..::One-Tree Aquaponics::..

2008-05-27T06:19:00.000-07:00

today, the fishes migrated to the music room and we can say that they really enjoys the air-con alot as they are more active then in the physics room. i bet they are so excited about tommorow's exhibition.

Day 30 to Day 34 (:

2008-05-19T04:04:00.000-07:00

This is from May 15 to May 19...
( which is from Day 30 to 34 )

The fishes are still living peacefully at the Physics Lab. We didn't have any recordings for Day 32 & 33 as it was a weekend and Day 34 was Monday so we didn't go to school.

Day 29 (:

2008-05-14T03:53:00.000-07:00

The new fishes are adapting well and they have a huge appetite. They are also active! 1 of the fishes is hyper! It is doing funny actions. It joins the fish dance cca as it is able to do somersault! 3 Aloe Vera plants are doing well but we plucked one out. We used it to experiment in making a packet of aloe vera cream gel.
It is very useful (: !

Benefits :

curing burnt irritations and not leaving any burnt scars.
helps to improve hair growth
helps to cure pimples
soften your skin (delicate).

It is made up of...

Aloe Vera gel (the flesh in it)
Orange (which contains Vitamin C )
Aloe Vera skin ( which has Vitamin E )

We also planted some more green beans. One of our shrimp died and the fishes start to feed on them.

&&... We already migrated the fish to the Physics Lab ! Woohoo ! :DDDD

we hope our fishes will adapt well to a brand new environment in the lab.

we will also visit them frquently to make sure they are healthy and happy(:

Day 19 to Day 28 (:

2008-05-13T06:49:00.000-07:00

This is from May 4 to May 13...
( which is from Day 19 to Day 28 )

During these days, the system had no changes but some of the fishes died. On May 13 which is on Day 28, we put some fishes to replace the dead ones and all the green beans and the lady's Finger which also died. The Saga seeds had also exploded because of too much intake of water.

The new members of the tank... WELCOME !!!

3 Aloe Vera Plants
2 Shrimp Prawns
2 Angel Fish
A long fin Swordtail

Now, let the pictures do the talking! (:

Day 10 to 18 (:

2008-05-03T06:42:00.000-07:00

This is from April 25 to May 3...
( which is Day 10 to Day 18 )

It's the exam period so we didn't take much of our observations because of the exchange of classes. Due to that, we also didn't get to be with the fishes and so we would just go to the system at least once a day when ever its possible. We would also use this precious time to feed our fishes and clean up our tank a little bit. On May 2, Friday, one of our Mouse Lily had died due to man kind. We suspect that is the Secondary Fours who have been contaminating our system by putting food and other unnecessary stuff while they were using our class for the whole of the exam period. This incident had also caused most of our fishes to die but luckily... they didnt ! Yeah ! :DDDD

Day 9 (:

2008-04-24T06:37:00.000-07:00

The fishes behaviour are still the same as it was yesterday. But their appetite is starting to decrease slowly and they mostly seen sleeping. The Saga seeds are doing well and are germinating like it was yesterday. Our group thinks that the artificial light might not be strong enough so... the water plants are starting to wilt.

Day 8 (:

2008-04-23T06:27:00.000-07:00

The fishes appetite is still good. They are getting real active and healthy too. Some of the fishes are trying to bite Stinky the Stingray but it just moves away in defence. We think that the fishes are just exploring the place. The Saga seeds are germinating quickly and we can see roots appearing. The Lady's Finger is doing fine and has no progress at all but the water plants are adapting quickly.

Day 7 (:

2008-04-22T06:15:00.000-07:00

The plants and fishes had no changes nor did we put more of them in the tank. The fishes also had appetite and they ate a lot. But unfortunately, some of the leaves of the Lady's Finger had wilted. Quite disappointed though... Suprisingly, our Saga seeds had germinated ! We thought it wouldn't and it was such a shock when it grew. The water plants are doing well.

The First Time (:

2008-04-21T06:04:00.000-07:00

We have gotten the fishtank that belongs to us finally! YES,US! :D
We can't contain the excitement in us as this project is something new to us(:
Firstly, our group were given basic materials to set up the fishtank.

2 bags of gravel(different)

filter

a fish tank

rain bars

underwater gravel bed

At first, we met some difficulties in fixing some parts of the fishtank. However, we overcame it!
After fixing, we followed the steps that the experts told us.

We waited for a few days for the water to be clear and all the dirt to settle down brought by the gravels.
After that, we bought some fishes. We put the fishes in the tank after it has been bought. We also planted some plants.

This are the kind of fishes we transplanted into the tank :

5 Coffee Lily Fish
2 Mouse Fish

3 Angel Fish

1 Stingray

This are the kind of plants we transplanted into the tank :

2 Lady's Finger

1 Saga Seed

Countless Green Beans