Recirculating aquaculture systems waste water as a medium for increase of phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass
Abstract
The results of using the waste water from recirculating aquaculture system for phytoand
zooplankton cultivation are presented in the article. The physico-chemical parameters of the
aquaculture system’s waste water and comparative culture media were recorded during hydrobionts
cultivation. The indicators of productivity and the biochemical composition of investigated cultures
were determined. The biochemical analysis of studied cultures included the investigations of the
content of total proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, carotenoids and photosynthetic pigments. Using
aquaculture system’s waste water as a medium for the cultivation of phyto- and zooplankton can
significantly reduce the cost of technology for live feed biomass increase in the aquaculture
industries.