Date of Award
2016
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Moore, Jon
Abstract
A priority of the aquaponics industry is increasing sustainable production yields on a large scale. In partnership with Morning Star Fishermen and Greener Planet Solutions, I conducted a side-by-side experimental comparison of two backyard-sized aquaponics systems with an equal biomass composed of tilapia, lettuce, and kale. One system received supplemental dissolved oxygen using Greener Planet Solutions’ PrO2-021 Oxygen Delivery System while the control system received no supplemental oxygen treatment. The systems were monitored for a period of three months. At the conclusion of the experiment, I found the biomass of all the observed plants species to be significantly higher in the supplemental oxygen system than in the control system, while the difference in fish growth between the systems was found to be nonsignificant (4.44g/cm vs. 4.62g/cm respectively).
Recommended Citation
Roth, David, "Evaluation of the PrO2-021 oxygen delivery system in a side-by-side comparison of recirculating aquaponics systems" (2016). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019. 281.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors_2/281
Extent
45 p.
Identifier
FA00003690
Comments
Includes bibliography.