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Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Water Quality
James M. Ebeling, Ph.D.
Research Engineer
Aquaculture Systems Technologies, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
The Aquatic Environment
Unless You’re a Fish,
You Can’t Tell By Sticking Your Fin in the Water!
Critical Parameters
• dissolved oxygen
• temperature
• pH
• un-ionized ammonia
• nitrite
• nitrate
• carbon dioxide
• alkalinity
• solids
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Parameter Interactions
• CO2 and dissolved oxygen concentrations
• pH versus ammonia-nitrogen concentration
• Temperature and growth rate and health
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Quantity
Too much is definitely better than Too little!
Amount of water needed will depend on:
• species
• density
• management practices
• production technology
• degree of risk one is willing to accept
Rule of Thumb
20% water exchange of total system volume per day
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Quantity – Reuse Systems
Three Categories of Reuse Systems
• Serial-reuse Systems– Serial flow through
• Partial-reuse systems – 80-90% water reuse
• Fully recirculating systems– >95% water reuse
Low
High
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Quantity – Serial-reuse Systems
Serial-reuse Systems
• Trout and Salmonid raceways
• Limiting Factor – Dissolved Oxygen
• Systems limited by ammonia
concentrations
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Quantity – Partial-Reuse Systems
Partial-reuse Systems
• Circulation Production Tanks – Swirl Separators
• Solids removed from center drain (15-20 % flow)
• Ammonia controlled by dilution and system pH
• pH controlled by controlling CO2 level in tanks
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
intermittent
cleaning flow
primary
discharge
(180-390 L/min)
air
O2
H2O
backwash
slurry
Partial-Reuse Fingerling System
(Courtesy of PRAqua Technologies)
1000-1900 L/min
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Quantity – Fully Recirculated Systems
Fully Recirculating Systems
• Circulation Production Tanks – Dual Drain
• Solids controlled with microscreen filters
• Ammonia controlled by biofiltration
• Aeration or oxygenation required for high densities
• Sophisticated backup and alarm systems required.
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Recirculating Growout System
Fully-recirculating system
• 4 - 8% make-up rate on a flow basis (0.5-1.0 day HRT)
• 4,800 lpm recir. water flow
• 150 m3 culture volume
• 7% through bottom drain
• 93% through side drain
• 200 kg/day feed
(Courtesy of Marine Biotech Inc.)
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Water Sources
• Groundwater
• Surface Water
• Municipal Water Supplies
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Water Sources – Ground Water
Advantages:
• Constant Temperature
Disadvantages:
• Dissolved H2S and CO2
• Low Dissolved Oxygen
• Supersaturation
• High Iron Concentration
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Water Sources – Municipal Water
Designed and treated to safeguard
the health of humans, not fish!
Disadvantage
•Chlorine
•Fluorine
•Cost
Advantages
•Availability
•Reliability
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Water Quality Standards
Parameter Concentration (mg/L)
Alkalinity (as CaCO3) 50-300
Ammonia (NH3-N unionized) <0.0125 (Salmonids)
Ammonia (TAN) Cool-water fish <1.0
Ammonia (TAN) Warm-water fish <3.0
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Tolerant Species (tilapia) <60
Sensitive Species (salmonids) <20
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Water Quality Standards
Parameter Concentration (mg/L)
Hardness, Total (as CaCO3) >100
Iron (Fe) <0.15
Nitrogen (N2) <110% total gas pressure
<103 % as nitrogen gas
Nitrite (NO2) <1, 0.1 in soft water
Nitrate (NO3) 0-400 or higher
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Water Quality Standards
Parameter Concentration (mg/L)
Oxygen Dissolved (DO) >5
> 90 mm Hg partial pressure
Ozone (O3) <0.005
pH 6.5-8.5
Salinity <0.5 to 1
Total dissolved solids (TDS) <400
Total suspended solids (TSS) <80
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Water Quality Parameters
•Dissolved Oxygen
•Temperature
•Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate
•pH
•Alkalinity/Hardness
•Salinity
•Carbon Dioxide
•Solids
Critical Parameters
Important Parameters
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Dissolved Oxygen
Saturation concentration of dissolved oxygen:
highest at low temperature
lowest at high temperatures
But demand for basic metabolism and food conversion:
highest at high temperatures
lowest at low temperatures
Nature’s cruel joke on aquaculture!
