Health & Welfare
Effects of suspended solids in shrimp biofloc systems
The use of biofloc systems for shrimp culture requires monitoring of water quality parameters, particularly suspended solids levels.
Responsibility
Dissolved and suspended solids in aquaculture systems
Prof. Boyd on dissolved and suspended solids in aquaculture production systems and their importance to water and pond-bottom quality.
Health & Welfare
Settling chambers remove suspended solids, but limit biofloc in shrimp system
Shrimp survival, weight, yield and feed conversion were better in farm units that operated with settling chambers for solids removal than in units without.
Responsibility
Settling basin design, operation
To design a settling basin, know the size distribution of particles, estimated rate of inflow and determination of the smallest particle size to be removed.
Responsibility
Intensive system biofilter provides effective suspended solids treatment
Authors found the biofilter unit portion of the Intensive Bioproduction Korean system originally developed for nitrification can remove suspended solids.
Aquafeeds
Suspended solids loads vary with feeding methods
In a feeding trial, organic suspended solids loads for tray-fed shrimp were much lower than those generated by mechanical dispersion.