Commercial Fish Farm Waste Removal
| AQUA-BACTA-AID Products: a-b-a R-1, a-b-a S-1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Water Ponds, Lakes, and Commercial Fish Farms | |||
| Pond or Lake Size (Surface Acres) | Treatment Water Volume (Gallons at Bottom) 1 | Start-Up Application (Gallon of a-b-a) 2 | Maintenance Application (Gallons of a-b-a) |
| 1 | 325,900 | 1.0 gallons | 0.50 gallon (2 Qt.) |
| 5 | 1,629,500 | 5.0 gallons | 2.5 gallons |
| 10 | 3,259 | 10.0 gallons | 5.0 gallons |
Notes:
- The above pond water volumes pertain to the effective area of a-b-a products treatment in the one-foot water zone over the pond sediment.
- Start-up: apply a-b-a R-1 or S-1 in pond water mixture into the bottom sediment.
- Maintenance: apply a-b-a R-1 or S-1 weekly until desired water quality is achieved; then at monthly or bi-monthly intervals depending on stocking and feeding rates.
Commercial Fish Farm Biological Filters
| AQUA-BACTA-AID Products: a-b-a N-1, a-b-a N-2 | |
|---|---|
| Fresh and Marine Commercial Fish Farm Recirculating Systems & Biological Filters |
|
| Pond Capacity (gallons) | Pond Capacity (gallons) |
| 250 | .25 oz = 150 drops |
| 500 | .50 to 1.5 ounces |
| 1,000 | 1.0 to 3.0 ounces |
Notes:
- Start-up: add the appropriate application rate of a-b-a N-1 or a-b-a N-2 daily for 8 days.
- Maintenance: add a-b-a N-1 or a-b-a N-2 to your system as needed or on a monthly basis and after each backwashing of filter or cleaning of tank.
- Shock-Loading: after increasing the animal population, add the appropriate rate of a-b-a N-1 or a-b-a N-2 daily until ammonia and nitrites have decreased to acceptable levels.