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Temperature
Three Classifications:
• cold-water species below 15 ° C (60° F)
• cool-water species between 15 °- 20° C (60°- 68° F)
• warm-water species above 20° C (68° F)
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate
Nitrosomones Bacteria
Nitrobacter Bacteria
2 NH4
+ + OH - + 3 O2  2 H + + 2 NO2
- + 4 H2O
2 NO2 + 1 O2  2 NO3
-
NH4
+ + 2 HCO3 + 1.9 O2 
NO3 + 2.9 H2O + 1.9 CO2 +0.1 CH2O
Nitrifying Bacteria – Overall Reaction
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Ammonia - Nitrogen
Equilibrium Reaction - Ammonia
NH4
+ + OH -  NH3 + H2O
Note: NH4
+-N + NH3-N  TAN
NH4
--N  Ammonia - nitrogen
Increase in pH
Increase in temperature
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Unionized Ammonia-Nitrogen
Percent unionized Ammonia-nitrogen
pH
Temp.6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 9.0
10 - 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.8 15.7
15 - 0.1 0.3 0.9 2.7 21.5
20 - 0.1 0.4 1.2 3.8 28.4
25 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.8 5.4 36.3
30 0.1 0.3 0.8 2.5 7.5 44.6
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Nitrite-Nitrogen
Equilibrium Reaction – Nitrite
NO2
- + H2O  HNO2 + OH -
Note: NO2
--N  Nitrite - nitrogen
(mitigated by adding salt (chlorides)
Decrease in pH
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Nitrate - Nitrogen
Equilibrium Reaction – Nitrate
NO3-N
Note: NO3
--N  Nitrate - nitrogen
Non-toxic (freshwater systems)
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
pH
pH value expresses the intensity
of the acidic or basic characteristic of water.
Seawater: 8.0- 8.5
Freshwater: 6.5 – 9.0
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Alkalinity
Alkalinity (50 -150 mg/l as Ca CO3)
Formula Common Name Equivalent Weight
NaOH sodium hydroxide 40
Na2CO3 sodium carbonate 53
NaHCO3 sodium bicarbonate 83
CaCO3 Calcium Carbonate 50
CaO slaked lime 28
Ca(OH) 2 hydrated lime 37
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
pH, alkalinity and CO2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.50
pH
CO
2
,
mg/L
The relationship between pH, alkalinity, and CO2 concentrations.
Alkalinity 100 mg/L
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Hardness
soft (0-75 mg/L
moderately hard (75 – 150 mg/L)
hard (150-300 mg/L)
very hard (> 300 mg/L)
Classified as:
Recommended range: 20 to 300 mg/L CaCO3
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Carbon Dioxide
Exposure to high carbon dioxide concentrations
reduces respiration efficiency
and decreases the tolerance
to low dissolved oxygen concentrations.
• Carbon dioxide is a highly soluble in water.
• Concentration in pure water: 0.54 mg/L at 20° C.
• Groundwater concentrations range from 0-100 mg/L.
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Solids – settleable, suspended, dissolved
Three categories:
• settleable
• suspended
• fine or dissolved solids
• upper limit: 25 mg TSS/L
• normal operation (species dependent)
• 10 mg/L for cold water species
• 20 – 30 mg/L for warm water species
Rule of Thumb
Solids produced by fish :
0.3 to 0.4 kg TSS for every
1 kg of feed fed
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Salinity
Osmoregulation
Rule of Thumb
To reduce stress and reduce energy
required for osmoregulation,
freshwater aquaculture systems
are maintained at 2-3 ppt salinity.
Usually reported as parts per thousand, ppt.
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Measurements – Dissolved Oxygen
Winkler Titration
DO Meters – polarographic
-galvanic
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Measurements - Temperature
Off-the-self-components and hardware.
Included with most DO, pH, conductivity meters.
NOT RECOMMENDED!
Mercury thermometers
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Measurements - pH
Both laboratory and field
instruments readily available.
