Aquaculture Centre Water Supply Systems

Freshwater Supply

• source:aquifer
• 100 gpm
• 9.5^oC constant

Seawater Supply

• source: NRC-IMB (Sandy Cove)
• 30 µm filtered seawater
• bi-weekly deliveries
• stored and circulated through two 60,000 L underground reinforced fiberglass storage tanks.
• utilize 12,000L per week for algal production and recirculation system water replacement

Compressed Air and Oxygen

• Two 5HP Air Blowers deliver high volume, low pressure compressed air (135 cfm @ 4psi)
• Two 3HP Air Compressors deliver low volume, high pressure (120 psi) compressed air.
• Oxygen Generator delivers 95% pure compressed O₂ at 40-50 psi
  

All rearing systems can be supplied with the following:

• Ambient Freshwater (9.5 ^oC)
• Chilled Freshwater (4.0 - 9.5 ^oC)
• Heated Freshwater (9.5 - 26 ^oC)
• Chilled Seawater (4.0 - 15 ^oC)
• Heated Seawater (15 - 26 ^oC)
• Compressed Air
• Compressed Oxygen