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Shrimp Pond Aeration Calculator

Work out shrimp pond aeration instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Shrimp Pond Aeration Calculator

Shrimp aeration is sized on standing biomass, at roughly 1 hp per tonne for intensive culture, and rounded up to whole paddle-wheel or aerator units. As biomass builds through the cycle the requirement grows, so aerators are commissioned progressively rather than all at once.

Formula

Aeration requirement

hp required = biomass (t) x hp per tonne; aerators = ceil(hp required / aerator rating)

Worked example

With the default values below, Shrimp Pond Aeration Calculator returns Aerators Required of 2. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Pond Areaminimum 0.01 ha
1 ha
Standing Biomassminimum 0 kg
4,000 kg
Aeration Per Tonne Of Biomassminimum 0.1 hp/t
1 hp/t
Aerator Ratingminimum 0.1 hp
2 hp

Results

Aerators Required
2
Aeration Power Required
4.00
Installed Electrical Load
2.98
Installed Aeration Per Hectare
4.00

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Aeration requirement
  3. 3Aerators Required= 2
  4. 4Aeration Power Required= 4.00
  5. 5Installed Electrical Load= 2.98
  6. 6Installed Aeration Per Hectare= 4.00

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
  • An aeration failure can kill an entire crop within hours. Provide standby power and low-oxygen alarms, and never rely on a single power source.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

An aeration failure can kill an entire crop within hours. Provide standby power and low-oxygen alarms, and never rely on a single power source.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is aeration most critical?

Just before dawn, when respiration has drawn down dissolved oxygen all night with no photosynthesis. Aerators should run continuously through the night in the second half of the cycle.

Does aerator placement matter?

Very much. Paddle wheels should be positioned to create a circular current that concentrates sludge in the pond centre, keeping the feeding area clean.

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