Hello aquaponics community! I recently had a fantastic discussion with a professor doing aquaponics research and the topic of dissolved oxygen sensing came up. I am a scientist myself and during my research and I found a way to measure dissolved oxygen in a very simple and inexpensive way. I wanted to bounce some ideas off of you, the aquaponics community, to know what you actually want in a dissolved oxygen sensing device to help guide my R&D.
1) Do you monitor dissolved oxygen (for example, with a device that provides real-time data feedback), or do you check it when you feel something needs to be done/there is a problem? If you check it, how often do you do so? And do you prefer chemical tests or a device?
2) Would you want a device that can monitor dissolved oxygen? For example, a battery powered, bluetooth device that connects to your computer/phone and provides real-time data.
3) How long would you want to monitor dissolved oxygen for? For example, would you just want to see fluctuations over a weeks time? A few days after making some changes to your setup? Or maybe all the time?
4) Would you want this device to have an alarm in case levels go too high/low?
These are really all the questions I have for now and I am more than interested to talk about this with you. As a chemist, I know very little about aquaponics, but I know a lot about oxygen sensors! I am hoping to make a difference and assist the aquaponics and hydroponics community as much as possible. Thank you
