tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86679254342779452352024-03-13T02:31:10.018-07:00S-STEM Scholar Christopher Turnbull's BlogAmanda Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951554565276475785noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667925434277945235.post-6802175359807601052014-05-01T21:27:00.000-07:002014-05-01T21:27:08.230-07:00Say Goodnight, Aquaponics
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Free (to grow) at last, free(to grow) at last.</td></tr>
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EMCC student conference was fuuuu-uun. It was hands down one of
the funnest things I've done this week, and that's not even compared
to all the crappy pre-finals stuff going down. Speaking of, what a
stressful week. The tiny light keeping the vast darkness at bay is
that the aquaponic system is now primed for production. I've been
asking around as to what'll happen to it at semester end, but haven't
received a straight answer between it being dismantled or expanded:
both ends of the spectrum. Perhaps some of you feel the way I do
having spent so much time with your project up to now, but it's
difficult to let go. Maybe especially so after the conference, where
my passion for research was reignited and I have a ton more ideas for
collecting data with the aquaponic system. Oh man, last post cry
coming up.<br />
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chriceratopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13782528567162528989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667925434277945235.post-76570782892994945132014-04-24T23:52:00.000-07:002014-04-24T23:52:28.234-07:00Get Your Aquaponics!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Explaining</td></tr>
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Without sounding too optimistic the system is finally starting to
come together nicely. Fish are alive, bacteria are colonizing, and
now it's up to the plants to do their part. As soon as the plants
take it's only a matter of time before a near perfect ecosystem is
established and PC will be rolling in whatever is planted in the
media bed. Probably basil, so PC will be rolling in basil. I'm really
excited to see the amount of buzz the aquaponic system is creating,
too, and to that end I'd like to share some links to some websites
that I've found helpful:<br />
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-This is probably the single most helpful website I've found so
far, it has a wealth of information and advice on everything
aquaponics and I wish I'd found it months ago:
<a href="http://www.japan-aquaponics.com/diy-aquaponics.html">http://www.japan-aquaponics.com/diy-aquaponics.html</a><br />
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-120 things in 20 years is a one man message board. The blog writer
lays out complex ideas with very easy to understand language and
never keeps any secrets about what works and what doesn't, which is
maybe the best part. It takes some fiddling around, but the blog has
tons of info and links on aquaponics:<a href="http://120thingsin20years.blogspot.com/2010/04/aquaponics-bell-siphon.html">http://120thingsin20years.blogspot.com/2010/04/aquaponics-bell-siphon.html</a>
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And just for the sake of completeness I'll add that I'm no expert
but am more than willing to help any of you cool kids set up your own
systems. Lastly, if you're still reading, go with the bell siphon.
When you finally get it cycling I'll buy you your first drink that
night.chriceratopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13782528567162528989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667925434277945235.post-58908294580338542042014-04-17T21:36:00.001-07:002014-04-17T21:37:06.238-07:00I've Destroyed So Many Lives...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monday.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thursday.</td></tr>
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So I got dem fishies on Monday. I should start by noting that on
Sunday night, in the process of catching I accidentally killed
(murdered, actually) a small mouse in my house. Thus began my reign
of terror on animals this week, culminating with the deaths of many
goldfish. The pH of the water is within a livable range for them so
I'm at a loss as to why they're not surviving. I'm going to get more
fish tomorrow to bolster the dwindling number still in the tank, and
hopefully it will increase the morale a bit as well. I need these
guys to live long enough to eat, digest, and then poo. In other news
the poster for the conferences is coming along easier than I thought
it would, owing to an engaging template passed on to me by Matt.
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chriceratopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13782528567162528989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667925434277945235.post-27328917005180479322014-04-10T14:21:00.003-07:002014-04-10T14:23:44.696-07:00Yeeeeeeeeeyyyooooowww!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behold the glory! Use your imagination!</td></tr>
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It works, the bell siphon works, it works. It works greeeaaat,
with a fill and dump cycle occurring every five minutes or so.
Sometimes it hiccups a bit at start or finish, either getting the
column formed or breaking the seal, but the hiccups never last more
than fifteen or twenty seconds. What worked in the end was increasing
the diameter of the stand pipe, finding the correct pump size to use,
and angling the outflow tube rather than the water dumping straight
down. There were a few other minor kinks that Jenn helped me iron
out, but ultimately it was tenacity and a better understanding of the
system (and really figuring out how sensitive the system was to
minute changes) that granted victory. I know most of you have seen it
by now, but take a few minutes if you haven't and check it out. If
I'm not there Josh or Matt can direct you to it and explain the
theory behind it.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Future home of a jungle banquet</td></tr>
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<br />chriceratopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13782528567162528989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667925434277945235.post-13650525693588123982014-04-03T21:17:00.002-07:002014-04-03T21:17:55.215-07:00Planning the Demise of Sir Siphon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Air tube, where have you been all my aquaponic life...</td></tr>
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After getting some proverbial air, I think I've come up with a few
ways to help succeed where I've previously failed with this bell
siphon problem. One blog in particular I came across references
what's called an 'air tube,' that, when connected to the top of the
bell and run along the outside helps break the seal that I keep
running into as the problem. So tomorrow I'll break out the power
tools again and add an air tube to the system first thing. Failing
that, I think that if I either increase the height of the media bed
thereby somewhat restricting water flow into it the difference will
be enough so that an equilibrium won't form between the inflow and
outflow. Failing that, I will adjust the inner standing pipe's
diameter in the chance that it will either help break or create the
seal with regularity. Aye, dos.<br />
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The helpfullest little blog and picture credit:
http://120thingsin20years.blogspot.com/2010/04/aquaponics-bell-siphon.html<br />
chriceratopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13782528567162528989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667925434277945235.post-89571272715087801192014-04-03T20:19:00.000-07:002014-04-03T20:19:36.814-07:00An Unbreakable Cycle<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christopher and gravity, cyclin' some water. </td></tr>
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Boy, have I learned a lot about bell siphons in the last week. If
fate is a cruel mistress then bell siphons are like fate's dastardly
mother-in-law, or something to that effect. The smaller fittings work
wonders, and I obtained two new pump sizes, one a 92 gph and the
other a 200 gph, so before I moved to the two level system everything
worked the way it should. That is everything worked when gravity was
working for me. On the two level system the pump is working against
gravity and the flow rate is thus affected to the extent that the
inflow and the outflow create an equilibrium. This renders the bell
siphon useless as it either never forms a suction due to there not
being enough water buildup, or it creates but never breaks a suction
which never allows water to buildup. Aye.
