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
  • 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
    • 1-m3 cages to hold fish

  • parabolic screen filter
  • fluidized bead filter
  • circulating pump

purge system parabolic screen filter

Greenhouse

  • metal benches
  • ebb and flow beds

Workshop