Sylvia Bernstein Aquaponic Gardening

• Fish tanks and grow beds
• Volume relationship between beds and tanks
• Common requirements
• Special considerations for tanks and beds
• Commonly-used products and materials
• Rules of thumb for fish tanks and grow beds
• Plumbing
• Pumps
• Pipes
• Timing mechanisms
• Circulating water
• Rules of thumb for plumbing
• Grow media
• Which is best?
• Media rules of thumb
• Water
• Purity
• Temperature
• Dissolved Oxygen
• pH
• Rules of thumb for water regulation in aquaponics

Section 4 looks at the 'software' of the system - the living organisms:

• Fish
• Stocking rates
• Suitable types
• Introducing new fish to your system
• Feeding your fish
• Harvesting your fish
• Fishy rules of thumb
• Plants
• What types grow best in aquaponics
• Growing plants in aquaponics
• How to start plants for aquaponics
• Plant spacing in the beds
• Plant problems
• pH and nutrient supplementation
• Pest control
• Plant rules of thumb
• Bacteria and worms
• Bacteria - the real workers of the system!
• The different types of bacteria in the system
• Caring for and feeding the bacteria
• Earthworms in your system - a good thing!
• Rules of thumb for worms

Section 5 focuses on the integrated system:

• Cycling the system
• Doing what, now?
• Testing equipment
• How to cycle the system with and without fish
• 'The Murray Hallam cycling technique' (yes, there's really section called that)
• Aquaponics cycling rules of thumb
• System maintenance

Several appendices contain further helpful infomation:

• Troubleshooting
• Aquaponic Gardening Rules of Thumb
• The to 10 dumbest mistakes
• What to consider before you plunge into commercial aquaponics
• System maintenance checklist
• System data tracking sheet
• Recommended resources

Anyone interested in taking the next step towards self-sufficiency will be fascinated by this practical, accessible, and well-illustrated guide.