The Aquaculture Program has a well-developed facility of research and demonstration
culture systems, laboratory space, a greenhouse, and a workshop.
Aquaponic Systems
6 research-scale
1 commercial-scale
Biofloc Systems
- 6 30-m3 tank research-scale
- external cone-bottom clarifier
- airlift circulation
- diffused aeration
- 1/20 hp vertical lift pump
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1 200-m3commercial-scale
- block wall with HDPE liner.
- external cone-bottom clarifier
- 1 3/4 hp horizontal circulator
- 1 to 3 3/4-hp vertical lift pumps
- denitrifying tanks
- geotube solids dewatering
- 1 70-m3, - Quick Tank with Permalon liner
- external cone-bottom clarifier
- 1/20 hp circulating pump
- 1 1/20 hp vertical lift pump
Brood fish holding and breeding tanks
- 21 11-m3 tanks
- separated by breed, Nile and red
- separate male and female for breeding rest period
Egg hatching
- 2 1-m3 tanks
- hatching jars
- circulating pump
- heater
- hapa net
Fry rearing
- 2 2-m3 rearing tanks
- bead filter
- circulating pump
- UV filter
- vibratory feeder
Recirculating fingerling nursery system
- 8 2-m3 rearing tanks
- mirco-screen drum filter
- fluidized bead filter
- circulating pump
Fish purge system
1 11-m3 holding tank
- parabolic screen filter
- fluidized bead filter
- circulating pump
Greenhouse
-
metal benches
- ebb and flow beds
Workshop
