Paul is an experienced AST Systems Designer specializing in aquaponic filtration systems.
Setting up a pond or tank? Learn how to join PVC pipe by following along in our video. You need clear PVC primer to clean the pipe and Medium clear PVC glue. A couple of tips and tricks make leak free pipe install easy to do!
Have a new tank and aren’t sure how to install uniseals? No problem, Paul walks you through how to select your hole size and drill the tank.
Paul shows you how to install a pressure gauge on your plumbing. To measure hull pressure, the gauge should be installed after the pump but before the filter inlet. A rise in pressure indicates that your bead bed needs to be backwashed. Remember, AST filters should not be overpressurized; this can cause shortened filter … Continued
Paul, an AST Systems Designer, went down to The School of Aquaponics and demonstrated the Bubble Bead Filter’s features and capabilities. Here is what they had to say… “Wow! What an amazing filter and demonstration done by Paul from AST Filters! He flew all the way from New Orleans just to give you guys … Continued
Dear Aquaculture Systems Technologies, LLC: I have had a fish pond in the back of my studio for many years and I have raised Koi in the pond. I have always had a problem with the clarity of the water and it was always brown or green and I could not see the fish. Kenneth … Continued
Using our patented Polygeyser automatic backwashing technology with our new Endurance filter design, a special assembly called the pneumatic sludge discharge (PSD) can lift the previously backwashed solids up and out of the filter to breakdown in mineralization for Aquaponics. Watch videos to learn more.
The AST Endurance 4000 automatic filter system solves a long term, difficult problem for a large koi pond customer. Read the full customer story.
Aquaculture America 2018 February 19th – 22nd, 2018 Las Vegas, Nevada AST will be attending Aquaculture America 2018, the national aquaculture conference and exposition put on by the World Aquaculture Society. It takes place on February 19th – 22nd at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. AST will be joining 200 other Aquaculture retailers as part of … Continued
In this type of system, the wastewater does not recirculate back to the fish. This is made possible by our sludge concentrating PolyGeyser® technology that releases dense nutrient-rich water to nourish your plants. The main benefit of a decoupled system is risk mitigation. Decoupled systems are lifesaving in the event of an issue with either … Continued
This is a closed loop where the water recirculates within the system. The water travels through the fish tank, filtration, plant component, and back to the fish tank in a continuous loop. This is the most common aquaponics methodology but comes with some risk. With a recirculating system your treatment options for sick fish or … Continued