Small Fry Aquaponic Systems

Looking for a great little aquaponic system to raise fish and plants in a classroom or at home? 

You’ve found it! 

Small Fry Aquaponic Systems

Available in 3 Sizes!

These easy-to-operate aquaponic systems require minimal maintenance.  Just feed the fish, seed and harvest the plants and maintain the filter.

Fun – Easy – Safe

With an 18-gallon fish tank, this system is a dynamo producer that takes up very little space.  The small size makes it ideal for a classroom or as a food-producing attraction in your kitchen or home.  The rotating, circular plant bed creates a beautiful, dynamic growing environment.

The Small Fry is aesthetically pleasing, easy to assemble and ready to GROW!

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Small Fry 1

Specs:

• The maximum footprint for the whole system is no larger than 28” x 28”. 
• 18 gallon fish tank
• 1 Circular Plant Tank with rotating plant rafts; 12 plant sites

System Includes:

• Fish and filter tanks; filter system
• Hand-crafted wooden stand
• Circular plant raft tank and plant raft with 12 plant sites
• Water pump, valves and all plumbing
• Starter Pack of fish food
• 50-1″ grow cubes
• 4-seed packs (bibb lettuce, leaf lettuce, basil, green beans)
• Fish Net
• LED Plant Grow Lights (ideal for supplemental light)
• 5-in-1 Test Strips (100) and Ammonia Test Strips (25)
• Detailed assembly and operation manuals and the Aquaponic Food Production Book
• Registration to the online Introduction to Aquaponics Course

Price: $1,995

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Small Fry 2

Specs:

• The maximum footprint for the whole system is no larger than 28” x 28”.
• 18 gallon fish tank
• 1 Circular Plant Tank with rotating plant rafts; 12 plant sites,

System Includes:

• Everything in the Small Fry 1, PLUS:
• Fish Tank window kit, installed
• Fish Tank Light
• Fish Tank Heater
• Aeration Kit
• Water Exchange Kit
• Test Strips are replaced with LaMotte Aquaponics Test Kit (Test pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate,  Iron, Alkalinity, Dissolved Oxygen)
• Registration to the online Aquaponics 101 course

Price: $2,995

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Small Fry 3

Specs:

• The fish and filter tanks sit in a 84” x 28” space. 
• The 3 circulating plant tanks sit above the fish and filter tanks
• 18 gallon fish tank
• 3 Circular Plant Tanks with rotating plant rafts; each has 12 plant sites, for a total of 36 plant sites

System Includes:

• Everything in the Small Fry 2, PLUS:
• 2 Additional Circular Plant Tanks with rotating plant rafts
• Frames to support the additional Plant Tanks, with shelves
• 2 Additional LED Plant Grow Lights
• Registration to the online Aquaponics Daily Operations Course

Price: $3,995

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Proven Designs:

With Aquaponic Systems in nearly 40 countries, Nelson and Pade, Inc® is the world’s leader in aquaponic technology. The Small Fry uses the same proven concepts that are applied in the Home, School, MicroFarm and Commercial Aquaponic Systems manufactured by Nelson and Pade, Inc®, the Most Trusted Name in Aquaponics®.

Recommended Fish:

• Goldfish, koi or other ornamental fish (easily available from any aquarium shop)
• Bluegill, brim, panfish, tilapia

Recommended Plants:

• Lettuce and herbs
• Beans, peas or mini tomato or pepper plants
• Ornamental house plants

Suggested Uses:

• School:
  • Demonstrate aquaponics in the classroom
  • Teach science, biology, math, chemistry, agriculture, nutrition and a myriad of other topics using the living aquaponics system as a model
• Home:
  • Grow fresh fish, herbs and vegetables for your family
  • Grow ornamental fish and house plants as a living showpiece in your home.