Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

In a great example of how my cats live better than I do, I recently got them a hydroponic garden. They have a water fountain (yes, fountain) that provides carbon filtered aerated water for them. A new product by the makers of the fountain is a seed basket for growing some sort of grass. I think it's wheat grass, but I'm not sure.

Snap the plastic piece on, and in a week, voila! Hydroponic garden. I thought this may be an interesting back door to raising awareness among the general public about 'ponics in general.

Incidentally, this grass gets pretty much only flourescant light through the overhead fixture in my kitchen and no direct sunlight.

Can't see the fish there tamo.... they hiding under the blue filter? LOL

LOL...
come on, iadd the fish, it would mean that there would be fresh fish ready to eat for your cats... fresh greens and fish at one time

Yes, wheat grass, to tall to eat and get goodness for humans.
But your pussy cat will love it!
Its a start!
Go you good thing!

What is the wheat grass for? Cats are notorious non-vegetarian. Is it to help water quality?

Cats like to chew on grass. Or houseplants. You must not have cats, greenedo.

Tamo42,
I was just looking at one of these water fountains last month.
My cats love drinking running water. I have been renovating an old house which has had leaky tap fittings which has been enough for the cats water intake. However now the leaks are gone and they just don't seem interested in stagnant water left in a bowl.

My only concern was the cost of these devices ~ it looked like around $70, not sure if I found a US site or Oz site from memory, but the cost put me off.

Mother-in-law is highly allergic to cats. I grew up around cats, but haven't had any for 20+ years of marriage. I know they'll eat lots of things, but wouldn't touch most vegetable things (except bread). Our dog, on the other hand, had several plants in our yard that he would go after and chew with relish.
Cats tended to go more for the rabbits and birds in our yard than for the plants.

Hi,

If the cat's are like my dogs, they eat grass to induce vomitting - to shift fur balls.

Gary

hahahaha

can you grow catnip?

beat me to it dthawk!

Catnip is in the mint family. Once it gets started, you won't be able to kill it. On the other hand I believe it has a nearly narcotic effect on cats in large quantities.
So your cats can get water and high at the same time!

Let's see...Water bowl with a pump, fish in the bowl (for food and pleasure)...Catnip growing.... You'd have a full-fledged entertainment system for your cats with just a few modifications for your bio filter.

All they need now is a bean bag and a good set of head-phones LOL

Oh, it doesn't take large quantities of catnip to cause a response in a cat. I've had cats that would take a nice trip on only a single leaf. I've also had cats that weren't affected by it in the least.