A+Block+Aquaponics

=March:=

Nitrates have skyrocketed! It is finally time for plants! Our nitrite levels have dropped and the nitrates have grown enormously in the past few days. The more ammonia we add, the more the nitrates go up, so all we need now is plants to feed off of the nitrates, and fish to make the waste ammonia. We will be getting plants in the next few days and hopefully our tank will finally be done!



=February:=

Our tank has filled with dust from the hydroten again, and we have made an executive decision to leave it there. Since our levels are almost perfect, and we can start adding plants soon, the aesthetic dust is not going to effect our results.



After cleaning our system for the many times, we are finally ready to start adding the ammonia and nitrates. We need our ph level, nitrate level, nitrite level, and ammonia level to be right before we can start adding plants, and then finally fish.



= January =

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We have finished our physical system and we are now working on setting up the right pH levels so that we can eventually add our plants and fish.

** December **
We've spent countless hours setting up our system, cleaning our tubes, and getting rid of the leaks. When we come back from the break we'll be ready to fill up our tanks and add and balance the chemicals needed to start the process. 1/10 After hours of cleaning and organizing, our group is finally ready to start the assembly of our system. It has taken days to seal and finish the pipes and tubes to our system. Our group however has hit a few speed bumps; we have a faulty tank as well, murky water due to the hydroton. A faulty tank has led to tons of water water damage including leakage into a bin of materials.With the hydroton, we know we have to rinse and clean the hydroton to rid of the dust.
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We have some ideas on how to improve upon the system given to us last year. Like the picture below, we are going to try to use a PVC pipe to store the plants, which will save water, slow down evaporation, and store more plants in a smaller space.

We have some other ideas like adding a timer and even incorporating Arduino. We'll be adding more information weekly.