1. Product Work Log
Name: Travis Wallage Date: 9/2/2011
Product: Aquaponics system
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/suggestions
Today I met with my project facilitator :
9/2/11 to talk about how what kind of system
4:30-5:00 we were going to build.
Commentary:
I knew that I would like this project as
soon as we started.

2. Product Work Log
Name: Travis Wallage Date: 9/4/2011
Product: Aquaponics system
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/suggestions
Today me and my project facilitator :
9/2/11 went to a friend’s house to get a 100
5:00-6:30 gallon fish tank from them that they
were giving away because it leaked
and they didn’t have the time to fix it.
Commentary:
The tank barely fit in the back of the
truck because the tank was 6ft long and
the bed of our truck was 6ft.

3. Product Work Log
Name: Travis Wallage Date: 9/5/2011
Product: Aquaponics system
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/suggestions
Today I cleaned the fish tank out so :
9/5/11 that I am able to reseal the cracks
2:00-3:15 where water was leaking from the
tank. I then resealed the cracks with
100% silicone and let it sit for 3 days.
Commentary:
This took longer than I thought and the
silicone that I applied to the tank where
it would not leak took longer to dry
than I planned.

4. Product Work Log
Name: Travis Wallage Date: 9/8/2011
Product: Aquaponics system
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/suggestions
Today I spent the day finding a spot for :
9/8/11 where I was going to put my system. I
11:00-1:00 decided to put in into my greenhouse
that I had in my backyard. Once I got
the tank in there I filled it up with
water. Then I added a pump in the
tank to get the water circulating a day
before I would put the fish in.
Commentary:
This took a long time for me to do
because I had to level out the ground
for me to be able to put the tank down.
And the green house I put the tank in is
6ft long and the tank is 6ft long.

5. Product Work Log
Name: Travis Wallage Date: 9/9/2011
Product: Aquaponics system
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/suggestions
Today I went to petsmart to buy :
9/9/11 goldfish so I could put them into my
9:00-9:45 tank.
Commentary:
The reason why I use goldfish is
because they produce more waste than
most other fish’s which is very good for
the plants because the fish’s waste act
as nutrients.

6. Product Work Log
Name: Travis Wallage Date: 9/10/2011
Product: Aquaponics system
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/suggestions
Today me and my project facilitator :
9/10/11 met together to discuss how and where
12:00-5:00 we were going to put the filtration
system. After we discussed this I went
to home depot to get the supplies for
the stand that I will be building for
where I will be keeping the plants in
medium tubs that will be held on the
stand. While I was at home depot I
found mixing tubs that would be ideal
for medium tubs that would hold the
plants.
Commentary:
I used 2x4’s to build the stand. I used
gravel tubs for my medium tubs. This
took longer than I expected.

7. Product Work Log
Name: Travis Wallage Date: 9/13/2011
Product: Aquaponics system
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/suggestions
Today I made the piping system for :
9/13/11 where I would be pumping water from
the tank to the tubs that are on the
stand. I used pea gravel as my medium
for where the plants roots would grow
in.
Commentary:
I used pvc pipe for my piping system. I
had to use pvc glue to seal the pipes
together so no water would be lost
when it was being pumped from the
tank to the tubs.

8. Product Work Log
Name: Travis Wallage Date: 9/15/2011
Product: Aquaponics system
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/suggestions
Today I decided that I would plant the :
9/15/11 plant for my system. I decided that I
2:30-3:00 would grow lettuce first. I had to go to
Wal-Mart to get the plants.
Commentary:
Lettuce is the best plants to grow when
you are using a lot of water through a
system. I had to wash all of the dirt that
was on the plants roots because my
system does not use any type of soil to
grow the plants.

9. Product Work Log
Name: Travis Wallage Date: 9/2/2011 -today
Product: Aquaponics system
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/suggestions
Since I started this project I went :
9/2/2011-today outside to check the system to see if
10 minutes a day. everything was working and I fed the
fish every night.
Commentary: