# Aquaponics Waste

**URL:** <https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/aquaponics-waste/3715>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 27, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/aquaponics-waste/3715 "2024-07-27T16:23:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![MMulayim](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@MMulayim](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/MMulayim)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/aquaponics-waste/3715/1 "2024-07-27T16:23:44Z")

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Hello Everybody,

I am looking for information on Aquaponics Waste. Its amount, constituents are needed. Anyone know any research or some personal knowledge would go a long way for me.

Best Regards

Murat M

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**Author:** ![Stuby](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Stuby](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/Stuby)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 6:54am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/aquaponics-waste/3715/2 "2024-08-01T06:54:55Z")

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Hello, besides the plants after harvesting we have zero waste. That’s the beauty of it all. Just some deposit in the tank but that’s minimal. Kind regards

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**Author:** ![MMulayim](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@MMulayim](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/MMulayim)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/aquaponics-waste/3715/3 "2024-08-09T18:39:25Z")

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How about decoupled aquaponics. Does addition of hydroponics solution leads to waste as discharge of system water?

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**Author:** ![Aquaman](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/user_avatar/community.aquaponicsassociation.org/aquaman/32/1350_2.png) [@Aquaman](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/Aquaman)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/aquaponics-waste/3715/4 "2025-03-13T18:20:23Z")

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Waste is always a big topic when it comes to aquaponics. if you design your system properly with the right flow rate and the right oxygenation with the right sizing and type of bio filtration, you should have no waste.

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**Author:** ![KarooAquaponics](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/aca169/32.png) [@KarooAquaponics](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/u/KarooAquaponics)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://community.aquaponicsassociation.org/t/aquaponics-waste/3715/5 "2025-06-01T11:02:39Z")

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Yes, this is 100% correct.An Aquaponics system should not generate or have any waste. Not even in your fish tanks. No need to do any funnies like “mineralization” or “Oxidizing Solid BioReactor (OSBR)”

To build a sustainable 100% pure bred Aquaponics system, rather over-design (with enough redundancy)to allow for optimisation as your Aquaponics system mature. Very few Aquaponics systems are exactly the same, as in mother nature very few river systems are the same due to various environmental and geological factors.