Determination of Water Quality in Aquaponics Using IoT

Abstract

Human populations have been able to generate food through traditional farming and fishkeeping, but as societies expand, there is a decreasing amount of land for cultivation. Additionally, it is challenging to produce crops gradually because of climate change. These issues are addressed via aquaponics. Aquaponics is a system that includes both hydroponics and aquaculture. In this system, plants are grown soil-less, the waste water from the fishes grown are fed as food for the plants grown. To increase the productivity and yield of the crops through this system, here we are inducing Internet of Things (IoT) and solar energy. We are developing this system using IoT, to monitor pH, Temperature, Nitrification process, health of the fishes, the quality of the crops and to reduce manual monitoring using the electrical source. This paper aims to develop a minimal cost-effective aquaponics solution by providing an automation for detecting ammonia, nitrite and nitrate gas levels analyze and other parameters sensed in aquaponics through IoT technologies.