Design and Performance Evaluation of an Automated Filtration System for Sustainable Fish Culturing

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1Yong-Chai Tan*,2Jer-Vui Lee, 3Joo-Ling Loo ,2Pek-Yee Tang, 2Wang-Yan Chue,1Chan-Chin Wang, 1Vin-Cent Tai 1Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, SEGi University, Malaysia 2Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia Journal of Engineering & Technological Advances Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 2-17 (2017) https://doi.org/10.35934/segi.v2i2.2 Full Text PDF Download Here

Abstract

The objective of this project was to design an automated filtration system for sustainable fish culturing and determine its efficiency of solids removal. The filtration system comprised of a sedimentation unit, two screen filters and its housing. Water flows from the culture tank to the sedimentation unit. Then, it passed through the screen filters before being stored in a reservoir. The system removed 85% of total suspended solids. Of the suspended solids removed, 63% was done by the sedimentation unit, 23% by the first screen filter and 13 % by the second screen filter. The results showed that sedimentation units play an important role in the aquaculture filtration system as they can reduce the operation cost of maintaining a filtration system.

Keywords:

Filtration System, Fish Culturing, Mechanical Filtering, Recirculation Aquaculture System.