Explain, how the combination of aquaculture and bydroponics techniques can successfully executed in our homes.

Explanation

1. Aquaponics is a technique which is a combination of aquaculture (growing fish) and hydroponics (growing plants in non-soil media and nutrient-laden water).
2. Aquaponics may also prevent toxic water runoff. It also maintains ecosystem balance by recycling the waste and excretory products produced by the fish.
3. In India, aquaponics was started in 2013. Some primary methods of aquaponic gardening that are in use nowadays are as follows:
2. Media based method :
1. Involves growing plants in inert planting media like clay pellets or shales.
2. This method is applicable for home and hobby scale system.
3. Larger number of fruiting plants, leafy green plants, herbs and other varieties of plants can be cultivated.