IOT BASED SMART AQUAPONICS FARM

Final Year Project Proposal

(BSIT)
By

S# Name Registration #/Roll Mobile # E-Mail

1. Hammad Arif Fa19/BSIT/043 03435285073 hammadarif704@gmail.co
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2. Asjad Abbas Fa19/BSIT/054 03474714005 Ajjutt597@gmail.com

Supervised by: Salahudin Ayubi ____________ (Signature)

Department of Information Technology

Lahore Garrison University
Table of Contents
Introduction...............................................................................................................................................3
Motivation..................................................................................................................................................3
Problem Statement....................................................................................................................................3
Goals and Objective..................................................................................................................................4
Project Scope.............................................................................................................................................4
Proposed Solution......................................................................................................................................5
Nature of the Project.................................................................................................................................5
Hardware Requirement............................................................................................................................5
Software Requirement..............................................................................................................................6
Structure....................................................................................................................................................6
Conclusion………………………...………………………………………………………………………..6
Project Milestone and Deliverable………………………………………………………………………..7

Introduction
Aquaponics is being related to the combination of both hydroponics (plant framing)
and fish farming with reuse of water. It can also be referred as Organic farming
because it does not contain any chemical fertilizer instead of that it uses the bacteria
and waste of fish as fertilizer through the water. Ammonia in fish waste is broken
down by bacteria and converted into nitrites and then nitrates to be used as fertilizer
for the plants. Our project implements an IOT system in Aquaponics to check the
parameters of water so that it can be used for nourishing the plants and the fishes
growing in them. The one of important parts is the bacteria, which converts the fish
waste into manure for plants. The entire system is monitored, as variation in the levels
of from optimum range will lead to the death of plants and fish. The project includes
Arduino mega, Sensors like, PH sensor, water level sensor, salinity sensor, turbidity
sensor, temperature, humidity sensor, and light sensor for transmitting data over the
internet. The value transmitted by the microcontroller is shown on LCD as well as on
mobile application can control the water pump, cooling fan and light for plant
monitoring and fish feeding through it. The detected value is sent as a message to the
farmer.

Motivation
Technology always facilitates the people around the world by simplifying human life.
Smart Aquaponics farming, using concepts of Information Technology also simplify
modes of action in Aquaponics system. By searching and analyzing the problems, our
team realized that all of these problems can be resolved by using modern technology tools
and concepts. This smart Aquaponics farm consists of electrical and electronics
components but main components are ESP32 Wi-Fi module, sensors, servomotors PVC
pipes and fish tank.

Problem Statement
The purpose of the project is to build and design a smart aquaponics system. There are
some problems during the development of the system. For the excessive of the ammonia,
it is very dangerous to the aquatic life because that toxic can affect the fish. Many people
that own a pet at home have their busy time with their work. This problem will lead to
forgetfulness or absent to do regular care about their pet. The fish need to give their food
at regular intervals. This device automatically set their time by the owner to give the food
for the fish according to the fish-feeding schedule. Other than that, the plant that in the
process of growing need regular attention to avoid from dying. Therefore, the
maintenance of these plants is done in an inappropriate method. Thus, the smart
aquaponics system will be implemented to control the watering in regular time. In the next
few years, the population of the world rapidly increase when the development of the
building rises in the cities that will lead to dependence on the clean water and scarcity of
the green food. A major problem when the ecosystem in the cities is unbalanced that
accidentally make the soil not fertile for growing of the plant. By using Nutrient Film
Technique (NFT), this type of farming can be placed everywhere and require small space
to grow the plant.

Goals and Objective

 The main target of this project is to invent a smart system that can monitored through
smartphone and view pH value, which is one of the main factor that effect the growth of a
plant.
 To make sure there's no climate changes and weather related problems which stops plants
from getting enough water to grow
 To reduce the land utilization which means only less amount of land is needed to grow
plants, compared to traditional farming method
 To develop a system that gives no harm to the environment and people around by
providing clean, disease-less and healthier products for a better life.

 Introducing automatic feeding to the fishes at regular intervals to prevent food waste
and water contamination.
 This research project aims to combine the physical aspects of a fish farm with the h elp
of sensors and collect data in order to monitor the processes in real time.

Project Scope
This project scope is to design the smart aquaponics system both in hardware part and in
software part. For the hardware, it is required to design and build the prototype that sustainable
with the environment. Target audience in Pakistan as well as international level such as India,
Bangladesh, and Iran etc. Fulfill our food security needs in our country. It is Scalable.

Process Model
For this project, we will use the Scrum model, which is a category of agile methodology. The
ability to manage tasks in an organized way and have the planning necessary to reach them
makes it a crucial tool to save time and money.
Proposed Solution
The idea “Smart Aquaponics farm” is an IoT based project and a database is needed to ensure the
data received can be collected and processed. Blynk is the best choice for this. The user accessed
the Blynk application via smartphone to register and create their own dashboard to display all the
requirements needed. As well as Arduino IDE as an open-source, software to Program the entire
microcontroller based on sensor that connected.

Nature of the Project

The idea “Smart Aquaponics Farm” is an IoT based project in which we feed a specific type of
fishes and use their waste to grow the plants. We also monitor situation like temperature, water
level, water temperature, Ammonia level, and Feeding times on a Mobile application. We use
following.

Hardware Requirement
 PH sensor
 Temperature sensor
 Turbidity sensor
 Salinity sensor
 Ammonia Level sensor
 Water level sensor for check the water level in plant root
 Light sensor
 Humidity sensor
 Servo Motor
  Arduino Mega
 ESP 8266 Node MCU (Arduino WiFi module)
 Esp32 Cam module

Software Requirement
 Arduino IDE software

Structure
 Fish tank
 Pipes for hydroponics design
 Filter
 LCD 16 x 4

Conclusion
Based on the results of testing and research conducted conclusions can be drawn that
the level of accuracy of the sensors used is quite high with an average success rate of
sensors, pH sensor of 92.353% and temperature of 97.907%. The process of sending
and receiving sensor data to an Internet of Things based server runs well using a WiFi
connection. Growth of plant and fish on the smart aquaponics system ranges from 25
C to 30 C and pond water pH between 7-7.5 with the intensity of fish feeding 3 times a
day.
Project Milestones and Deliverables

The deliverables include working model of the project and a detailed project documentation.

ID Phase Start date End date (Weeks) Year 2022-23

(mm/dd) (mm/dd)
Month
Dec Jan Feb Mar
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
WW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
1. Research 01/11/22 13/11/22 2
2. Parts 14/11/22 27/11/22 2
Collection
3. Working + 28/011/22 25/12/22 4
Assemblin
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4. Testing 26/12/22 01/01/23 1

5. Error 02/01/23 08/01/23 1

Correctio
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6. SRS + 09/01/23 12/02/23 5
Presentati
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FYP Timeline and Milestone