Internet of Things (IOT)-Based Mobile Application for Monitoring of Automated Aquaponics System

Traditional farming and fishkeeping have enabled human populations to produce foods, but as communities grow though, less and less agricultural and farm land is available. In addition, due to climate change, producing crops progressively is a difficult thing to do. Aquaponics address these concerns. Aquaponics is the integration of aquaculture and hydroponics in one system. The purpose of this study is to create an automated aquaponics system using Nile Tilapia and Romaine Lettuce with access and control of pH level and temperature through Internet of Things (IoT). Intel Edison is used as the microprocessor which continuously sends information of the aquaponics’ status and adjusts them if the parameters falls below their optimal levels. The system can be monitored with the use of an Internet Protocol (IP) camera. Weekly comparison of the growth of the plant and fish in automated aquaponics, and traditional fishkeeping and hydroponics are done and growth in the automated aquapponics is significantly greater than its traditional counterpart.