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Self-Sustaining Aquaponics System

The goal of this project was to design and build a self-sustaining aquaponics system to model commercial farming aquaponics systems. Aquaponics systems use a closed-loop system to provide nutrients to plants and clean water for fish and are typically used to produce food. The main objectives for this project were to create a model that would be easily expandable in the future and to automate as many of the tasks as possible. The model consisted of three main tanks: a fish tank, a filter tank, and a plant tank. A pump and water valves were used to control water flow between tanks. A monitoring system was implemented with each tank to monitor the conditions of the water in the system. A control system was implemented to control the sensor systems implemented to monitor the conditions of the water in each tank, as well as the flow of water between each of the tanks. A charge controller was implemented in the power distribution system to monitor the energy from a solar panel and the 12V battery and to control which supply would provide power to the system. However, no live plants or fish were able to be used in this model due to a challenge receiving permission to use animals in this project. The system was constructed and the electrical components were configured to create a functioning model system of a commercial aquaponics system.

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