ONLINE MONITORING AND CONTROL AQUAPONICS USING LAB VIEW

Abstract

Aquaponics is a combination of conventional aquaculture with farming by creating an artificial ecosystem without using soil. In this system the crop are planted over a hollow tube, through which mineral and nutrition rich water is circulated with the help of an electrical pump. The excretion of fish in the tank makes the water so rich of mineral and nutrition. Plant absorbs the minerals and nutrition's from the water and the fresh water is return to the tank. This system monitors the water circulation, temperature, humidity and light inside the greenhouse and takes control action to adjust the variation from its set point. The fish feeding mechanism incorporated in the system feeds the fish daily on the basis of proper timing. The online monitor and control facility is included to take control actions by means of a web-browser from any location having internet access.