The success of an aquaponic or aquaculture venture depends on providing as near an optimum environment for the rapid growth of the fish as possible. Of all the environmental factors, water quality and in particular, dissolved oxygen (DO) is the most important and critical.
Although the air we breathe usually contains about 21% oxygen, oxygen is only slightly soluble in water. As a result, aquatic species must spend a great deal of energy to remove what little dissolved oxygen there is. Tempera...
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