11/21/14

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2.  Scientific names: Spinacia oleracea / Ocimum basilicum

3. Our plants look extremely healthy and are growing at a constant rate. They're providing nutrients for our fish and vise versa. 

4. Our plant growth has exceeded our expectations.

5. We were apprehensive when we first started because we weren't familiar with the aquaponics process, but we have had minimal issues with our plants and fish.  

6. The only thing we would do differently is have better living conditions for our fish. (i.e. bigger tank, more rocks, etc.)

Data Retrieved Over Time

introduction to our biome!

purpose of investigation: to understand the importance of an aquaponics biome and its surroundings.

hypothesis: plants will increase the amount of positive growth throughout the aquaponic

plants: spinach (scientific name: spinach oleracea)
           basil (scientific name: ocimum basilicum

animals: black molly (scientific name: poecilia sphenops)

medium: putting stems in hydrogen beads for more support

- we will document the process in our notebooks then post pictures and updates on blogspot

- we know we have succeeded when our fish live and the plant's growth increase as well as having a healthy living environment for our fish and plants

Aquaponics Questions

1. So far our plants have grown very well and are fish have not died yet.
2. The smell of our fish bucket is very bad, but it is easy to get use to.
3. The most surprising thing is how well our plants have grown.
4. We should probably get a stronger pump but it is expensive. This would make our fish more happy and it would help us see them more often.
5. Picture: