Fish feeder mechanism works as planned; however, fish flakes tend to get stuck in the narrow mouth of the hopper.
Spencer experimented with using a vibration motor or stirring mechanism to prevent the clumping from occurring.
He may wait until we receive in the other type of fish food we will be using for the Tilapia.
Spencer also began experimenting with adding an LCD display to the system.
Bike Group-
Worked on 3D printing SketchUp model:
however, with very mixed success. Work proceeded on alternate modeling using art materials.
Aquaponics/Lighting System-
Aquaponics group began putting up brackets to hold chain supports for lighting fixtures:
Group also tried to cut up pallets for paneling; however, the wood( oak) was too hard for the battery-powered circular saw.
Discussed algae- may need to be moved to larger tanks.
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