Table 6. Solid removal (g dry weight * L^-1) in the fish unit of the coupled (RAS C) and the decoupled (RAS D) aquaponic system due to weekly cleaning of the clarifier (V = 1.5 m³) over three consecutive weeks.

Presented are the means (± SD, n = 5).

sampling [week]	RAS C[g L-1]	RAS D [g L-1]
1	1.9 (± 0.18)	2.0 (± 0.17)
2	1.8 (± 0.11)	2.0 (± 0.04)
3	1.8 (± 0.06)	1.9 (± 0.04)
mean	1.8 (± 0.07)	2.0 (± 0.09)