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Can't be... Farming for Urban Couch Dwellers
Out of the box Hydroponics
Comes with
Part A + B nutrients that have to be mixed and added to the base of the water tank
Has a solar panel connection so the water continuously cycles during the day
Has an EC nutrients monitor
Has a PH level monitor
Manual requirements
Has to have the water drained and nutrients replaced every 2 weeks
Needs sun to run
Must have a continuous cycle of water with the nutrients trickling through for the plants to grow
Needs to have nutrients added or diluted based on Ph and EC levels
Automation
Shuts off at night time
Monitors water levels
Tracks when it's time to change the water and to check the water change process is working
Adds water to the system to topup
Drains the water every 2 weeks into the nearby garden
Adds new water every 2 weeks
Partially drains and Adds fresh water to the system to dilute the nutrients
Monitors the Ph and EC levels
Adds more nutrients when the Ph and EC levels are low
Adds new nutrients every 2 weeks
Tracks when it's time to change the nutrients and check the process is working
Aquaponics Fish Tank System
Manual requirements
Heat or Cool to keep it at an optimum temperature for the type of fish
Needs to have correct Ph balance adding or removing
Change the water
Must be freshwater
Feed the fish
Check the water levels and topup from evaporation
Ammonia and Nitrate control
Needs electricity or constant source of power
Automation
Temperature control
Cools the tank when too warm
Heats the tank when too cool
Sends an alert when temperature is extreme
Monitors Ammonia and Nitrate levels
Monitors water levels
Alerts when the water levels are low
Alerts when the water levels are too high
Drains when water levels are too high, adds water when water levels are too low
Feeds the fish
Releases only the amount of food the fish can consume within 5 minutes
Times the release of the food once per day
Alerts when food dispenser is empty
Challenges to solve
If solar powered, the system needs constant power to function or the fish die
Platner Bot Automation
Physical components
Arduino
Hydroponics
Ph monitor
EC monitor
Solar power
Water pump
Aquaponics Fish Tank
Temperature monitor
Heater
Cooler
Light source?
Water level monitor
Filter
Pump
Biofilter
Talks and listens to the Backend of the Web app
Shared database with Web app
Web app
Requirements
I want to see the state of the ecosystem
In graphical form over time
With alerts to tell me when I need to check and manually adjust inputs
I want to control different sensors and inputs from the system
Eg. increase the water temperature if it's too cold
E.g. feed the fish
I want the ecosystem to be self managing
All the parts I can change and control, are automated
E.g. the temperature increases or decreases within a set of parameters
E.g.The fish are fed but only if a period of time has lapsed and the tank has no food
Backend
Python
Has a database
Needs to talk and listen
To the planter bot
With the hydroponics setup
Eventually with the Fish tank system
Frontend
User friendly, clean design
Shows a summary of the ecosystem in a dashboard
Has buttons that I can control actions based on sensor input
Seperate Biofilter?
Good resources
https://gogreenaquaponics.com/blogs