Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/kfas.2002.35.1.021

Start-up Operation of Recirculating Aquaculture System  

Seo Kuen Hack (Department of Chemical Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Kim Byong Jin (Department of Chemical Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Jo Jae Yoon (Department of Aquaculture, Pukyong National University)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.35, no.1, 2002 , pp. 21-26 More about this Journal
Abstract
The behavior of the biological water treatment process on start-up operation was evaluated in the integrated recirculating aquaculture system consisting of a double drain type rearing tank ($2.5 m^3$), a sedimentation tank, a floating bead filter, a foam separator and a rotating biological contactor. A system was stocked with nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) at an initial rearing density of $2\%$ for 2 weeks for acclimated rotating biological contactor. The total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) level increased to $13.6 g/m^3$ on day 4 after adding feed and was decreased to $0.3 g/m^3$ on day 7. The total suspended solid was completely removed during overall experimental period.
Keywords
Recirculating aquaculture system; Nile tilapia; Rotating biological contactor; Total ammonia nitrogen; Dissolved oxygen; Total suspended solid;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Suh, K.H., B.J. Kim, S.I. Lim, J.K. Cho, Y.H. Kim and C.S. Oh. 1999. Performance of rotating biological contactor under various hydraulic residence time on the removal of total ammonia nitrogen and COD in a simulated water recirculating system. J. Korean Fish Soc., 32, 180-185 (in Korean)
2 Hargrove, L.L., P.W. Westerman and T.M. Losordo. 1996. Nitrification in three-stage and single-stage floating bead filters in laboratory-scale recirculating aquaculture system, Aquacultural Engineering, 15, 67-80   DOI   ScienceOn
3 Lee, H.J. 1995. Comparisons of rotating disc filter and submerged type filter system on the efficiency of nitrogen removal and growth of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), Ph. M. thesis, National Fisheries University of Pusan, Korea, pp. 12-14 (in Korean)
4 Libey, G.S. 1992. Maximum nitrification with rotating biological contactors (RBCs). Proceeding of the workshop on design of high density recirculating aquaculture systems, pp. 40-48. Louisiana State Univ. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sept., 25-27
5 Losordo, T.M., J.M. Ebeling and D.P. DeL Ong. 1993. Engineering design and performance of a Model Aquaculture Recirculating System (MARS) for secondary school aquaculture education programs. Technical Report, North Carolina State University
6 Losordo, T.M. 1995. An evaluation of the EcoFish/NCSU tank system technology for use in the intensive production of Tilapia using water reuse technology. Technical Report North Carolina State University
7 Rijn, J.V. 1996. The potential for integrated biological treatment systems in recirculating fish culture. Aquaculture, 139, 181-201   DOI   ScienceOn
8 Sharma, B. and R.C. Ahlert. 1977. Nitrification and nitrogen removal. Water Research, 11, 897-925   DOI   ScienceOn
9 Suh, K.H. and M.G. Lee. 1995. Treatment of Aquacultural Recirculating Water by Foam Separation -I. Characteristics of Protein Separation, J. Korean. Fish. Soc., 28, 599-606 (in Korean)
10 Suh, K.H., B.J. Kim and I.G. Jeon. 2001. Design and Development of Integrated Recirculating Aquaculture System. J. Korean Fish. Soc., 34, 70-76 (in Korean)
11 delos Reyes, A.A., T.B. Lawson. 1995. Combination of a bead filter and rotating biological contactor in a recirculating fish culture system. Aquacultural Engineering, 15, 27-39   DOI   ScienceOn
12 Albaster, J.S. and R. Lloyd. 1982. Water Quality Criteria for Freshwater Fish, 2nd ed., Butterworth, London, 361pp
13 APHA. 1989. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. 18th ed. American Public Health Association
14 Chin, K.K., S.L. Ong and S.C. Foo. 1993. A water treatment and recycling system for intensive fish farming. Wat. Sci. Tech., 27, 141-148