Exploring and Researching Concept

At this stage I am following the path of the water tank floor concept because I think that it will be more visually effective and incorporate the entire room better. I have been exploring this concept further by expanding on the possibilities of its components and researching them. 

This is a sketch of the tank on other surfaces in the kitchen. 

What does this idea connote?

• personal attachment to water and nature
• being in a river- stones

What are some other materials I could use?

How could I incorporate more of the homely ritual?

• increase in... concentration- of plants?
• increase in temperature- heated water =  pleasant under the foot. I must research algae that can resist high temperatures. 25-30˚C

Where will the water go?

• Recycled in a water recirculation system
• into the garden to feed the plants- make a system of irrigation. 

Research 

I used this website to find out if this water recirculation system would be achievable.

I discovered that this would be possible with several components:

• reservoir (basin that collects water)
• motor-driven pump in the reservoir that is submerged in water (this uses suction to circulate the water)
• filter box for the pump so that debris does not get caught in the engine.
• electrical outlet

I read Seaweeds by David Thomas to find out what the living requirements are for algae.

From this I established that they would be able to live in a tank so long as it contained sea water (35g/L), was exposed to light (kitchen's windows would do this) and had water.