Equipment· Jun 2026·7 min read

The complete RAS farm equipment checklist

Every line item you need to spec — from drum filters and biofilters to oxygen cones and CO₂ degassers — before you talk to RAS suppliers.

A modern recirculating aquaculture system is a tightly tuned life-support machine. This checklist groups equipment by subsystem so you can spec, budget and quote each piece without surprises.

Circular tanks with dual drains, drum filter, moving-bed biofilter, CO₂ degasser, low-head oxygenator, UV disinfection, heat exchanger, backup oxygen (LOX tank + PSA), SCADA with DO/pH/temperature probes, and a generator with alarm dialler are the non-negotiables.

Send this list to FishMatch Group with your target species and tonnage and we will return matched supplier quotes.

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