3 Reasons Your Fish Will Die | Aquaponics
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- Опубликовано: 30 мар 2017
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One thing that we've learned about fish death is rancid fish feed. The fish feed company we use disagrees with this method, but a biologist we came across recommended keeping the fish feed in a freezer to prevent this. It made a huge difference for us
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Concerning nitrification, if the PH is below 7, the system produces Ammonium (NH4+) and if the PH is above 7, it is producing Ammonia (NH3). Maybe that's why we love to see a PH close to 6.5
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Brooklyn, good information on the fish. It is easy to automate various aspects of an aquaponics system, such as water temp, pH, flow, etc., with low-cost sensors connected to an Arduino microcontroller, a RaspberryPi, or another single board computer, so that many of the issues that can crop up in a system can be detected well before they become serious problems. Would this not be a great topic to cover? Also, since a Bato or Dutch Bucket setup is an effective and efficient way to grow crops like tomatoes, peppers, etc., as well as an exceptional way to grow a variety of melons in very little space, where would be the optimal placing of the buckets within an aquaponics system? I have both heard and seen where root crops do not do well in a flood & drain or deep water culture setup due to rot that results from too much moisture. NFT is not a good option due to the massive roots that will clog the system. Are you aware of an effective method for incorporating root crops into an aquaponics system? Thank you for your time and consideration as it is appreciated.
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Hey Jeffrey, you have some good questions here. We can make a video addressing them. Which types of issues are you referring to that would need an automative controller?
Videos would be great as they would be helpful for a greater number of people and get them to think about ways to make their systems operate efficiently and have safeguards in place to protect their operation. I would think that this would be a vital component for a commercial operation.
Well, there are several things that can be monitored with automation such as the water quality i.e. temperature, oxygen levels, and pH. Then there is water flow which is critical for the NFT components of a system. With both of these areas, the system could be set up to respond in a variety of ways depending upon the operator's needs. In some cases, they may want the system to send them a text message to alert them of the problem so that they can take care of it before there is a catastrophe. Or if the components are in place the system could turn on backup components, log the event, and email or text message the operator.
Here are a few examples of what is possible. Say the sump pump goes down for some reason other than a power failure, the monitoring system would turn on a backup pump, log the event, and notify the operator. In the event of low or depleted oxygen levels, a secondary aerator could be switched on, then log the event, and notify the operator. If the water temperature starts to reach a critical level a heater or cooler could be switched on, the event logged, and the operator notified.
Now if you are using a greenhouse and the ambient temp starts to get too high, then actuators could be used to open exhaust vents or windows and fans switched on to avoid any adverse effects of the excessive heat.
What about power failures? Power is a critical system component and its relative importance is based on a systems design and components. So in order to protect your operation, a couple of UPSs or battery backups could be implemented or you could incorporate a solar panel or two with a charge controller and a battery bank. With the latter option, the solar panels could also be used to provide the daily power needs and then switch back to the grid when their output drops and reserve the batteries for outages.
For pH changes, the system could add pH Up or pH Down to the water as needed. If the water level drops below a certain level the system could then open a valve that would allow water to flow into the sump from rain barrels or another source until the normal level is restored.
Humidity could be monitored if that is important or a misting system is in place for the gourmet mushroom component or other system components where humidity is important. Misting could also be used to reduce ambient temperature.
An automation system can cover several aspects of an aquaponics system operation. Plus due to their modular nature can be designed and built in pieces to keep the initial investment low and can readily be expanded as the aquaponics system expands and the operator's needs change. Since I have heard much about the problems that people have encountered running their systems which could have been avoided with a few simple components in place, I am surprised that nobody is really talking about automatic and remote monitoring of systems.
So how do you fix the problem? I had 40 tilapia and I’m down to 9 cause everyday 1 to 2 tilapias dies
Lack of DO will increase bacteria growth n disease? Teach me more abt tilapia fish pls... Why they fought to death, how should we separate them?
🤣Tooo funny. It makes sense though. The higher the Ph the higher, if not guaranteed the chances are for these 🐟🐠🐟🐠 to be 😵
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