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chriceratopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13782528567162528989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667925434277945235.post-23823908810940590982014-03-27T22:25:00.001-07:002014-03-27T22:25:30.966-07:00New Fittings Make the Water Go Round<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can never see the end from the beginning.</td></tr>
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The flu thought it had me, but I triumphed. With only the time to
stop in this week and momentarily reacquaint with the new parts for
the bell siphon, I'm optimistic. Matt picked up a few much smaller
sized fittings than what I was using before, but I think that it will
make all the difference. Hopefully Friday I'll have enough time and
either Josh or Matt will have enough leisure to really get past this
phase with the setup so I can finally get some fish pooing and some
bacteria colonizing and some plants growing. Next step is general
construction on the two level system so if you hear construction-y
sounds over the next week, fret not, there's men at work.
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chriceratopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13782528567162528989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667925434277945235.post-11762251877042449382014-03-27T22:08:00.000-07:002014-03-27T22:08:14.587-07:00Bell Siphon Woes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's exactly what it looks like.</td></tr>
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I've taken preliminary steps toward getting this bell siphon
working, but it feel like one step forward, two steps back. Getting a
continuous flow of water running through the siphon is what creates
the suction pressure that relieves the upper tank into the lower as
the pressure difference equalizes. I know now that for the tank size
setup I'm using, half-inch PVC is waaay too big and would almost
never allow for a continuous stream of water to form, owing to the
amount of water available. Josh helped me run more than a few test
runs with varying sized siphons and only twice did the bell siphon
work as planned. Lesson learned, anyway.<br />
chriceratopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13782528567162528989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667925434277945235.post-53518131354384099472014-02-25T14:26:00.000-08:002014-03-05T23:05:56.028-08:00The Possibilities<span id="docs-internal-guid-3ff3be56-6b1e-345b-b4d1-991413b44751" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thane's<u> </u>aquaponic setup, with subterranean fish tank.</td></tr>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-3ff3be56-6b1e-345b-b4d1-991413b44751" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: white;"> A productive day, I met with one Thane McWhorter of endlessfoodsystems.com to talk about aquaponics, and really, food growing in general. Shane invited me to his house to see his home aquaponic system setup and walked me through the process of setting up a much smaller system for a project at Phoenix College. I should interject that an aquaponic system is a setup that uses the nitrogen cycle to maintain an equilibrium between fish and plants. The system that I’m trying to set-up, which is an example of a very basic system, contains two tanks, one for fish and one for plants. Water is cycled between the two systems carrying from fish to plants, nitrates (food), which the plants uptake and which in the process re-oxygenates and purifies the water which is cycled back to the fish. Problems in the system generally occur as a result of too much fish waste, not enough fish waste, or an imbalance of the pH levels in the water. I’ve interjected too much now, and so the tale of Thane McWhorter and his Garden of Eden will have to wait until next week.</span></span><br />
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After ‘successfully’ identifying my unknown as a spore I ran
the MSA and glucose fermentation tests, and at Josh's behest ran a motility
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MSA, negative</div>
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Glucose Fermentation, negative</div>
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Gas Production, positive</div>
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Motility…negative</div>
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Looks like three out of four tests agree, and with that we
have ourselves a winner: Bacillus Cereus…or, so it should have been had my
initial test been correctly verified as gram positive instead of, as I had
presumed, gram negative. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa is the correct perpetrator
after all, and funny enough, all of the tests and results would have had the
same finality aside from that first hiccup. So after a long and insightful
initial foray into the world of biology, and more specifically unknown testing,
I can in the least say biology is fun and communal, two thumbs up. Now it’s
time to move headlong into the greater part of this semester’s project: aquaponics,
or as Josh hopes, a salsa factory for his impending war on the burritos. On a side note, riddle me this: what is the difference between motility and mobility?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
chriceratopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13782528567162528989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667925434277945235.post-50006853239309063582014-01-31T11:21:00.001-08:002014-03-27T22:26:31.483-07:00A Healthy Dose of What<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/images/9/91/Catch-Crickets-Step-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> I hate to have to admit it, but I feel...directionless. Not
entirely or assuredly, but mostly. I really appreciate everyone's
help this last week in learning the paces and finding a direction,
and I know I'll figure a project soon, but the wide world of research
is wide. I especially want to thank Danielle, who can click with the
best of them, and who, if there were a Clicky Olympics, would be
going because of her clicking ability. Redundant, but necessarily so.
I'm eager to find out tomorrow if my cricket catching traps were
aptly named, or whether I should have just called them
trash...err...trial one.</a></div>
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