Table 7. Nutrient recovery (%) of hybrid lemon fin barb, red claw crayfish, and Ocimum basilicum exposed to different night light regimen in a polyculture aquaponic system

% Recovery 0 h 4 h 8 h 12 h
Fish
 N 30.94 ± 1.83a 31.20 ± 0.67a 31.61 ± 1.90a 30.81 ± 0.58a
 P 44.58 ± 2.38a 48.16 ± 0.27a 48.30 ± 2.11a 48.27 ± 1.78a
 K 37.63 ± 1.43a 37.04 ± 0.84a 37.73 ± 0.17a 37.06 ± 1.55a
Crayfish
 N 18.69 ± 0.61a 19.40 ± 0.81a 20.14 ± 1.71a 20.48 ± 0.96a
 P 9.32 ± 0.39a 9.70 ± 0.35a 9.70 ± 0.50a 10.25 ± 0.67a
 K 6.07 ± 0.18a 6.23 ± 0.63a 6.36 ± 0.81a 6.57 ± 0.81a
Total (fish and crayfish)
 N 49.64 ± 1.95a 50.60 ± 0.45a 51.75 ± 1.26a 51.28 ± 0.39a
 P 53.89 ± 1.99a 57.87 ± 0.53a 58.01 ± 1.62a 58.51 ± 2.20a
 K 43.70 ± 1.59 43.27 ± 1.41a 44.10 ± 0.66a 43.63 ± 0.86a
O. basilicum (cycle 1)
 N 11.39 ± 0.78a 11.75 ± 0.39a 11.64 ± 0.32a 11.26 ± 0.53a
 P 3.78 ± 0.28a 4.11 ± 0.10a 4.05 ± 0.08a 3.98 ± 0.32a
 K 7.71 ± 0.44a 7.85 ± 0.27a 7.76 ± 0.23a 7.63 ± 0.61a
O. basilicum (cycle 2)
 N 12.86 ± 0.98a 12.95 ± 0.98a 12.73 ± 0.41a 12.41 ± 1.00a
 P 4.51 ± 0.43a 4.70 ± 0.36a 4.61 ± 0.13a 4.63 ± 0.50a
 K 8.51 ± 0.66a 8.43 ± 0.43a 8.45 ± 0.06a 8.30 ± 0.72a
Total herb (2-cycles)
 N 24.25 ± 1.74a 24.70 ± 1.29a 24.37 ± 0.73a 23.66 ± 1.52a
 P 8.29 ± 0.71a 8.81 ± 0.46a 8.66 ± 0.19a 9.00 ± 0.58a
 K 16.23 ± 0.92a 16.29 ± 0.61a 16.21 ± 0.17a 15.92 ± 1.28a
System total
 N 73.89 ± 3.54a 75.30 ± 1.49a 76.13 ± 0.89a 74.95 ± 1.13a
 P 62.19 ± 2.68b 66.68 ± 0.90a 66.67 ± 1.68a 67.12 ± 2.66a
 K 59.92 ± 2.19a 59.56 ± 1.96a 60.30 ± 0.79a 59.55 ± 2.11a
Data are represented as mean ± SE.
Values within the same row with different superscript letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).
N, nitrogen; P, phosphate; K, potassium.