Four reasons keeping you not planning to have a RAS farm
Four reasons keeping you not planning to have a RAS farm
from ECOWTAER China
The ultimate dream of all farmers is to have a high-tech, fully automated RAS farm that increases production while ensuring farm stability. But why don't most farmers try to build their own RAS farms? So, what is the reason? According to various feedback, there are four main points:
1. The upfront cost is not small
Since it is factory farming, a lot of money must be invested in the infrastructure of the factory in the early stages. Land, plants, infrastructure, a circulating water system, seedlings, feed, technology, and management personnel costs require financial assistance and cannot be borne by small farmers.
Of course, it doesn't mean that small farmers can't do factory farming, so start small with limited funds! Factory farming is completely customizable.
2. The processing process is slightly complicated
There are many things to pay attention to in circulating aquaculture, such as the stability of the system's operation, the balance of the total water volume of the system, the maintenance of biological filters and filtration equipment, feeding management, breeding density, water quality testing, and disease prevention.
This pile of things complicatedfficult although many friends feel helpless and give up! Although the factory recycling aquaculture process looks complex because it is a mature technology, a lot of control and management are mechanized, and an intelligent, complex processing process is handed over to the equipment. What else is difficult?
3. High requirements for breeding technology
In a high-density factory farming environment, feed dosage must be precisely controlled; too much feed will decompose ammonia, nitrogen, and nitrite in the water, endangering fish health. By casting less, the fish do not eat enough, and casting long rather than fast will lengthen the breeding cycle. Because it is high-density farming, factory farming has certain technological requirements!
4. Variety selection is critical
It is not a problem of whether the factory's circulating water system, built at great cost, can be kept alive or not, but whether it can make money or not!
RAS farms now raise California perch, Mandarin fish, and other high-priced premium aquatic species, as well as high-density tilapia and shrimp. So, in factory farming, what kind of fish to raise and what kind of fish to raise for money need to be carefully considered.
In a word, the problems facing factory farming involve cost, process, technology, variety, and other aspects. ECO WATER China can provide you with a water service. Whether it is about RAS equipment or farming knowledge, we have very rich experience and practice. We have helped design and build many RAS farms worldwide, helping over 300 achieve automation, water recycling, and low-cost goals. We will use our 15 years of experience to help anyone who wants to upgrade their farm.
