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Aquaponics Lab Report
Aquaponics Lab Report
Autumn Larocque
What is a successful method for feeding crayfish over the course of five days without
affecting the water chemistry in the tank, while also minimizing the amount of wasted food? In a
SNHU Bio 2 and Lab class, an experiment was conducted that experimented with the feeding of
crayfish. The purpose of this experiment was to create a method that works efficiently to feed
the crayfish. The student conducting the experiment hypothesized if the feeder uses a skewer to
hold celery at an accessible height, than the crayfish will be able to consume the celery over a
Materials
● 16 gallon tank
● 25 grams of celery
● Scale
● Pen
● Paper
Method
In this investigation, the student used a stainless steel skewer to hold celery in a place
2. Calculate baseline water chemistry levels and record them on a data sheet
3. Put the celery on the skewer and place into the tank at a height the crayfish can reach.
4. Calculate food waste in grams every day, for five days.
Results
Analysis
As part of this experiment, the water chemistry was tested each day along with the
amount of food waste. The water chemistry was tested at the same time each day from the
same tank, using the same water chemistry testing kit. The water chemistry was tested because
it is a factor in determining if using celery to feed crayfish is efficient and healthy. If the water
chemistry levels changed during the course of this experiment, then using celery would not be a
safe food product for the crayfish. But, in this experiment, the results showed little to no change
in the water chemistry levels, the dependant variable, which concludes that the celery, the
The second part of this experiment was to calculate the amount of celery the crayfish
actually consumed. This was done by taking the initial weight of the celery, 25 grams, and
subtracting the total amount of waste accumulated from the week, 4 grams. These calculations
lead to 21 grams of celery being unaccounted for; most likely consumed by the crayfish. The
error in this experiment relates to the fact that there is no proven evidence that the crayfish
actually ate the celery, although there is no other reasonable explanation that would account for
the 21 grams. This error could be corrected in future experiments by setting up a mechanism to
record the crayfish throughout the week. If one abides by this error, using a skewer to feed a
Conclusion
An experiment was conducted to test a mechanism that worked to feed a crayfish. This
design consisted of a medium sized tank, a 12 inch stainless steel skewer, 25 grams of celery
and of course, a crayfish. The purpose of this experiment was to test the effectiveness and
efficiency of feeding a crayfish while using a skewer to hold the celery in an accessible place.
The results showed that leaving celery in the tank over a period of time did not affect the water
chemistry; this was a positive piece of information that supported the hypothesis. The graphs
previously shown also included results on the amount of celery actually consumed. Starting with
25 grams, finding 4 grams of waste and ending with 21 grams of potentially eaten celery were
successful results that also support the hypothesis. These findings can be used to feed tanked
organisms all over the world, when trying to find an efficient way to create an accessible food
source.