Ideal for:
Homes, hobbies, businesses to provide food for workers, training and educational purposes.
Production:
| Total in system | Harvest per month | Harvest per year | |
| Nile Tilapia | 600 fish | 45 kg | 540 kg |
| Gravel Barrels (Tomato as sample) | 24 barrels | 96 kg | 1 152 kg |
| Deep Water Culture (Lettuce as sample) | 180 holes | 180 heads | 2 160 heads |
Quick facts:
| Size: | 6 m X 5 m |
| Total water in system: | 5 600 Litres |
| Daily water use: | 20 litres |
| Fish feed: | 16 kg/month (with big fish) |
| Power use: | 4 kW max (with inline heater) |
Capital cost: (VAT Excl):
| Complete system: | No optionals | R66,932.40 |
| Item Prices: | With optionals included in total: | |
| Wicking bed x 1 | R4,293 | R71, 225.40 |
| Starter pack | R3,375 | R70, 308 |
| Tunnel & installation | R56,279.10 | R123 211.50 |
*Prices subject to change
Included:
· Fish section with filtering, mineralisation, and nitrification system
· Gravel Barrels section for fruiting crops, such as tomato, pepper, cucumber, and brinjal
· Deep Water Culture section for leafy vegetables, such as lettuce, spinach, kale, and herbs
· Water pump, air pump, heating unit, pipes and fittings .
Optional:
· Wicking beds for root crops, e.g. carrot, onion, potato
· Starter pack with seed, grow medium, seedling trays, biological pest control, nutrients, fish, fish feed.
· Tunnel/net house with net/plastic covering
· Training and support package
Excluded:
· Gravel for Gravel Barrels
· Paving or bricks for pathways and cement slab under dam
· Terrain preparation
· Transport of system, travel and accommodation costs for construction team
· Labour on site to assist with construction