PlantoChick AquaTech: A System-based Farming of Plants, Fish, and Chicken with Mobile Cloud Application Interface
- Ann Beatrize C. Piñero
- Eliyah Ganduyan B. Magsino
- Sean Patrick Y. Mendoza
- Haide Burca
- Roniño Tan Canlas
- Mark Danniol S. Tagnipis
- Frederic D. Santos
Abstract
The researchers developed a prototype of Chicken Aquaponics system called "PlantoChick AquaTech", which is a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics that creates an ecosystem of fish, chicken, and plants. The system can also be overridden by users' input to process the automation. Note that the water pump can also be activated manually to refill or un-fill water in the fish tank once it detects that it's more than the average water level. The researchers used tilapia, broiler chicken, and lettuce for this system. Additionally, a linear motor mechanism was added to automatically or manually feed the fish and chicken depending on their age, quantity, and the standard feeding amount. The researchers used chicken manure as a fertilizer to the lettuce to receive more natural nutrients and for healthy growth. A mobile application was also developed with the following remote controlling capabilities; to monitor the temperature of the water and chicken's coop, pH level, and to manually activate the water pump for water level monitoring, and feeding of the fish and chicken. Both the mobile application and the prototype have separate tables of test cases. Each test case was repeatedly performed up to ten trials to assure that the functionalities were achieved according to the design requirements. The developers used the prototyping model as a guide to complete the PlantoChick AquaTech system and its mobile interface.
