18/11/2025
90% WATER SAVINGS ISN'T MAGIC, IT'S ENGINEERING
Traditional farming uses 250 liters of water to grow 1 kg of lettuce.
Aquaponics uses 25 liters.
How is this even possible?
The secret is in the design: recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).
Instead of water disappearing into soil or evaporating from fields, aquaponic systems continuously recycle the same water for months.
Here's the breakdown:
💧 Water enters the fish tank — Fish live, eat, and excrete in clean, oxygenated water.
🔄 Water flows to the biofilter — Bacteria colonies convert waste into plant nutrients.
🌱 Water moves to grow beds — Plants absorb nutrients while their roots naturally filter and oxygenate the water.
♻️ Clean water returns to fish — The cycle repeats indefinitely.
The only water you add replaces: → Evaporation (minimal in covered systems) → Plant transpiration (water absorbed by crops) → Harvest removal (water in vegetables when picked)
That's why Afraponix systems can achieve 90%+ water savings compared to conventional agriculture—and in drought-prone regions, that's not just efficiency, it's survival.
This is why aquaponics isn't the future of farming. It's the present necessity. At Afraponix, we design systems that maximize every drop, because water is too precious to waste.
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