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AKU 3601
PRAGTICAL2: ANALYSISOF SELECTED
PHYSICAL
AND
CHEMICALWATERPARAMETERS USINGFIELD
EQUIPMENTANDTESTKITS

OBJECTIVE: To becomefamiliar
withtoolsandequipmentusedto analyze
physicalandchemical
waterparametersin aquaculture
systems.

MATERIALS
AND METHODOLOGY:

Studentswill studythe functionsand learnthe properuse of instruments

to
monitorand analyzewater parametersin aquaculturesystems.Activities
include:
o Takingpictures,namingthe equipmentand label key partsto gain
extrainformation
on their functions.

o Calibrating
equipment
beforeuse.
. Measurewaterpararmeters & testkitsprovided.
usingtheequipment
. Recordmeasurements
in propermetricunits(Sl).
. Compare,contrast,analyzeand explaindifferences
in measurements

provided
Equipment are:

Dissolvedoxygenmeter
pH meter
Refractometer
SecchiDisc
Ammoniameter
Conductivity
meter
Hachkit
Columnwatgrsampler (uri\"\c," -r+..t+su{.r,a-^V
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Tapemeasure /
Waterdepthstick

Studentsare requiredto measure/estimate

the followingwaterquality
parameters pond:
in an aquaculture

1. Makein situmeasurements of the followingparameters

nearthewVt6r
surfaceand nearthe pondbottorg;. t/
V
Dissolvedoxygen(DO),,/
Temperatur""r,/ Ys\ ssC Do
 Makea chartto comparethevalues.Includea columnon % oxygen
saturation
for the temperature
recorded.

2. Measurethe "SecchidiskvisibiJity"
(SDV)and estimatethe Euphotic
depth. ,/

3. Collectwatersamplesat mid-deptlrr'using
the columnwatersampler
and measurethe followingparameters:
, .\k .\ dtl \
lr*IW" - qAe\+ bR rA--s
X*-------"--"**^
r,/Nitrate
,zOrthophosphate

Makea chartto comparethevalues.

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\{S\ Pc3orl
4. Measureand recordthe'salinities
^rv$N*' and conductivitieg
of 3 water
samples.Makea chartto comparethe values
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5. MeasurethesurfaceareaandaveragF
depthof thepond.Estimate
the
volumeof theaquaculture
pond.
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(to be answeredin lab report)
Questions

1 Whatcouldpossiblybe the maincauseof turbidityinthe selected

pond.Whydo youthinkso?

2 Whatlaboratory analysiscanyou useto determinewhethermostof the

turbiditycomesfromplanktonor whetherit comesfromsuspendedclay
particles?

3 ls the Secchidiskvisibility
(SDV)withinthedesiredrangefor pond
aquaculture? lf the SDVis higheror lowerthanthe desiredrange,what
doesit indicate?

4 Whatis the estimateddepthof the euphoticzoneandwhat is its

significance
in aquaculture?

5 Whatcouldbe the consequence

of too muchnitrateand phosphorus
pondsintocoastalwaters?
dischargefromaquaculture
 lf you measurethe pH laterin theafternoon,
say at 3pm,wouldyou
expectthe valueto higheror lowerthanthe currentvalue?Why?

Fishspeciessuchas tilapiahasa hightolerance

to varyingsalinities.
Whattermwould you useto describetilapia?

Canyou observeany relationship

betweensalinityand conductivity?
lf
so,whatis it?

In an experiment, are requiredto prepare5 ton of waterin the hatchery

witha salinityof 15 ppt.Yourwatersourcewas collectedfrom Port
Dicksonand has a salinityof 35 ppt.

Explainhowyou wouldpreparethe waterfor yourexperiment.

10 You are askedto treatthe pondwaterwithteaseedcaketo remove

unwantedfishat a doseof 20 ppm.Howmuchteaseedcakewouldyou
requirefor this pond?