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Measurement – CO2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.50
pH
CO
2
,
mg/L
Measurement of pH and Alkalinity yields CO2
Alkalinity 100 mg/L
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Measurement – Salinity
Measurement of a physical property:
• Conductivity
• Density - hydrometer
• Refractive index
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Chemical Analysis
Test Kits and Colorometers
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Chemical Analysis – Dissolved Oxygen
Winkler Method:
• manganous sulfate, potassium iodide, sodium hydroxide
• manganous ion + oxygen  manganous dioxide
(proportional to dissolved oxygen concentration)
• sulfuric acid causes the oxidation of iodide to iodine by the
manganous dioxide.
• Titration with sodium thiosulfate with starch indicator
(iodine concentration proportional to DO concentration
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Chemical Analysis – CO2
4500-CO2 Carbon Dioxide
Free CO2 reacts with sodium hydroxide (0.0227 N)
to form sodium bicarbonate;
completion indicated using a pH meter (8.3)
or phenolphthalein indicator.
1 ml of NaOH equals 1 mg/LCO2.
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Chemical Analysis - Alkalinity
2320 – Titration Method
Titration with 0.02 N Sulfuric Acid
with methyl orange indicator end point (4.5 pH)
1 ml titrant equals 10 mg/L CaCO3.
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Chemical Analysis – Ammonia,
Nitrite and Nitrate
Ammonia: colorimetric Nesslerization
ion specific electrodes
Nitrite: colorimetric
Nitrate: reducing to nitrite with cadmium
catalyst, measure nitrite.
ion specific electrode
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Chemical Analysis - Solids
2540 Solids
A well-mixed sample is filtered
through a weighed standard glass-fiber filter
and the residue retained on the filter
is dried to a constant weight at 103 to 105 °C.
The increase in the weight of the filter
represents the total suspended solids.
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Chemical Analysis - Orthophosphorus
4500-P Phosphorus
Ammonium molybdate and potassium antimonyl tartrate
react to form a heteropoly acid, which is reduced with to
intensely colored molybdenum blue by ascorbic acid. .
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course
Laboratory
A water quality lab doesn’t
have to be large,
but it should be dedicated only
to that task.

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Water Quality.ppt

  • 1. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Water Quality James M. Ebeling, Ph.D. Research Engineer Aquaculture Systems Technologies, LLC New Orleans, LA
  • 2. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course The Aquatic Environment Unless You’re a Fish, You Can’t Tell By Sticking Your Fin in the Water! Critical Parameters • dissolved oxygen • temperature • pH • un-ionized ammonia • nitrite • nitrate • carbon dioxide • alkalinity • solids
  • 3. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Parameter Interactions • CO2 and dissolved oxygen concentrations • pH versus ammonia-nitrogen concentration • Temperature and growth rate and health
  • 4. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Quantity Too much is definitely better than Too little! Amount of water needed will depend on: • species • density • management practices • production technology • degree of risk one is willing to accept Rule of Thumb 20% water exchange of total system volume per day
  • 5. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Quantity – Reuse Systems Three Categories of Reuse Systems • Serial-reuse Systems– Serial flow through • Partial-reuse systems – 80-90% water reuse • Fully recirculating systems– >95% water reuse Low High
  • 6. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Quantity – Serial-reuse Systems Serial-reuse Systems • Trout and Salmonid raceways • Limiting Factor – Dissolved Oxygen • Systems limited by ammonia concentrations
  • 7. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Quantity – Partial-Reuse Systems Partial-reuse Systems • Circulation Production Tanks – Swirl Separators • Solids removed from center drain (15-20 % flow) • Ammonia controlled by dilution and system pH • pH controlled by controlling CO2 level in tanks
  • 8. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course intermittent cleaning flow primary discharge (180-390 L/min) air O2 H2O backwash slurry Partial-Reuse Fingerling System (Courtesy of PRAqua Technologies) 1000-1900 L/min
  • 9. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Quantity – Fully Recirculated Systems Fully Recirculating Systems • Circulation Production Tanks – Dual Drain • Solids controlled with microscreen filters • Ammonia controlled by biofiltration • Aeration or oxygenation required for high densities • Sophisticated backup and alarm systems required.
