Kōkiri Lab
Kōkiri Lab

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.

Also try community science

The same fair-testing habits work across platforms — honest notes, repeat visits, no street addresses.

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