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Aeration Systems for Aquaculture — Buyer's Knowledge Page
Aeration keeps commercial farms alive. Choose aerators on Standard Aerator Efficiency (kg O₂/kWh) at your actual salinity, temperature and altitude — not the marketing datasheet.
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Typical applications
- Shrimp and fish ponds (paddlewheel, splash, propeller-aspirator)
- Fine-bubble diffusers for intensive tanks
- Down-flow bubble contactors for high-DO RAS
Project sizes
- Small ponds: <20 HP
- Semi-intensive: 20–100 HP/ha
- Super-intensive: 100+ HP/ha
Selection criteria
- kg-O₂/kWh at your operating salinity
- Depth and mixing pattern coverage
- Motor IP rating and marine corrosion class
- Noise, birds and biosecurity
Questions buyers should ask
- What is the SAE / SOTR at my salinity?
- What HP/ha do you recommend and why?
- What is your mean time between failure in coastal conditions?
Common procurement mistakes
- Buying by HP without oxygen transfer data
- Ignoring altitude correction (0.15% loss per 100 m)
- Under-sizing emergency aeration
RFQ recommendations
- Tender against kg-O₂/hr required, not HP installed
- Require third-party SOTR test data
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