Choosing your greenhouse or
aquaponics kit
From a small balcony pond to a connected production greenhouse, there is an aquaponics system for every wish, every budget and every surface. The challenge is finding the one that fits your project. This guide reviews all of our kits and greenhouses, from the most accessible to the most ambitious: what each one is for, who it is made for, and when it is really worth it. Space required, pond volume, growing area, upkeep time and budget: everything is gathered here so you can compare kits and greenhouses at your own pace, whether you are aiming for a small harvest of herbs in your living room or genuine food self-sufficiency.
Discover all our turnkey aquariums, kits and greenhouses to get started in aquaponics
Choosing an aquaponics system starts with asking yourself the right questions. How much space can you really dedicate to it? How much time do you want to spend on it, each day or each week? And above all, what do you hope to get out of it: the pleasure of a few herbs, an educational experience to share, or a real harvest to feed yourself?
A living room aquarium doesn't require the same setup time or the same budget as a greenhouse designed to produce all year round. So every project has its own format.
Here you will discover the different models offered by Univers Aquaponie, from the most accessible to the most ambitious. For each one, you will know who it is for, what it lets you do and how it works. The badge next to each photo takes you straight to the product page.
Univers Aquaponie also offers exclusive deals and benefits on these kits and greenhouses: discounts, or exceptional gifts to be won, for every order placed through Univers Aquaponie.
Aquapouss'Mini aquaponics aquarium
The Aquapouss'Mini is a 43-liter aquarium topped with a 15-liter grow bed. It sits on an FSC-certified wooden frame mounted on casters. A small pump lifts the fish water up to the plants, which filter it before it flows back down.
Who is it for?
It is for anyone who wants to discover aquaponics at home, at the office or in the classroom. It is an educational and decorative piece that produces a few herbs rather than vegetables.
- Dimensions: 64 x 30 cm footprint, 85 cm high, on casters
- Fish: goldfish or small tropical fish
- Harvest: a few herbs
- Upkeep: one feeding a day, and a third of the water replaced about every three months
- Ideal for: a living room, an office, a classroom
Baromate aquaponics cabinet
The Baromate is an indoor aquaponics cabinet with lit aquariums and grow beds. It is rented by the month and maintained by the AURA Urbaine team, who visit every two weeks. The fish are fed by automatic feeders hidden in the cabinet: your teams get to enjoy picking herbs and small fruits.
Who is it for?
It suits businesses, reception areas and break rooms that want a living space without having to take care of the upkeep. It is rented over 12, 24 or 36 months.
- Sizes: Small (1.20 x 0.80 m) or Large (2.10 x 1.50 m), 30 cm deep
- Fish: ornamental fish, fed automatically
- Harvest: 8 to 20 plants, herbs, infusions and small fruits
- Upkeep: none, one visit every two weeks
- Plan: monthly rental, service included
Glaez Naps kit
The Naps is the most accessible kit in the Glaez Aquaponie range. It includes a 500-liter ornamental pond, its pump, its UV sterilizer and one square meter of growing area on clay pebbles. It sits on a terrace or in the garden, and assembles without tools.
Who is it for?
It suits anyone who wants to discover aquaponics at a low price, in little space and without construction work. Its viewing portholes onto the goldfish and its handful of herbs make it a lovely experience to enjoy in the garden, with the family.
- Space required: about 1 m² of growing area, set on the ground
- Fish: ornamental fish, visible through three portholes
- Harvest: lettuce, mesclun, basil, parsley, chives
- Upkeep: daily feeding, weekly water top-up and water check
- Assembly: no tools, no digging or slab needed
Offered by Univers Aquaponie: €50 (Géraldine 1) or €100 (Géraldine 5) of consumables of your choice.
The Géraldine
The Géraldine is a complete and attractive aquaponics system made of solid pine, available in two sizes: a 1 m² or 2 m² vegetable bed, with the same 380-liter pond. It stays affordable and delivers an interesting vegetable harvest. Above all, it brings the growing area up to a comfortable height: the vegetable bed sits 92 cm off the ground, and you harvest standing up.
Who is it for?
It suits individuals who want a one-of-a-kind gardening experience. A true little gem, it complements a productive garden and adds a rare touch, without aiming for food self-sufficiency.