  • 10. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Recirculating Growout System Fully-recirculating system • 4 - 8% make-up rate on a flow basis (0.5-1.0 day HRT) • 4,800 lpm recir. water flow • 150 m3 culture volume • 7% through bottom drain • 93% through side drain • 200 kg/day feed (Courtesy of Marine Biotech Inc.)
  • 11. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Water Sources • Groundwater • Surface Water • Municipal Water Supplies
  • 12. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Water Sources – Ground Water Advantages: • Constant Temperature Disadvantages: • Dissolved H2S and CO2 • Low Dissolved Oxygen • Supersaturation • High Iron Concentration
  • 13. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Water Sources – Municipal Water Designed and treated to safeguard the health of humans, not fish! Disadvantage •Chlorine •Fluorine •Cost Advantages •Availability •Reliability
  • 14. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Water Quality Standards Parameter Concentration (mg/L) Alkalinity (as CaCO3) 50-300 Ammonia (NH3-N unionized) <0.0125 (Salmonids) Ammonia (TAN) Cool-water fish <1.0 Ammonia (TAN) Warm-water fish <3.0 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Tolerant Species (tilapia) <60 Sensitive Species (salmonids) <20
  • 15. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Water Quality Standards Parameter Concentration (mg/L) Hardness, Total (as CaCO3) >100 Iron (Fe) <0.15 Nitrogen (N2) <110% total gas pressure <103 % as nitrogen gas Nitrite (NO2) <1, 0.1 in soft water Nitrate (NO3) 0-400 or higher
  • 16. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Water Quality Standards Parameter Concentration (mg/L) Oxygen Dissolved (DO) >5 > 90 mm Hg partial pressure Ozone (O3) <0.005 pH 6.5-8.5 Salinity <0.5 to 1 Total dissolved solids (TDS) <400 Total suspended solids (TSS) <80
  • 17. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Water Quality Parameters •Dissolved Oxygen •Temperature •Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate •pH •Alkalinity/Hardness •Salinity •Carbon Dioxide •Solids Critical Parameters Important Parameters
  • 18. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Dissolved Oxygen Saturation concentration of dissolved oxygen: highest at low temperature lowest at high temperatures But demand for basic metabolism and food conversion: highest at high temperatures lowest at low temperatures Nature’s cruel joke on aquaculture!
  • 19. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Temperature Three Classifications: • cold-water species below 15 ° C (60° F) • cool-water species between 15 °- 20° C (60°- 68° F) • warm-water species above 20° C (68° F)
  • 20. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate Nitrosomones Bacteria Nitrobacter Bacteria 2 NH4 + + OH - + 3 O2  2 H + + 2 NO2 - + 4 H2O 2 NO2 + 1 O2  2 NO3 - NH4 + + 2 HCO3 + 1.9 O2  NO3 + 2.9 H2O + 1.9 CO2 +0.1 CH2O Nitrifying Bacteria – Overall Reaction
  • 21. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Ammonia - Nitrogen Equilibrium Reaction - Ammonia NH4 + + OH -  NH3 + H2O Note: NH4 +-N + NH3-N  TAN NH4 --N  Ammonia - nitrogen Increase in pH Increase in temperature
  • 22. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Unionized Ammonia-Nitrogen Percent unionized Ammonia-nitrogen pH Temp.6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 9.0 10 - 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.8 15.7 15 - 0.1 0.3 0.9 2.7 21.5 20 - 0.1 0.4 1.2 3.8 28.4 25 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.8 5.4 36.3 30 0.1 0.3 0.8 2.5 7.5 44.6
  • 23. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Nitrite-Nitrogen Equilibrium Reaction – Nitrite NO2 - + H2O  HNO2 + OH - Note: NO2 --N  Nitrite - nitrogen (mitigated by adding salt (chlorides) Decrease in pH
  • 24. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Nitrate - Nitrogen Equilibrium Reaction – Nitrate NO3-N Note: NO3 --N  Nitrate - nitrogen Non-toxic (freshwater systems)
  • 25. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course pH pH value expresses the intensity of the acidic or basic characteristic of water. Seawater: 8.0- 8.5 Freshwater: 6.5 – 9.0
  • 26. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Alkalinity Alkalinity (50 -150 mg/l as Ca CO3) Formula Common Name Equivalent Weight NaOH sodium hydroxide 40 Na2CO3 sodium carbonate 53 NaHCO3 sodium bicarbonate 83 CaCO3 Calcium Carbonate 50 CaO slaked lime 28 Ca(OH) 2 hydrated lime 37
  • 27. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course pH, alkalinity and CO2 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.50 pH CO 2 , mg/L The relationship between pH, alkalinity, and CO2 concentrations. Alkalinity 100 mg/L
  • 28. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Hardness soft (0-75 mg/L moderately hard (75 – 150 mg/L) hard (150-300 mg/L) very hard (> 300 mg/L) Classified as: Recommended range: 20 to 300 mg/L CaCO3
  • 29. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Carbon Dioxide Exposure to high carbon dioxide concentrations reduces respiration efficiency and decreases the tolerance to low dissolved oxygen concentrations. • Carbon dioxide is a highly soluble in water. • Concentration in pure water: 0.54 mg/L at 20° C. • Groundwater concentrations range from 0-100 mg/L.
