North Carolina State University Fish Barn

Growout 4

Growout 3

Growout 2

Growout 1

Lab Office Q1

N1

Mechanical Room

Mechanical Room

BioSump biofilters

BioSump biofilters

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North Carolina Fish Barn Basic System Layout

Culture Tank

Culture Tank

Oxygenator

Pumps BioSump

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Particle Trap and Sludge Collector as Configured at the NC State Fish Barn

Water level

Sludge Standpipe well collector Drum screen filter To BioSump

Finish grade Tank floor slab Particle trap Sludge collector flow Main flow Tank drain Bypass

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AquaOptima ECOTRAP Particle Trap

A B Particle trap Tank floor slab B Settleable Solids Flow A B

A Main discharge Suspended Solids Flow

AquaOptima ECOTRAP Sludge Collector

Top View

Clarified Water to Drum Screen Filter

Flow B from Particle Trap

Side View Clarified Water to Drum Screen Filter

Flow B from Particle Trap

Sludge Discharge

NC State Fish Barn Drum Screen Filter and BioSump Configuration

Water level Sludge collector Standpipe well Drum screen filter

To BioSump BioSump

Tank floor To Sludge Collector To Drum Screen

Bypass

Tank drain

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NC State Fish Barn Water Return and Oxygenation System Configuration

Oxygen Gas Flow Flow

Water level

Downflow Bubble Contactor

Flow

Flow

Tank floor slab

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