- Space required: 193 x 118 cm (1 m² of growing area) or 218 x 192 cm (2 m²)
- Fish: goldfish and ornamental fish, 380 L pond
- Harvest: lettuce, herbs and garden vegetables
- Comfort: vegetable bed 92 cm high, harvest standing up
- Hookup: a power outlet within 10 m
T'Air Eau buried kit
The T'Air Eau buried kit combines two tanks set into the ground. One serves as a rearing pond for edible fish, such as trout, brook trout or perch; the other is used to grow fruit and vegetables over about 2 m². It is a low-tech model with very low energy use: a single 27 W air pump circulates the water. Buried in the ground, the tanks benefit from better thermal insulation, and the fish stay sheltered from light.
Who is it for?
It suits a garden where you are aiming for a small, steady family harvest of fresh vegetables and fish. This kit requires land where the tanks can be buried.
- Space required: about 2 m² on the ground, buried tanks
- Fish: trout, brook trout or perch, raised to be eaten
- Production: up to 30 kg of fish and 70 kg of vegetables per year (500 L), more than 50 kg of fish (1000 L)
- Energy: a single 27 W air pump, no water pump
- Groundwork: excavation required before assembly
Glaez Symbiose kit
The Glaez Symbiose kit is a 4.30 m raised bench that combines a one-cubic-meter rearing pond, 3 m² of growing area and their filtration. It is installed and commissioned at your home, with a starter kit, and can be expanded later with growing or rearing modules.
Who is it for?
It suits those who want a serious system, suited to a substantial food harvest of vegetables and fish. It is durable equipment, designed to produce through the seasons.
- Space required: a 4.30 x 1.30 m bench, set without a slab
- Fish: one-cubic-meter rearing pond, up to 25 kg of fish
- Growing: 3 m² (1 m² of rafts, 2 m² of beds)
- Upkeep: daily feeding, weekly water monitoring and harvests
- Service: installation, commissioning and starter kit included
Taravo and Estéron kits
Taravo and Estéron are two highly refined designs, built on honeycomb-shaped hexagonal modules made of French Douglas fir. Designed and handcrafted in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, they offer a careful finish and a genuine vegetable harvest. A resting bench is built into the structure: you can sit down to read while listening to the flowing water, as if by a river. The Taravo takes up about 4 m² of floor space, the Estéron about 6 m².
Who is it for?
They are for those who want to turn their garden into a space for growing and relaxing, like a Zen garden. They are also very well suited to care facilities and places that welcome the public, such as nursing homes or hospitals. It is a high-end product that impresses, for a project you will keep for a long time.
- Space required: 4 m² (Taravo) or 6 m² (Estéron) on the ground
- Fish: 450 L of water reserved for fish
- Growing: 1 or 2 m², clay pebbles and floating rafts
- Assembly: one day with two people, no masonry, then about 5 minutes of upkeep per day
- Warranty: 10 years on the wood and tanks
MyFarm vertical tower kit
The MyFarm kit is a complete setup to install in an existing greenhouse. It includes 12 vertical growing towers and a pond of about 400 liters, for more than 100 planting spots in very little floor space. It delivers a fine, human-scale vegetable harvest, mainly lettuce, strawberries and herbs. Because the towers grow upward, the greenhouse keeps room for other crops alongside.
Who is it for?
It is for those who already own a greenhouse and want to produce more in it, without giving up their other crops. Without a greenhouse to house it, it loses its appeal.
- Space required: an existing greenhouse of at least 5 m²
- Fish: 40 to 80 small ornamental fish
- Harvest: lettuce, strawberries and herbs, more than 100 plants
- Upkeep: daily feeding and about 30 minutes of monitoring per week
- Assembly: one day, with common tools
Offered by Univers Aquaponie: from €150 to €250 of consumables of your choice, depending on the version.
Myfood City balcony greenhouse
The Myfood City is a small tempered-glass greenhouse with a 3.5 m² footprint. Its 13 vertical growing towers are supplied by a 300-liter pond. It fits on a large terrace or a roof terrace.
Who is it for?
It is for city dwellers who have no garden but do have a nice balcony or terrace able to bear a load of about 700 kg. Without aiming for self-sufficiency, it already delivers fine vegetable harvests every year; the fish, for their part, are ornamental fish.
