Please Review the History of Our POD RAS System
I find it interesting that RAS has such a following. Personally, the intense nature of RAS is not my idea of relaxing aquafarming. However if one approaches the design concept correctly the outcomes are both financially and aesthetically rewarding as you can see below..
Here is an RAS system we designed and built in 1986. This farm was, private catchment, private disposal. The aquafarm was vertically integrated with hatchery, nursery and growout production. It was and still is capable of 60 tonnes production every 18 months.
It requires one staff person full time and three persons for harvest. The whole farm operates on 1000 liter per minute flow, utilising only one pump.
It utilised a multi-stage mechanical and biological filtration system that was, maintenance free.
The farm utilised inground ponds and plumbing with an expected working life of 25 years
The water leaving the biofiltration was drinkable.
Return on production costs was 67%
This farm produced the best looking and healthiest silver perch I, to this day, have ever seen. And that includes wild stock.
"Not too bad for the eighties".
If you are building an RAS system then the above components are basic and essential.
There are so many Recirculating Aquaculture Systems around today it amazes me there is such a lack of success. There are well defined books, miles of research and yet it cannot be said that there is one successful RAS in Australia.
There are many claims but for any aquaculture business success can only be measured in profits over time. Can anyone tell me of an aquaculture business that has been profitable for the last 10 years?? SEND
Aquafarmer builds RAS systems for profitable longevity and really, that is the only necessary factor an RAS system should and need for sales promotions.
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The Pod System (Our commercial RAS Design)