The ConTinuous surfaCea learning deviCe To undersTand The inTegraTion and funCTion of an aCquaponiCs sysTem.

The concept

Tea plants in sloped trough

Viewing / co2 exchange chamber

biofilter tank

processed nutrients to plants

Gravity valve

Pump valve

The concept

our proposal aTTempTs To inTegraTe The ComponenTs of an aCquaponiC sysTem To empha-size The symbioTiC relaTionships of The elemenTs To inTeraCT and parTiCipaTe in Their own and eaCh oTher’s survival. The ConTinuous surfaCe emphasizes This relaTionship by aCTing as a medium ThaT noT only inTegraTes buT adapTs To help eaCh miCro sysTem wiTh Their own biologiCal funCTions. The aquarium aCTs as a learning deviCe by noT only emphasizing The dependenCe of The miCro sysTems buT also by showing where The CyCle breaks and The in-puT/ouTpuT Take plaCe. by have a zone of inTeraCTion where The individual Can affeCT The planTs and The fish by providing Their respeCTive nuTrienTs (fish and Carbon dioxide) we hope To provide noT only The ChanCe of parTiCipaTion buT a beTTer undersTanding beTween The sys-Tem as a ConCepTually Closed environmenT and The realiTy of The human parTiCipaTion in iT.

The System Distribution

The surfaCed is fabriCaTed To form Three separaTe ConTainers ThaT Comprise The basiC ComponenTs of The sysTem. The firsT one is The fish Tank, loCaTed on The CenTer, and hosTs approximaTely 5 fish. The waTer is direCTed Through a meChaniCal pump To The bio-filTer Tank, where CraTefish and baCTeria proCess The fish wasTe and by graviTy Throw iT in The Third ConTainer, The planTs Chan-nel. parT of The waTer is absorbed by The expandable pelleTs, while The resT runs down To reTurned oxygenaTed To The fish Tank.

BIOFILTER TANK

FISH TANK

InteractiveOpening

PLANT CHANNEL

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

BIOFILTER TANK W/GRAVITY VALVE

PLANT CHANNEL

PLANT CHANNEL

The System Distribution

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

BIOFILTER TANK

PLANT CHANNEL

The System Distribution

TRANSVERSAL SECTION THROUGH FISH TANK

FISH TANK

PLANT CHANNEL W/GRAVITY VALVE

life support

PLANT CHANNEL W/GRAVITY VALVE

FISHWANDA = 1.2 INCHES

STEVE = 1.1 INCHES

GOLDFISH = 1 INCH FISH/ GALLON

2 GOLDFISH PER TANK

FISH SUPPORT

4

life support

water

calculations

the velocity at the exit ===> v2 = 2xZxG (1)

V = Velocity of fluid at exit

Z = Fluid height in the tank = 7.6 CM

G = Gravitational acceleration coefficient = 980 CM/S

flow quantity in the pipe====> m=VxS (2) M = mass flow rate in exit pipe

S = exit pipe transection area

V =velocity of flowing fluid

calculations

the velocity at the exit =

V2 = 7.6 X 980 X 2

v = 122 CM/S

flow quantity in the pipe

M = WATER PUMP = 2.5 GPM = 157.73 CM3/S

S = 157.73 / 122 = 1.25 CM

PIPE OPENING = 0.5 INCHES

WATER PUMP = 2.5 GPM = 157.73 CM3/S

WATER MANAGEMENT

life support

PH MANAGEMENT & WATER EVAPORATION

life support

plants

LEMON BALM

MINT

+ =LEMON BALM MINT

PLANT MANAGEMENT

FABRICATION

The fabriCaTion of The surfaCe is done by an arrangemenT of horizonTal ribs ThaT loCk inTo The Table frame in a Comb sloT, seCur-ing Them for verTiCal supporT. There are also four longiTudinal ribs ThaT help sTabilize The horizonTal ribs and provide supporT and a smooTh edge aT The end of The opening. The sysTem is supporTed by Copper legs and The vaCumforming Takes plaCe direCTly onTo The frame.

PET G SURFACE(24”x48”x0.125”)

HORIZONTAL RIBS(24”x0.125”x1.5”)

FRAME(2”x48”x1.5”)

VERTICAL RIBS(48”x0.125”x1.5”)

COPPER LEGS

FRAME (2”x24”x4”)

FABRICATION

DETAILS- Legs Assembly

DETAILS- dimensions