AquaPhoto Matrix: A Microcontroller-Based Culturing of Plants and Fish for Energy Efficiency with Mobile Application Interface
- Raymond O. Icawat
- Kimberly C. Famanilay
- Jose D. Legane Jr.
- Andrey A. Lorilla
- Ryoma C. Manuel
- Robhert M. Bamba
Abstract
The Philippines weather has been erratic through the years due to the climate change. Farming has been affected because our soil hardens causing the plants to die. Food distribution is being affected as well. This project will introduce the integration of cultivating tilapia and growing vegetable together through aqua-photo matrix. The researchers built a prototype aquaphonic with an automated watering and feeding system. Water system consist of two pumps – one from reservoir going to aquarium and the other from aquarium going to the plants all through pipes. For the feeding system, linear actuator is the main control in which this will open and close on the specified time the fishes are fed. Environment parameters such as pH water level, water temperature, and tank’s water level are observed through a real-time monitoring mobile application. On the mobile app, the end-user could check the status of the water quality. Moreover, the user could manually be activated the water pumps and feeder assembly. The researchers met all the objectives set in doing this project. The researchers were able to construct an aquaponics with watering and feeding system where user could monitor the parameters and control the water pump and feeding system. Though, it is recommended to use curve traces to measure the efficient of the sensor modules. Also, it is advisable to include more water quality factors like water cleanliness and water supply to further improve the system.
