Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish (Funding Opportunity: Fish Innovation Lab Request for Applications … --- ## [Revolutionizing-aquaponics-with-new-ph-up-management-system-endoresd](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/revolutionizing-aquaponics-with-new-ph-up-management-system-endoresd/3591)
**Author:** [@Ultra-Oxygen](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/Ultra-Oxygen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 9:23am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/revolutionizing-aquaponics-with-new-ph-up-management-system-endoresd/3591 "2024-03-14T09:23:00Z")
--- ## [Revolutionizing-aquaponics-with-ultra-oxygen-micro-and-ultrafine-bubble-generators](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/revolutionizing-aquaponics-with-ultra-oxygen-micro-and-ultrafine-bubble-generators/3588)
**Author:** [@Ultra-Oxygen](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/Ultra-Oxygen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/revolutionizing-aquaponics-with-ultra-oxygen-micro-and-ultrafine-bubble-generators/3588 "2024-03-14T08:51:23Z")
--- ## [Introduction - Devan](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/introduction-devan/3038)
**Author:** [@Devan11](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/Devan11)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/introduction-devan/3038 "2024-03-11T15:10:23Z")
Hello Aquaponics Association. My name is Devan and I currently work as an environmental scientist at a small consultancy in Massachusetts. I have degree’s in marine biology and a background in aquaculture. I am intereste… --- ## [Closing the loop](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/closing-the-loop/2872)
**Author:** [@ignacio](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/ignacio)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/closing-the-loop/2872 "2023-11-26T02:13:06Z")
Is anyone achieving closing the biological loop of the system? ie: Growing enough fish food to avoid relaying in external inputs. Cheers, Ignacio --- ## [European suppliers for NFT gutters?](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/european-suppliers-for-nft-gutters/1585)
**Author:** [@romor001](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/romor001)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/european-suppliers-for-nft-gutters/1585 "2023-10-14T01:04:37Z")
Dear fellow aquaponistas, we are searching for a NFT gutter and accessories supplier in the European market (Germany). Scouting for a ~1.000m² system. Any suggestions welcome! Best regards! -rolf --- ## [Hello from NC, USA](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hello-from-nc-usa/3371)
**Author:** [@Rio](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/Rio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hello-from-nc-usa/3371 "2023-09-04T16:41:36Z")
Hello from central NC! My name’s Marie. I’ve been growing with aquaponics for almost ten years now. I’ve built small commercial systems in greenhouses/high tunnels, one in a warehouse, and one in open air in our backyard… --- ## [Introduction to the community](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/introduction-to-the-community/3368)
**Author:** [@bioaquagarden](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/bioaquagarden)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/introduction-to-the-community/3368 "2023-09-04T12:24:11Z")
Hi all, I’ve been in aquaponics for a while now and I am in the process of setting up commercial farm in Malta, Europe. Looking forward to be the part of this community. --- ## [Introduction - Gareth Barber Biotech Aquatica](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/introduction-gareth-barber-biotech-aquatica/3338)
**Author:** [@BiotechAquatica](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/BiotechAquatica)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/introduction-gareth-barber-biotech-aquatica/3338 "2023-08-15T12:13:22Z")
G’day from Australia Everyone, I am a commercial aquaculture and aquaponics engineer with 19 years experience in the industry. I look forward to contributing to the group and getting to know you all. --- ## [Aquaponics Hardware Asia Services](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/aquaponics-hardware-asia-services/2843)
**Author:** [@AHAS](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/AHAS)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 2:45am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/aquaponics-hardware-asia-services/2843 "2023-08-03T02:45:39Z")
Hello everyone. We are delighted to join the community. AHAs has been developing Aquaponics equipment and processes since 2015 and we are very happy to share our learnings as well as learning from others. We have spent… --- ## [Visit to Portland OR](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/visit-to-portland-or/3249)
**Author:** [@irondog](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/irondog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/visit-to-portland-or/3249 "2023-06-23T00:25:56Z")
I’m looking for an aquaponics farm to visit in the Portland Oregon area. Does anyone have a suggestion? --- ## [We are officially live](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/we-are-officially-live/3260)
**Author:** [@romor001](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/romor001)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/we-are-officially-live/3260 "2023-06-22T12:50:49Z")
Our aquaponic system at Kokerei Hansa, Dortmund, is now officially live. We started talking about this concept of running an aquaponic system eight years ago at the urbanisten association. The proGIreg project finally al… --- ## [Introducing Aquaponics to Saudi Arabia](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/introducing-aquaponics-to-saudi-arabia/3222)
**Author:** [@Ihabfouly](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/Ihabfouly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/introducing-aquaponics-to-saudi-arabia/3222 "2023-06-16T17:31:45Z")
We are a social impact ventures studio based in Saudi. We are interested to introduce a social enterprise business model for aquaponics in Saudi. It will be great to discuss this accordingly --- ## [New comer saying Hi to everyone](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/new-comer-saying-hi-to-everyone/3212)
**Author:** [@shu001](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/shu001)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/new-comer-saying-hi-to-everyone/3212 "2023-05-25T19:23:22Z")
Hi, This is Shen. a new comer saying hi to all my teachers/colleagues/friends. I am interested in environmental restoration and invasive species control via aquaponics, timber bamboo farming/processing, and Asian carp (a… --- ## [Im a new member saying hello 👋](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/im-a-new-member-saying-hello/3210)
**Author:** [@WEEDUNIT](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/WEEDUNIT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/im-a-new-member-saying-hello/3210 "2023-05-23T04:38:50Z")
Hi all, im Matthew from little old New Zealand. I been in to Aquaponics for the past 2 years and really enjoyed the opportunities that have come from it. I have a relatively simple set up consisting of an 1800lt fish tan… --- ## [Hello, Thank You, and How Can I Help?](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hello-thank-you-and-how-can-i-help/2149)
**Author:** [@mike-v](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/mike-v)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/hello-thank-you-and-how-can-i-help/2149 "2023-05-23T02:40:33Z")
Hi Everyone, I’ve just joined the Aquaponics Association following the fantastic conference this past weekend. My sincere thanks to @BrianFlip, @jon, others who helped organize and run the meeting, and to those who shar… [Next page](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/c/lounge/4.md?page=1)