  • 30. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Solids – settleable, suspended, dissolved Three categories: • settleable • suspended • fine or dissolved solids • upper limit: 25 mg TSS/L • normal operation (species dependent) • 10 mg/L for cold water species • 20 – 30 mg/L for warm water species Rule of Thumb Solids produced by fish : 0.3 to 0.4 kg TSS for every 1 kg of feed fed
  • 31. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Salinity Osmoregulation Rule of Thumb To reduce stress and reduce energy required for osmoregulation, freshwater aquaculture systems are maintained at 2-3 ppt salinity. Usually reported as parts per thousand, ppt.
  • 32. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Measurements – Dissolved Oxygen Winkler Titration DO Meters – polarographic -galvanic
  • 33. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Measurements - Temperature Off-the-self-components and hardware. Included with most DO, pH, conductivity meters. NOT RECOMMENDED! Mercury thermometers
  • 34. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Measurements - pH Both laboratory and field instruments readily available.
  • 35. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Measurement – CO2 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.50 pH CO 2 , mg/L Measurement of pH and Alkalinity yields CO2 Alkalinity 100 mg/L
  • 36. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Measurement – Salinity Measurement of a physical property: • Conductivity • Density - hydrometer • Refractive index
  • 37. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Chemical Analysis Test Kits and Colorometers
  • 38. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Chemical Analysis – Dissolved Oxygen Winkler Method: • manganous sulfate, potassium iodide, sodium hydroxide • manganous ion + oxygen  manganous dioxide (proportional to dissolved oxygen concentration) • sulfuric acid causes the oxidation of iodide to iodine by the manganous dioxide. • Titration with sodium thiosulfate with starch indicator (iodine concentration proportional to DO concentration
  • 39. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Chemical Analysis – CO2 4500-CO2 Carbon Dioxide Free CO2 reacts with sodium hydroxide (0.0227 N) to form sodium bicarbonate; completion indicated using a pH meter (8.3) or phenolphthalein indicator. 1 ml of NaOH equals 1 mg/LCO2.
  • 40. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Chemical Analysis - Alkalinity 2320 – Titration Method Titration with 0.02 N Sulfuric Acid with methyl orange indicator end point (4.5 pH) 1 ml titrant equals 10 mg/L CaCO3.
  • 41. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Chemical Analysis – Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate Ammonia: colorimetric Nesslerization ion specific electrodes Nitrite: colorimetric Nitrate: reducing to nitrite with cadmium catalyst, measure nitrite. ion specific electrode
  • 42. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Chemical Analysis - Solids 2540 Solids A well-mixed sample is filtered through a weighed standard glass-fiber filter and the residue retained on the filter is dried to a constant weight at 103 to 105 °C. The increase in the weight of the filter represents the total suspended solids.
  • 43. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Chemical Analysis - Orthophosphorus 4500-P Phosphorus Ammonium molybdate and potassium antimonyl tartrate react to form a heteropoly acid, which is reduced with to intensely colored molybdenum blue by ascorbic acid. .
  • 44. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Short Course Laboratory A water quality lab doesn’t have to be large, but it should be dedicated only to that task.