Aquaponics... Should I try?

My brother recently introduced the idea of me having my own Aquaponics on the lanai of my apartment. He's been building a few units at our house on Kaua'i and has had some great success. After the last month in which the majority of my plants dying due to an ant infestation... I'm thinking it might be something new to consider. I'm definitely going to try another round of planting at my plot & see how things go before I think about giving it up altogether. It's just become a bigger commitment and I recently found myself there only a few times a week, rather than every other day!

Anyways, I'm thinking it would be fun to try out a small unit at my place, in the past I haven't had much luck because there is so much sun on that side in the afternoon. But it would definitely be nice to have the basics so close to home. A few things I'd like to grow are Dill, Green Onion, Cilantro, Manoa Lettuce Rosemary and Peppers! Well, we'll see what I decide to do, I'm going to keep my energy focused on my garden plot for now... I'll be planting a few things this weekend from seed, so I'm excited to see how the next round goes!

Aquaponics Article Link:

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/Sep/27/il/hawaii909270311.html

And another one:

http://www.simplyaquaponics.com/

A picture of a really cool aquaponics set up & more!

Fish+Lettuce=Yummm!! :)

Strawberry's!

A DVD on how to set up your own aquaponics... lol!