Aquaponic system ph level and nutrients

[GpsFrontier]

Hello kr3t3n,

Basically, how close together can I put the container towers/boxes/racks without leaving the bottom plants completely out of sunlight?

Trial and error...... Research...


You need to know your plants.
That means if your not already familiar with the plants you want to grow, you need to research them. You need to know how big they will get when full grown so you can space them accordingly and size the reservoir appropriately. You need to know how big the root system will get so you can design the hydroponic system to accommodate their needs. You need to know if the plants can tolerate wet feet or need well draining soil so again you can design the hydroponic system to accommodate the plants needs. You need to know if the plants are warm weather plants or cool weather plants. you need to know about the type of lighting the plants prefer/need (full sun, part shade, full shade etc.). Knowing your plants, and how many you plan to grow is the first step in being able to design the right hydroponic system to grow them in, not to mention the best way to design it.


P.S.
The shelving systems in the pictures are rotating systems.... They rotate the plants to get even lighting.