Tank

System 2
Steven Ioannidis
Hailey kirkendall
Madison snyder
 Nile tilapia

• Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

• Live up to nine years
• Average maximum length is 60 cm
• Average max weight 4.3 kg
• Have vertical stripes and vary in colors
• Live in shallow waters
• Eat phytoplankton during the day
• Brood eggs in mouth
 Nile tilapia Water quality 
• Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
• 24 – 32 °c
• 3-10 dissolved oxygen
• 6-8 pH
• 50-250 mg/I Alkalinity
• 0-30 mg/I co2
• 0- .03 mg/I Un-Ionized Ammonia
• 0- .6 mg/I Nitrite
• 50-350 mg/I Hardness
• 0-5000 mg/I Chloride
• 0-10 PPt salinity
Experiment
• To determine the flow rate and turnover time of tank #2
• If the turnover rate of tank #2 is 3 cycles per hour, then the flowrate
will be 2181 gallons per hour.
• Our average turnover rate was 0.49 cycles per hour
• Our average flow rate was 358.2 gallons per hour
• This is okay because of our ebb and flow tables
• This allows the water to be cleaned and oxygenized
• See other slides for calculations
Parts of the Tank System
TANK
SUMP
Contains the fish in the
Collects extra water as it travels
aquaculture system.
through the tank system.
Main inlet source for water going
Involved in aeration. As water
through the pump.
moves from the sump to the
tank, gas exchange between the
water and air can take place.
Parts of the Tank System
EBB AND FLOW TABLE
Tank system 2 is an aquaponics
system; water from a fish tank is
recirculated to grow plants.
The ebb and flow tables contain
the plants and clay beads that
filter the water.
There is no biofilter in this tank
system.
DEEPWATER CHANNEL
Deepwater channels are used to
grow certain types of plants, such
as some types of lettuce.
The channels in this system are
unfinished; lights are still required
before plants will begin growing.
Volume of tank system
• Volume of a cylinder = π(r^2)(h)
• Tank: r = 64 cm and h = 66 cm π(66^2)(64) = 849,285.592 cm^3
= 224.96 gallons
• Sump: r = 27.5 cm and h = 80 cm π(27.5^2)(80) = 190,066.356
cm^3 = 50 gallons
• Ebb and Flow Tables: 60 Gallons x 4 = 240 gallons
• Deep Water Channels: (240)(58)(29) = 403,680 cm^3 = 106 gallons x 2
= 212 gallons
• Rounding up the sum shows that the tank system holds 727 gallons of
water.
 Pump logistics

• The pump is used to create a current and aerate the

water. As water is added to the surface of the tank,
mixing in the new water creates oxygen, even though
there may not always be bubbles to indicate this.
Some fish also need a current to survive and currents
prevent bacteria from forming.
• Danner Model 5 Magnetic Drive Pump 500GPH
• Ideal flow rate is 500 gallons per hour.
• Measured head is how far the pump must push
water vertically. 500 gallons per hour is achieved at
 Actual flow rate
day one day two day three day four day five
1 19.38 1 11.73 1 8.47 1 8.04 1 8.35
2 14.47 2 11.27 2 8.4 2 10.89 2 9.84
3 12.46 3 11.79 3 9.12 3 15.44 3 9.32
4 10.3 4 12.62 4 8.57 4 11.73 4 7.97
5 13.16 5 11.61 5 7.11 5 11.59 5 9.1
6 14.23 6 11.72 6 7.18 6 10.42 6 9.32
7 11.3 7 11.84 7 7.86 7 10.53 7 9.15
8 9.46 8 10.69 8 7.31 8 10.48 8 8.44
9 9.2 9 12.72 9 7.57 9 10.66 9 7.77
10 8.55 10 10.69 10 7.75 10 11.48 10 8.39
11 11.46
mean 11.668 mean 7.934 mean 11.126 mean 8.765
mean 12.17909 st. Dev. 0.678131 st. Dev. 0.676941 st. Dev. 1.837366 st. Dev. 0.672694
st. Dev. 3.108187
 Turn over time calculation

• The ideal turn over time is 3 cycles of all of the water in the tank system each hour.

Day One: (296 gallons/hr) / (727 gallons) = 0.41 cycles/hr

Day Two: (308 gallons/hr) / (727 gallons) = 0.42 cycles/hr
Day Three: (454 gallons/hr) / (727 gallons) = 0.62 cycles/hr
Day Four: (323 gallons/hr) / (727 gallons) = 0.44 cycles/hr
Day Five: (410 gallons/hr) / (727 gallons) = 0.56 cycles/hr

All of these results are far below the desired 3 cycles/hr, but the large amount of filtration created
by the plants and the clay beads in the ebb and flow tables allow the water's quality to be
maintained despite such a low number of cycles of water each hour.
 Flow Rate Calculations
Day One: (1 gallon / 12.18 sec) x (3600 sec / 1 hr) = 296 gallons/hr

Day Two: (1 gallon / 11.67 sec) x (3600 sec / 1 hr) = 308 gallons/hr

Day Three: (1 gallon / 7.93 sec) x (3600 sec / 1 hr) = 454 gallons/hr

Day Four: (1 gallon / 11.13 sec) x (3600 sec / 1 hr) = 323 gallons/hr

Day Five: (1 gallon / 8.77 sec) x (3600 sec / 1 hr) = 410 gallons/hr
conclusion
• Biofilter= beads in ebb and flow tables
• Takes nitrogen out of system
• Plants get rid of CO2 in water
• Means the very low turnover rate and flow rate are okay for the system