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Aquaponics consists of two main parts with the aquaculture part for raising aquatic animals and the hydroponics part for growing plants.[1][2] Aquatic effluents resulting from uneaten feed or raising animals like fish accumulates in water due to the closed system recirculation of most aquaculture systems. The effluent-rich water becomes toxic to the aquatic animal in high concentrations but these effluents are nutrients essential for plant growth.

Although consisting primarily of these two parts, aquaponics system are usually grouped into several components or subsystems for the effective removal of solid wastes, the addition of bases to neutralize acids, and to maintain water oxygenation.[1] They include the:

* Rearing tank: The tanks for raising and feeding the fish;
* Solids removal: A unit for catching uneaten food and detached biofilms, and for settling out fine particulates;
* Biofilter: A place where the nitrification bacteria can grow and convert ammonia into nitrates, which are usable by the plants;
Hydroponics subsystem: The portion of the system where plants are grown by absorbing excess nutrients from the water;
* Sump: The lowest point in the system where the water flows to and from which it is pumped back to the rearing tanks.

The plant bed in an aquaponic systems
Depending on the sophistication and cost of the aquaponics system, the units for solids removal, biofiltration, and/or the hydroponics subsystem may be combined into one unit or subsystem, which prevent the water from flowing directly from the aquaculture part of the system to the hydroponics part.

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