Rockhampton State High School, Aquaculture Centre

Project Details

CLIENT: Rockhampton State High School
PROJECT LOCATION: Rockhampton, QLD
COMPLETION DATE: 2023
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Project Overview

Fresh By Design completed a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) at Rockhampton State High School’s new Aquaculture Centre. The system is used to grow barramundi and to educate students about recirculating aquaculture systems. The scope included intake water treatment, 6 x 9000 L Polymaster Group tanks, a FAIVRE Industrie-Environnement drum filter, in-ground concrete sumps with FRP covers, MAT-KULING MBBR biofilters, degassers, ozone system, oxygen contactors and UV steriliser, Waterco pumps, GRUNDFOS VFDs, an OxyGuard International water quality monitoring system, an emergency oxygen system, an Arvo-Tec auto feeding system and Oasis heat pumps.

Solution

Recirculating aquaculture system comprising intake water treatment, six 9000 L Polymaster Group tanks, FAIVRE drum filtration, in-ground concrete sumps with FRP covers, MAT-KULING MBBR biofilters, degassers, ozone system, oxygen contactors and UV steriliser, Waterco pumps driven by GRUNDFOS VFDs, OxyGuard water quality monitoring, an emergency oxygen system, Arvo-Tec automatic feeding and Oasis heat pumps for temperature control.

System Size

6 x 9000 L Polymaster Group tanks

Key Equipment

  • Polymaster Group 9000 L tanks
  • FAIVRE Industrie-Environnement drum filter
  • MAT-KULING MBBR bio filters, degassers, ozone system, oxygen contactors and UV steriliser
  • Waterco pumps
  • GRUNDFOS VFDs
  • OxyGuard International water quality monitoring system
  • Emergency oxygen system
  • Arvo-Tec auto feeding system
  • Oasis heat pumps
  • In-ground concrete sumps with FRP covers

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