Analog to Digital

ANALOG TO DIGITAL: AQUARIUM PROTOTYPE

I had to research the emotional attachment of a person to an object. Understand the downfalls of using it and design a digital interaction that might help both overcome the problems presented and strengthen the relation to the object.

Aquaculture is a science in itself. People who maintain and own complex fish tanks develop a deep scientific knowledge of the ecosystem out of pure experience and knowledge exchange. This constant challenging of their knowledge and capacities creates a special bond towards their micro-ecosystem and the beings that inhabit it.

A digital system was developed in order to help fish tank owners to monitor their ecosystem and communicate with a broader community to solve the problems and challenges they face.

This system is comprised by the regular monitoring devices any aquarium must have, which are then connected to a state of the art stickable retina that turns any surface into a screen where the interface of the system is displayed. This interface is on one side a social media platform where the aquarium's vital data and owner's profile is shared, and on the other a place where the monitoring system can be controlled and programmed.

Nitrate cycle

This is one of the most important cycles to monitor in aquariums. The kind of food that is given, the pH levels and the schedualing for water change depend on it.

Filtering

The kind of filtering chosen for an aquarium depends among other things on the currents each species needs.

Coral Reef Aquariums

Are among the hardest aquariums to mantain, the compelxity of the ecossytem their resemble is not one for amateurs. Every element inside the tank must be chosen with care, specially if the landscape is going to be alive.

Aqua Landscaping

Is a science within itself, this is a fresh water tank that was built by an expert, and it hasn't got any fauna yet.

Lighting

Is very delicate in tropical aquariums, each tank needs at least two lights that must be turned on and off at the precise moment. They resemble both the sun and the moonlight.