Fish culture tank

Details Fish culture tank Fish culture tank

1977-01-05

1979-02-27

Chamblee, Hugh R.

Animal husbandry

Entomological culture device

Egg treatment, production, or storage

A01K 6300

Patent

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041413180

ABSTRACT:
A cylindrical fish culture tank adapted for a self-cleaning operation. Oxygenated water, whether fresh, recycled, or a mixture of fresh and recycled, enters a tangential inlet near the bottom of the tank and develops an upwardly flowing spiral action. The spiral action, assisted by swimming movements of fish, causes solids to gravitate towards the center of the tank. The bottom of the tank is shaped as an inverted obtuse cone with a screened, normally closed drain opening in the center. At the top of the tank is a screened overflow drain, from which water is normally withdrawn for discharge or for cleaning and filtering. About once a day, the fish culture tank may be cleaned by removing the solids through the screened drain. An airlift assembly may be connected to the drain for recovery of live fish when the screen is taken off the drain. At transfer or harvest time, the live fish may be drained from the bottom of the tank and recovered.

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