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Thursday, May 14, 2009

shall post about the process. from the beginning, if I can remember -.- pls correct this post if need be any errors. >.<

. started with discussion
. lots of arguement on how to meet up etc...
. tried using the tank provided by the school
. tested it out before buying the fishes
. didn't like the small tank
. deicded to use kok yi's tank for bigger space
. better quality tank
. few days later kok yi brought the tank to school
. it was big
. about 3 times bigger the tank provided by the school
. went to qian hu on a Saturday
. bought some fishes & 2 baby lobsters
. went early to school on de following Monday
. placed the fishes & lobsters in the tank
. tank only contained fishes, rocks, gravels & water then
. there wasn't a single plant (!) :x
. few days later, some fish died :(
. later relised that there wasn't enough oxygen for the big, big tank
. there was only one oxygen pump
. resouceful kok yi brought his oxygen pump to sch the following day
. the fishes survived and water was very clean due to the sucker fish :D
. changed the tank water alot of times
. moved the fishes in & out of tank alot of times
. fishes got stressed and once again, some of them died due to stress :(
. jianhui decided to buy more fishes as there were 4 or 5 fishes left in the tank
. once again, de fish team went to qian hu & bought some more fishes
. on the day that the EE teachers went around the classes to check, the tank was almost done
. we just needed plants
. the next day,apurva, jianhui & jingqiau brought hydrilla & other water plants to put in the tank for more oxygen for the fishes
. zhiqiang & me brought "liang cha plant" & money plat respectively the same day
. gimbin also brought his table lamp for "extra light" for the plants to photosynthesize and produce suffcient oxygen for the fishes
. everything needed for the aqua ponics was done
. HOORAY!
. the last thing that we needed to do was to take care of the tank & continue observing the process of the tank
. the 2nd time that mrs peng went around, was when all classes had to shift the tanks to the 4th floor science room
. that allowed us to have a condusive enviroment for our Mid-Year Exams
. because of the shifting, things got very messy
. our group was allow to shift the tank to the back of the class room as our tank was big and heavy
. the same day, group 4's tank was still not ready and hence they were told to merge groups with us
. some group members were not quite happy with this arrangements as they were unhappy that the other group had a "ready-made tank" when we put in all the effort
. later, they straighten out their thoughts and think that it was a joy to be able to help others (:
. our group began accepting the other group and slowly welcomed them, the merger seemed to have taught some of us valuable lessons
. 6th may, the day our dreadful written papers were over, i (huien) helped xinyi's group in their tank; heard their tank's fishes were dead. It turned out to be diana's group's fishes were decaying >.<
. the new members were very helpful and helped alot in the cleaning of the tank, water, etc...
. ms faith mentioned that she will use our tank for exabition :D
. everyone rejoiced on hearing that
. our hard work had paid off! :D
. YIPPEEEEEEEE! :D
. our hard work paid off!
. today, we drew up a duty roster for our whole group
. 4-5 members to take care & if need be clean up the tank
. almost all were happy about the arrangements -.-
. ashiq & apurva who are in the progress team are in-charge of making the movie & i (huien) am in-charge of the blog

okay, that's almost all, i have coloured some sentences so it will be easier for you all to see because those are in point form.

so, let's have some "reflection"..?
before leaving the classroom to home, on seeing the wonderful decorated tank that effort was put in by many, we felt a great sense of achievement. When we found the problem to the tank in the beginning and solved it, we really felt happy because we were able to identify the problem and overcome it, the feeling cannot be described by words. We felt that through this project, many had benifited alot from it. We worked hard on our team spirit and teamwork; we were more understanding and willing to help. We think that other groups had also enjoyed the process of the whole project. Though other groups were not chosen for the exabition, we believe that they were still proud of their works. :D

ok that's all... *is this the longest post? :P

BUAHAHAHA huien posted! :D

Aquaponics Posted;A self-sustaining system.
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The Journey:
• April 2009
• May 2009

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Tagboard will be replaced with our reflections:

Before leaving the classroom to home,(tank was placed in classroom before exhabition) on seeing the wonderful decorated tank that effort was put in by many, we felt a great sense of achievement.
When we found the problem to the tank in the beginning and solved it, we really felt happy because we were able to identify the problem and overcome it, the feeling cannot be described by words. We felt that through this project, many had benifited alot from it. We worked hard on our team spirit and teamwork ; we were more understanding and willing to help. We think that other groups had also enjoyed the process of the whole project. Though other groups were not chosen for the exhibition, we believe that they were still proud of their works, because alot of effort were put in too. We must say that alot of us grew alot through this project. :D

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Aquatic animal effluent (for example fish waste) accumulates in water as a by-product of keeping them in a closed system or tank (for example a recirculating aquaculture system). The effluent-rich water becomes high in plant nutrients but this is correspondingly toxic to the aquatic animal. Plants are grown in a way (for example a hydroponic system) that enables them to utilize the nutrient-rich water. The plants uptake the nutrients, reducing or eliminating the water's toxicity for the aquatic animal. The water, now clean, is returned to the aquatic animal environment and the cycle continues. Aquaponic systems do not discharge or exchange water. The systems rely on the natural relationship between the aquatic animals and the plants to maintain the environment. Water is only added to replace water loss from absorption by the plants or evaporation into the air. Aquaponic systems vary in size from small indoor units to large commercial units. They can use fresh or salt water depending on the type of aquatic animal and vegetation.