Introduction As aquaculture slowly shifts to more intensive farming methods, the use of biofiltration becomes more common. Broadly stated, the purpose of biofiltration is to help maintain water quality. There are many different methods of maintaining good water...
Introduction Sizing a biofilter can be a daunting task for the novice in the aquaculture industry. There are many technologies and options to choose from. Once you have chosen a type of biofilter, there are still a tremendous number of variables to consider and make...
Introduction What are Biological filters? Biological filters are devices to culture microorganisms that will perform a given task for us. Different types of organisms will perform different tasks. Part of the art of designing and using biofilters is to create an...
Introduction Operators of recirculating aquaculture systems are blessed with a wide variety of choices when it comes to biological filters. Most of the filters used are either well mixed reactors with medium to long retention times or short path plug flow reactors...
