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30 minute aquaponic primer

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10 per session - Virtual OK - Posted Feb 17, 2017

I will endeavor to facilitate you learning much of the basics about aquaponics starting with 1) how hydroponics works and some of the common setups 2) the basics of aquaculture and 3) how adding aquaculture changes the common setup and 4) most importantly many of the balancing trade-offs for marrying aquaculture to hydroponics 5) advanced setups with sump's and waterfall chains 6) as well as some of the regulations and pitfalls for aquaponics in Alberta. It will wet your appetite for more and start you thinking about additional systems like wicking beds, vermiculture/vermicompost to create worm tea, using duckweed, using solar, and permaculture. This information exchange can be facilitated over Skype.

Training & Qualifications


I have been running an aquaponic system for 5 years (aquaponic in the summer, aquaculture in the winter) and also run an indoor hydroponic system (with aquaculture water). I started with 15 Tilapia, exploded to over 100 Tilapia and currently have just under 40. I have probably committed every error there is but have learned from every single one. I am an old school hacker at heart and love to see how things work and rebuild them better :)

Availability & Preferences


I'm usually free on evenings and weekends.

Trading Preference: I’m flexible, just hit me up!

Reviews of Kevin


Katrina received session of 30 minute aquaponic primer from Kevin
Apr 01, 2019
Kevin's aquaponics presentation was very interesting! He is super passionate and quite knowledgeable about a very complex growing system. Thank you!
Kristin received session of 30 minute aquaponic primer from Kevin
Dec 03, 2017
Kevin is extremely knowledgeable and has a very interesting system. It was an amazing experience thank you!
Kirsten received session of 30 minute aquaponic primer from Kevin
Oct 02, 2017
Kevin is very friendly and knowledgeable! I look forward to talking further on the aquaponics subject!

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About Kevin Kultgen

In the more than 25 years that I have been working in the IT industry, I have acquired the following certifications: MCSE, MCDBA, CCNP, CCDP, A+, Network+, i-Net+, Linux+, Server+, Security+, IT Proje...ct+, ITIL, COBIT, and a handful of others. Currently employed in Healthcare. As a boy scout at heart, I am experiencing my 4th year of Aquaponics using Tilapia. I have learned from a lot of mistakes along the way. Now I'm also exploiting Hydroponics, and I've also created a wicking bed. I'm also dabbling with vermiculture and vermiponics. Have a large raspberry bush and looking to eventually create a food forest with more bushes and small trees in my backyard. A small food forest utilizing some permaculture rules. Slowly moving towards vegetarianism/veganism, more for the health benefits. Although, I would prefer to eat free-range, ethical eggs rather than some of the possibly carcinogenic chemicals I see listed on some "vegan" products. I recently diagnosed and successfully treated my own enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) with herbs, and I realized that I never see animal products listed as curing ailments; in fact, I regularly see them linked to causing them. I now regularly recommend herbal supplements to my friends and family for ailments. Another hobby that is very time-consuming is genealogy. I have traced (but not yet completely validated) my tree and my wife's tree(s) back to the 1600's where a few of my ancestors were on the Mayflower, and hers were in Quebec. I have been slowly validating and pulling together some of the info into potential books and have found an online publisher that will publish the books and host the ordering online. I'm also Bible scholar, researching by the reformation creed of Sola Scriptura. Have also studied most of the world religions. I came back to Christianity because the Bible is the only holy writing that has prophecy, and I figured an all-knowing loving God would communicate the future to us. If He wasn't loving or all-knowing, he wasn't worthy of my time or worship. As the Bible correctly predicts, the vast majority of the Christian world has drifted away from Christ-centric, Bible-based, humble Christianity and are Christian in name only. show more

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