What I've been up to

Hello everyone!

Sorry I haven't been writing recently! I finally have balanced the water in the HydroLoft system, and if I remember, I'll make a video of it running and post that.

I'm also working on a few side projects, which I will also try to remember to take pictures of. The first one is a shallow water tray, and the second one is a gro cube pipe (inspired by Mr. Deet's vertical version). I will explain them both on the next post, hopefully.

Thanks for reading,
Ben

Update: First plants growing!

Hello everyone,

I have been working hard on perfecting the water flow for the HydroLoft system. I have perfected it for the top, so I planted seeds. All of them have germinated (I checked), but only the wheat grass has sprouted.
I am also growing baby greens, broccoli, and peas. Hopefully, when I return on Monday, they will still be growing nicely. I have not yet planted seeds on the bottom level because it still needs to flow to a consistent level. Once that happens, I can plant seeds there and start to finalize the prototype for testing in the Tiger's Loft.

Thanks for reading,
Ben

What I've Been Working On

Hello all,

Sorry I haven't been writing recently. Everything has been really busy for me, but hopefully, I'll be able to keep up now.

I finally got the electronics to work. I figure out that the problem is that the battery didn't have enough power and that it needs a few extra volts to run through the timer. Now that it is working, I have planted seeds in the top tube. If I remember, next week I'll get a picture of it so far and write about it. Hopefully, they'll grow over the weekend and I'll have something to show for it.

Thanks for reading,
Ben

Objectives for Week of February 5-9

Hi everyone,

This week I only have three Greengineering classes, so I am setting a long term goal:

By February 13, I will have the water table at the right levels. On the 14, I am leaving for a school trip, so that'll be my deadline.

-Ben

Week of January 28 to February 2

Hello everyone,

This week, I still need to control the water flow. It's really difficult because each time, you have to make the hole bigger, glue in the cloth, then put it back in the system.

The water is still quickly overflowing, and after much thinking, I realized the obvious: I need less water to go up. So next week, I'll take a new approach. This time, I'll make a hole in the tube so that less water actually goes into the pipe.

I'll see if it works. Until next week,
Ben

Week of January 22-24 update

Hello everybody,

This week, I aimed to get the water to flow correctly in the HydroLoft system. I am so close to achieving that, but I did not. So, instead of writing about what I did this week today or what I will do next week, I will just write about the progress I have made by the end of next Friday, February 2.

Thanks for reading, 
Ben

Objectives for Week of January 22-24

Hello everybody,

This week, I am going to be missing class on Thursday, so my objective is only to get the water of the HydroLoft to flow correctly. That means not flooding the top tube, filling up the bottom, and not spilling over when the waterfall is active.

Thanks for reading,
Ben