Quote Originally Posted by urbanfarmer
I knew that would stir you!

But yes, if aquaponics by definition requires a component, then technically all you've got there is an aquaculture system with some soil. With that said, I like your idea!
You wrote just the other day..... :P
Nutritional content of aquaponically grown vegetables
I think people are still trying to figure out what an AP system really is, how to define it, and how to operate one successfully. I think once that is established properly, there will be a standard to test nutritional values of AP grown veggies.


Again, it's not 'soil'...it's really 'fine media' that is not inert.. :P
I've got to remember to go 'correct' wiki's def of hydropnics and aquaponics.. ...


Kidding aside.....
the system ( 1 ibc fish tank)... that has the grow bags in troughs, also has 3, forty gallon media beds (with bell siphons) and about 25 feet (by 2 feet wide) of floating rafts....(adding 25 more feet soon)
So...we're "still' trying to define aquaponics...