July 8, 2016 | ProgressTH Our current aquaponics project is a direct descendant of a much older project we've been working on long before we created ProgressTH.

We've updated it, using a 3D printed connector system to create a modular frame to hold the grow light, sensors, fish feeder, and web cam monitoring system. You can download and print out the connectors from Thingiverse here. We're also working on a new 3D printed fish feeder, the web cam monitoring system which will use a WiFi enabled Raspberry Pi, and a few other subsystems.

If the LED light doesn't perform as expected, the system will be moved out onto the balcony. The subsystems are all being designed with weather and the possibility of losing the light and moving outside in mind.

It should be noted that the original snakeskin gourami used in the first system 2-3 years ago are still alive and part of the current system. They are a hardy fish who out in the wild would occupy cramped corners in rice fields and other parts of rural irrigation systems.

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