Log a water reading
Enter at least pH or temperature from your aquaponics tank. Place name only — no street address. Setup guide
Checking your aquaponics water
Aquaponics links fish, plants, and water chemistry. pH and temperature are snapshots of a living food-growing system. One reading is a start; many readings build a pattern you can act on.
Same tank spot every time
Mid-depth, away from the pump splash — same place each visit.
Rinse your probe
Use tank water, not tap water, before you measure.
Wait for the number to settle
About 30 seconds for most probes.
Note feeding and harvests
Fish food and plant uptake change chemistry — write what happened this week.
Look at fish and plants
Gasping fish, yellow leaves, or algae colour — add in notes.
Submit honestly
Say if you used strips or a probe. Log aquaponics as your water source.
Tips & safety
- Community vs stream: AwaKai community is for tanks and food-growing systems. Stream health monitoring is in the school inquiry world.
- Safety: Adult with you near water and electrical pumps. Wash hands after.
- Starter kit: pH pen + thermometer ≈ $25–50 for a home or school aquaponics setup.
Show, don't just tell
Example reading card
- Place
- Room 12 aquaponics
- pH / temp
- 7.1 · 22 °C
- Source
- Aquaponics tank
Same spot each week. Note feeding yesterday and probe (not strips) in your notes.
Borrowed from MaramaTrap's example-photo pattern — works for every platform.