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Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Guide

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) optimize fish growth while controlling environmental impacts through water recycling and treatment. A typical RAS consists of (1) culture tanks where fish are raised, (2) solids removal equipment to filter waste particles, (3) degassing and aeration to remove gases, (4) biofiltration using bacteria to convert fish waste into less harmful substances, (5) disinfection to sterilize water, and (6) oxygenation before water is returned to culture tanks. RAS allow for year-round production at higher densities than other aquaculture methods while conserving water and minimizing environmental impacts through closed-loop water recycling and treatment.

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Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Guide

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) optimize fish growth while controlling environmental impacts through water recycling and treatment. A typical RAS consists of (1) culture tanks where fish are raised, (2) solids removal equipment to filter waste particles, (3) degassing and aeration to remove gases, (4) biofiltration using bacteria to convert fish waste into less harmful substances, (5) disinfection to sterilize water, and (6) oxygenation before water is returned to culture tanks. RAS allow for year-round production at higher densities than other aquaculture methods while conserving water and minimizing environmental impacts through closed-loop water recycling and treatment.

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RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS

OVERVIEW
&
NADF SYSTEM COMPONENTS

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Advantages:

✓ Optimization & Control– growth, species adaptable,


predictable harvests, survival & biosecurity
✓ Conservation- Heat, water, land use
✓ Economies of Scale- Highest production per unit area
and per unit worker of any other system.
✓ Environmental- low impact to surrounding
environment or wild populations, effluent is managed
RAS Big Picture
✓ World Market Needs-Eco-friendly way to meet demand. RAS
provide key technology to supply global needs in sustainable manner.
✓ Food Safety & Freshness US aquaculture is highly regulated for
food safety. Controlling feed inputs also limits contamination from
bioaccumulation (PCBs, Mercury). RAS can be located near the
markets to ensure local and fresh food.
NEARLY 800 PAGES OF EXPERTISE
RAS is Different…

“Experience with flow-through raceways or outdoor ponds has


almost nothing to do with understanding how to effectively and
efficiently manage an RAS farm.”

– Recirculating Aquaculture 3rd Edition


DESIGNING & OPERATING RAS REQUIRES
SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF…

✓ MASS BALANCES
✓ CULTURE UNITS
✓ SOLIDS CAPTURE
✓ NITRIFICATION
✓ GAS TRANSFER
✓ FLUID MECHANICS
✓ WASTE MANAGEMENT
✓ FEEDS AND NUTRITION
✓ BIOSECURITY
✓ SYSTEMS MONITORING
✓ BUILDING HEAT & MOISTURE CONTROL
FOCUSING ON MAIN COMPONENTS OF RAS…

WATER FLOW
✓ To transport good, oxygenated water to the fish
✓ To carry waste products away from the fish
RAS MAIN PROCESS

1. SOLIDS REMOVAL

2. DEGASSING/AERATION

3. NITRIFICATION

4. STERILIZATION

5. OXYGENATION

World Agriculture 2018


CULTURE TANK
✓ Maximize the ability to self clean. With poor solids removal, the other
components fail to perform efficiently.
✓ Effectively be able to manage the fish within the tank
CORNELL DUAL DRAIN TANKS
-Fiberglass
-Bottom (10% flow) & Side Drain (90% flow)
-Directional Inflow
SOLIDS REMOVAL
-Various sizes: Fine or Suspended Solids (TSS) & larger fecal or feed
particles.
-Large particles are primary focus and removed first through bottom
drain as effluent or use of screens or settlers.
SOLIDS REMOVAL-
RADIAL FLOW SETTLER
SOLIDS REMOVAL-TSS
-Micron-screen Drum Filter
DEGASSING COLLUMN
BIOFILTRATION
-Nitrification Cycle: Two Groups of Bacteria: “Nitrosomonas” & “Nitrobacter”

Back to culture tank Ammonia

Nitrosomonas

Aquaponic Plants

Nitrate Nitrite

Nitrobacter
GENERAL TREND IN BIOFILTER START UP
NO ONE BIOFILTER MEETS ALL IDEALS…

THE IDEAL BIOFILTER WOULD:

✓ Maximize media surface area


✓ Remove 100% of ammonia and generate little nitrite
✓ Maximize oxygen transfer
✓ Create a small footprint
✓ Inexpensive Media
✓ Minimal Head Loss
✓ Little Maintenance
✓ Does not capture Solids
MOVING BED BIOREACTOR WITH KALDNES MEDIA
FLUIDIZED SAND BIOFILTER
FLOATING BED BIOFILTER FLUIDIZED-SAND BIOFILTER
✓ Minimal Head Loss ✓ Maximize media surface area
✓ Little Maintenance ✓ More efficient nitrification cycle
✓ Does not capture Solids ✓ Creates a small footprint
✓ Inexpensive Media
-- Media does not maximize S.A. -- Pumping Costs
-- Not as efficient for Nitrification -- More Maintenance
-- Large footprint -- Could capture Solids
-- Expensive Media --Doesn’t maximize O2
--Doesn’t Maximize O2 transfer transfer
DISINFECTION

-UV IRRADIATION
-OZONE
OXYGENATION

-Air stones are very inefficient


oxygen transfer devices. May be
effective for low densities and
high exchange rates.

-Generally, three sources of


oxygen are used in aquaculture:
high pressure O2 gas, liquid
oxygen and on-site generators.
USE OF OXYGEN STONES IN TANK
OXYGEN USE IN RAS

-O2 Cone- Inject under pressure


-Low Head Oxygenators (LHO’s) – Gas
Liquid Interface using Chambers
CLOSED LOOP DISTRIBUTION LINE BACK TO TANKS
VEOLIA: RAS2020
Recirculating Aquaculture System
Fish Farming of the Future
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