Aquaponi cs System Anna Mesas Llaurado n 1130896

Aquaponi cs System Anna Mesas Llaurado - n 1130896 0 Arlene Docherty - n 01131590 Gwenael Mery - n 01131572 Natalia Sokolowska – n 01131614 Sean Keane - n 01130941 Team 5 Aquaponics System EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 1

• Introduction • Problem • Objective • Motivation • Different Options – State of the Art • Marketing • Design – Product Development • Operation and Materials • Ethical and Deontological Concerns • Sustainability • Conclusions – Where we are now • Questions Summary EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Team 5 Aquaponics System 2

Problem • To design and build a system without the use of soil and supported by water recirculation. • Must be as sustainable as possible. Objective • To create a working system to support both fish and plant culture. • Monitor parameters in the system. • Budget of € 250 Introduction EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Motivation • To create a very sustainable, eco-friendly product. • To design our own unique product. Team 5 Aquaponics System 4

Fish excrete Ammonia Plant Harvest Fish Harvest Nitrosomonas sp. Converts Ammonia to Nitrites Plants absorb Nitrates Nitrobacter sp. Converts Nitrites to Nitrates System EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Team 5 Aquaponics System 3

2 - Grow Bed 1 - Water circulation • • • Continuous flow Flood and drain Chift pist • • • Nutrient film technique Deep water culture Media filled beds 2 1 State of the Art EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Fig. 1 Team 5 Aquaponics System 5

Fig. 3 Fig. 2 Back to the Roots Backyard Aquaponics Competitors EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Fig. 4 Nelson Pade’s Shop Team 5 Aquaponics System 6

Strengths Weaknesses • Decorative modern design • Eco-friendly • Herbs cheaper than in store • No reputation on the market • Limited budget and time • Design can become unfashionable quickly SWOT Opportunities • Obtaining EU funding and further • development • Introducing our prototype to the new markets outside Europe Threats • Copying (or improving) our prototype by bigger companies • Launching of worldwide shipping by our competitors SWOT Analysis EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Team 5 Aquaponics System 7

Household appliance that makes cooking easier Modern luxury gadget Approaches EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Team 5 Aquaponics System 8

• • • Initial Design EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Simple Aesthetic Sleek Modern Centre-Piece Team 5 Aquaponics System 9

Grow Bed Tank Dimensions: H 300, W 250, L 400 • Unethical • Larger Tank • Easier Access • Simple Manufacture Design Development EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Team 5 Aquaponics System 10

What ? What • • • Honesty Responsibility Confidence Why ? ? How ? How • • Justice Respect Quality of Life • Community • Profession • Client/Employer • Colleagues Fig. 5 Ethics + Deontology EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Team 5 Aquaponics System 11

Academics Marketing Fig. 6 Liability Fig. 8 Fig. 7 Environmental Fig. 9 Ethics + Deontology EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Fig. 10 Team 5 Aquaponics System 12

Three Spheres of Sustainability Environmental Viable Bearable Economic Social Equitable Sustainability EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Team 5 Aquaponics System 13

Fig. 11 Our System EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Team 5 Aquaponics System 14

Component Description Company Microcontroller Arduino Due Model: ARDU-00328 In. Motion Temperature Sensor Waterproof (DS 18 B 20) Model: INM-0494 p. H Sensor LCD Screen Quantity Price 1 37 In. Motion 1 8. 95 ASP 200 -2 -1 M-BNC p. H Lab Electrode Arduino TFT LCD Screen In. Motion 1 1 26. 95 19 LED Lights Addressable RGB 30 -LED Strip 5 V 1 m, In. Motion 1 17. 95 Water Pump Fish Pipes Grow Bed Clay Pebbles Syncra Silent 0. 5 Multifunction Pump Amatitlania nigrofasciata (Convict cichlid) Acrylic connecting pipes to water pump Plastic trays Expanding clay pebbles Sicce N/A Dagol Leroy Merlin 1 4 1 1 2 kg 1 Herbs Basil, Rosemary and Thyme Bolhao Market 2 5 Fish Food Regular fish flakes Jumbo 1 3. 19 Tank Small tank 40 x 20 x 35 Jumbo 1 44. 9 Sand/Rocks Small rocks for base of aquarium Jumbo 1 7. 99 Zoofeira 1 8 p. H Adjusting Solution for adjusting the water p. H level Materials EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Team 5 Aquaponics System 15

Achievements • Design and material list finalised • Good background knowledge about all areas of aquaponic systems • Decided on suitable market area and developed plan • Considered possibilities to apply sustainability in our project Future Developments • Buy all components • Create precise drawings on computer software • Combine all the components and build the prototype • Do all necessary tests Conclusions EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Team 5 Aquaponics System 16

Thanks for Listening! Any Questions ? Aquaponi cs System EPS@ISEP – Spring 2014 Team 5 Aquaponics System 17

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