Water is the most important factor in shrimp reproduction. A breeding facility will not be as successful as it should be without access to a good quality water source. In some cases, even the most advanced devices are not able to change the characteristics of water and improve water quality.
If the water temperature is lower than the temperature specified in the table below, it is necessary to use heating devices.
(water quality characteristics required by the shrimp breeding center)
Water supply engineering operations for shrimp farming are:
- Water pumping 2- Physical water treatment 3- Water biological treatment (disinfection) 4- Aeration 5- Fertilization 6- Lime spraying
The importance of controlling the chemical and microbial quality of shrimp pond water:
It is necessary to maintain the chemical and microbial quality factors of the water of the shrimp farms in the appropriate and acceptable range for the optimal growth of the shrimps being cultivated, and their levels should not reach a lethal level.
Factors such as pH and dissolved oxygen should be measured twice a day (one in the morning and one in the evening) in the outlet area and near the bottom of the pool, and at the same time it is possible to check and record the transparency, temperature and salinity of the pool. Cultivation took place. The daily measurement of these factors will provide the production manager with useful information about the water quality of shrimp breeding ponds, so it is necessary to measure these factors at the farm site.
If there is a problem in the water of shrimp breeding ponds, it is necessary to measure water chemistry factors such as alkalinity, total ammonia and nitrite .
Many shrimp breeders do not measure the water quality parameters of the shrimp breeding ponds, which can be involved in the effective management of the breeding ponds as well as the reduction of production, so regular investigation and recording of quantitative (physical and chemical) and water quality parameters Breeding makes it so that if a problem arises in the breeding process, in the early stages, having the information of the breeding pool, the problems are identified and used in optimal production management.
All required tests on the water used in the shrimp breeding workshop are possible in the Asa laboratory.