In this post, I want to examine the various types of grow container styles in hydroponic and aquaponic systems, discuss the differences, and go through the pros and cons of each style. First of all, definitions: DWC = Deep Water Culture Deep water culture is one of the simplest methods, as it has no moving parts. In this system, you have a basin of water (5 gallon buckets are very common), and a floating raft (typically Styrofoam) with 2-3″ diameter holes cut for plastic net pots. The net pots sit …
Hydroponics vs Aquaponics
First of all: Welcome to the beginning of a new series with us. We’ve just finished the build of a small, but diverse Aquaponic system in our garden and I’m excited to share this new knowledge with you. This post is going to be more of the theory behind these two systems, and the next posts will get more into the specifics of what I’ve done in the garden and how that’s working out so far. So first up, we need to define what these two types of gardening are: …