An organic culture media based on a composted liquid seaweed extract was developed and tested for growth of Chaetoceros muelleri. The extract was evaluated at two concentrations and then compared with two commercial media: Walne and agricultural fertilizer
(AF). The concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorous differed between the two commercial media and the seaweed extract; however,
growth of Chaetoceros muelleri was similar. The successful culture of Chaetoceros muelleri in composted liquid seaweed extract suggests the feasibility of and potential use for this natural, organic fertilizer in
aquaculture. The seaweed extract is simple to obtain and inexpensive. 相似文献
A 2-year survey in six commercial shrimp hatcheries of the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, in the Mexican northwest, aiming to investigate the variability of the outdoor biomass production and composition of microalgae showed wide differences in daily mean yields, from 0.68 to 1.71×1012 cells m−3 and between 23.9 and 73.9 g m−3 of dry organic biomass.
These differences were mostly related to the type of culture containers and consequent differences in light penetration. The best yields were in 0.7 m deep polyethylene tanks and the lowest in 1 m deep concrete tanks with a small surface to volume ratio.
Protein, carbohydrate and lipid yields followed the same trends as biomass production and were mostly associated with the design of the culture containers and, in part, with the geographic location of the hatcheries.
Variability was high also within laboratories, and this was related to seasonal climatic differences. In Sonora, cell concentrations were negatively related to temperature, but organic biomass production increased with the increase of this climatic variable, probably because of larger cell sizes. In contrast, the data obtained in Sinaloa showed that cell concentration and organic biomass are directly related to temperature and inversely to light.
Proteins and lipids were negatively related to temperature in Sonora but not in Sinaloa, where high carbohydrates were associated with low temperatures.
Fatty acid profiles were highly variable in all cases and were not associated with the type of culture containers or, with the possible exception of 18C unsaturates, with the geographic location of the laboratories, indicating as probable sources of variability between and within hatcheries either the handling routines or the composition of the growth media. 相似文献
ABSTRACT Salinity and preferred nutrient composition of Chaetoceros affinis and Skeletonema costatum were tested. Salinity was tested at 12, 16, 23, 28, and 32 ppt. Three compositions of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) and two on-farm low-cost alternative media sources, cow urine (CU) and hatchery waste water (HWW), were tested to find the suitable NPK ratio and to determine the efficacy of the on-farm media respectively. Chaetoceros affinis preferred 23 ppt salinity, while Skeletonema costatum preferred both 28 and 32 ppt. Among the NPK treatments, higher cell density was observed in 4:1:1 followed by 4:2:1 ratios. Significant differences in maximum cell density of both species were observed in the NPK treatments while only S. costatum showed significant difference in CU and HWW. 相似文献