- Space required: 3.56 m² footprint (230 x 154 cm)
- Fish: ornamental fish, 300 L pond
- Harvest: up to 100 kg of vegetables per year, for 1 to 2 people
- Structure: tempered glass, 13 vertical growing towers
- Power: under 60 W, on a standard outlet
Myfood Family greenhouse
The Myfood Family is a large bioclimatic greenhouse made of tempered glass and aluminum, available in 11, 22 or 44 m². Bright and connected, it ventilates itself thanks to its automatic vents and lets you harvest up to 400 kg of vegetables per year, enough to feed 3 to 4 people. It is a real living space at the bottom of the garden, where you grow through the seasons among the vertical towers.
Who is it for?
Its large 22 or 44 m² sizes are aimed at people seeking self-sufficiency in fruit and vegetables. The fish, for their part, remain ornamental fish. It is therefore particularly well suited to gardeners who want a modern, connected greenhouse, to schools introducing students to aquaponics, but also to care facilities and municipalities creating places to live and meet. You need to allow enough space and a concrete slab able to support the weight of the greenhouse.
- Space required: 11, 22 or 44 m² of greenhouse, on a concrete slab
- Fish: 40 goldfish supplied, two 600 L ponds
- Harvest: up to 400 kg of vegetables per year, for 3 to 4 people
- Upkeep: about two hours per week
- Structure: tempered glass and aluminum, automatic vents
Hélio greenhouse
The Hélio greenhouse is made in Picardy, with a larch frame and recycled polycarbonate glazing. It is available from 4 m² and is the most customizable option in our selection. Delivered fully equipped, with an 800-liter fish pond, its filtration, its pumps, its fish and a year of consumables, it makes it easy to launch your production.
Who is it for?
It is for people who have a garden with plenty of space and are looking for food self-sufficiency. You can produce fruit and vegetables in large quantities, as well as fish raised for food, while keeping room to add other growing modules or a Zen area, with a table and chair for example.
- Space required: from 4 m², custom-defined size
- Fish: edible fish, in an 800-liter pond
- Production: fruit and vegetables in large quantities and fish to eat, depending on the size
- Included: filtration, pumps, a year of consumables, bacteria and fish
- Made: in France, larch and recycled polycarbonate
Frequently asked questions about aquaponics kits and greenhouses
Which aquaponics kit should I choose to get started?
For a first indoor experience, the Aquapouss'Mini is the simplest: a 43-liter aquarium topped with a grow bed, which sits in a living room or a classroom. In the garden, the Naps and the Géraldine are the most accessible kits, with simple assembly and a modest budget. The quiz at the bottom of the page helps you refine your choice according to your space and your wishes.
How much does an aquaponics kit or greenhouse cost?
Expect to pay less than €500 for an indoor aquaponics aquarium, from around €900 to a little over €8,000 for a garden kit, and from €4,000 to more than €9,000 for an equipped aquaponics greenhouse. The Baromate, designed for businesses, is rented by the month with upkeep included. The exact price of each model is shown on its product page.
Can you eat the fish raised in aquaponics?
Yes, provided you choose a system designed for it. The T'Air Eau buried kit, the Glaez Symbiose kit and the Hélio greenhouse can house fish intended to be eaten, for example trout, brook trout or perch. The aquariums, small garden kits and Myfood greenhouses work with ornamental fish, such as goldfish: you harvest vegetables and herbs, but the fish are not meant to be eaten.
How much space do I need for an aquaponics system?
An aquaponics aquarium takes up less than one square meter, indoors. Garden kits take up from 1 m² for the Naps to about 6 m² for the Estéron. Greenhouses range from 3 to 5 m² for the Myfood City, designed for balconies, up to 44 m² for the largest Myfood Family, which requires a concrete slab. Each model presented on this page states the space required.
How much time does maintaining an aquaponics system take?
The main task is feeding the fish, a few minutes a day. Add a weekly water check and top-up, as well as harvesting. A small kit therefore takes little time, whereas a large production greenhouse represents about two hours per week. The Baromate is the exception: it is fully maintained by the AURA Urbaine team.
Do I need a greenhouse to do aquaponics?
No. Garden kits work outdoors and aquariums go indoors. A greenhouse mainly extends the growing season and protects fish and plants from the cold. The MyFarm kit is designed to be installed in a greenhouse you already own.
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