Business case calculator
The base for the calculation is our experience with many customers and their realized Aquaponics systems.
Choose your prefered aquaculture and hydroponics size to receive an estimation in terms of investment, turnover and earnings.
Size Aquaculture
*rearing African Catfish
Size Hydroculture
Total Investment
EUR 163 628*
*estimation based on realised systems
Aquaculture
Dimensions
Length of aquaculture
7.2
m
Width of aquaculture
5.9
m
Area of aquaculture
42.5
m²
m³
84
Excavation volume
Concrete volume
21.5
m³
Housing (Walls&Ceiling)
Roof
Volume Biofilter
Volume sedimentation
108.0
66.0
10.5
m²
m²
m³
9
m³
Aquaculture
Investments
Cost per
unit
Cost net
2900
Construction plan standard
Excavation and disposal [m³]
3360
Concrete [m³]
1398
8496
Pumps & Accessory
Other material [m²]
3440
Equipment biofilter
Equipment sedimentation
1000
construction hours
Housing (Walls&Ceiling) [m²]
2940
315
35000
4859
Roof incl. support [m²]
33000
95708
General
Additional costs
Cost per
unit
Cost net
3000
0
Connection to existing heating
Additional planing costs
New stand alone heating system
Construction fish process room
Interior&equipment process room
0
20000
15000
38000
Hydroculture
Dimensions
Length of hydroculture
10
m
m²
80
m
8
Area of hydroculture
Width of hydroculture
Excavation volume
Volume media bed
24
3
m³
m³
Hydroculture
Investments
Cost per
unit
Cost net
Excavation and disposal [m³]
960
Floor in Tunnel (gravel,...) [m²]
4000
4000
Tunnel
Equipment beds
Clay for media bed [m³]
400
construction hours
6000
960
14000
29920
Anual Result
Revenue
Price per
unit
Cost net
Sales fish filet per kg
96750
Sales salad per piece
Sales tomato per kg
8400
360
EUR 105 510
Costs
Cost per fish (feed, energy,...)
58333
560
working hours aqua
0
274
working hours hydro
0
EUR 58 333
EBIT
EUR 47 177