Kōkiri Lab · Community science · AwaKai
About the science
Why log aquaponics readings?
Aquaponics links fish, plants, and water chemistry in a food-growing system. Weekly pH and temperature snapshots — with honest notes about feeding and harvests — help schools and whānau spot patterns no single classroom could see alone.
AwaKai community is for tanks and growing systems. Broader freshwater ecology — including awa monitoring at school — lives in the freshwater ecology inquiry world.
Good to know
pH for tanks
Many school aquaponics systems sit around 6.8–7.2 — track your trend, not someone else's awa.
Nitrogen cycle
Fish waste → ammonia → nitrite → nitrate → plants. Stuck at ammonia? Note it and ask why.
Growing food
Healthy water grows healthy greens — log harvest weeks to connect chemistry and production.
Data & privacy
- Place names only — no street addresses or home GPS on the public form.
- Browser-local ID — optional contributor ID ties readings to this device for My readings.
- Not council grades — community context bands are for learning, not official LAWA ratings.
- Compare with official data at LAWA.
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