CN110896911B - Method for constructing pond culture circulating water system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for constructing a pond culture circulating water system, which comprises the following steps of constructing the culture system and circulating water: the culture system comprises a purification tank and a plurality of culture tanks, wherein the purification tank is positioned in the middle of the culture system, the plurality of culture tanks are distributed on two opposite sides of the purification tank, and a water purification device, a first purification area and a second purification area are sequentially arranged in the purification tank from left to right; a backflow reservoir is arranged outside the culture system, a circulating water pipeline is annularly arranged on the periphery of the culture system, a water gate, a water inlet and a water outlet are arranged on the circulating water pipeline, the water inlet and the water outlet are respectively arranged on two sides of the water gate, a water inlet valve is arranged on the water inlet, a water outlet valve is arranged on the water outlet, each culture pond is communicated with the circulating water pipeline and a purification pond, and a water outlet branch pipe and a water inlet branch pipe on the same culture pond are oppositely arranged at the bottom of each culture pond; the purification tank is communicated with a circulating water pipeline through a drain pipe, and a control valve is arranged on the drain pipe. The invention has the advantages of high efficiency, less investment, low energy consumption, good applicability and high operability.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of aquaculture, in particular to a method for constructing a pond culture circulating water system.
Background
Artificial pond culture constructed by concrete is a common mode for high-density intensive culture by using ponds. The water circulation mode adopted by the mode is non-flowing, after the cultivation is carried out for a period of time, along with the accumulation of excrement of the cultivation objects and the putrefaction and deterioration of residual erbium caused by excessive feeding, the water quality in the pond is continuously deteriorated, the content of bacteria in the water is increased, the oxygen content is reduced, and the healthy growth of the cultivation objects is influenced. Therefore, replacing a large amount of water has become an important technical measure for improving the quality of pond water. The direct discharge of pond waste water not only pollutes the environment, but also wastes water resources, and is not beneficial to the protection of ecological environment. Therefore, the construction of a pond culture circulating water system with high efficiency, low investment, low energy consumption and good applicability is urgent.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the invention provides a method for constructing a pond culture circulating water system.
The technical scheme of the invention is realized as follows:
a method for constructing a pond culture circulating water system comprises the construction of a culture system and the circulation of water;
(1) construction of a farming System
The cultivation system comprises a purification tank and a plurality of cultivation tanks, the purification tank is positioned in the middle of the cultivation system, the cultivation tanks are distributed on two opposite sides of the purification tank, water purification equipment, a first purification area and a second purification area are sequentially arranged in the purification tank from left to right, biological fillers are arranged in the first purification area and used for cultivating freshwater clams, beneficial bacterium groups are put on the biological fillers, and water culture plants and hyriopsis cumingii are cultivated in the second purification area;
(2) circulation of water
A backflow reservoir is arranged outside the culture system, a circulating water pipeline is annularly arranged on the periphery of the culture system, the head and the tail of the circulating water pipeline are communicated with the backflow water reservoir, a water pump is arranged in the backflow water reservoir, the backflow water reservoir is communicated with the purification tank through the water pump, a water gate, a water inlet and a water outlet are arranged on the circulating water pipeline, the water inlet and the water outlet are respectively arranged on two sides of the water gate, a water inlet valve is arranged on the water inlet, a water outlet valve is arranged on the water outlet, each culture tank is communicated with the circulating water pipeline through a water outlet branch pipe and is communicated with the purification tank through a water inlet branch pipe, and a water outlet branch pipe and a water inlet branch pipe on the same culture tank are oppositely arranged at the bottom of the culture tank; the purification tank is communicated with a circulating water pipeline through a drain pipe, and a control valve is arranged on the drain pipe.
Preferably, the area percentage of the first purifying area to the purifying pond is 35-40%, the area percentage of the second purifying area to the purifying pond is 15-20%, and the percentage of the total area of the first purifying area and the second purifying area to the total area of all the culture ponds is 30-40%.
More preferably, the biological filler in the first purifying area is hairbrush, the proper salinity of the freshwater razor clams is 6-8, and the culture density is 350-2The brush is suspended in the purification tank through the hanging rod, and the water culture plants in the second purification area comprise at least one of water hyacinth and cress.
Most preferably, the top of each culture pond is provided with an overflow pipe communicated with a circulating water pipeline.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. the water purification circulation is uniform, and the comprehensive purification effect can be achieved;
2. high efficiency, low investment and low purification treatment cost;
3. low energy consumption, good applicability and easy popularization.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the purification tank of fig. 1.
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1. a circulating water pipeline; 2. a water inlet; 21. a water inlet valve; 3. a water outlet; 31. a water outlet valve; 4. a return reservoir; 5. a sluice; a1, a first culture pond; a2, a second culture pond; a3, a third culture pond; a4, a fourth culture pond; a5, a fifth culture pond; a6, a sixth culture pond; a7, a seventh culture pond; a8, an eighth culture pond; a9, a ninth culture pond; B. a purification tank; b1, water purification equipment; b2, a first purification area; b21, cultivating ridges; b22, a partition board; b23, biological filler; b24, a water pushing mechanism; b3, second purification zone.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
A method for constructing a pond culture circulating water system comprises the construction of a culture system and the circulation of water;
(1) construction of a farming System
As shown in fig. 1: the cultivation system comprises a purification tank B and a plurality of cultivation tanks, the purification tank B is positioned in the middle of the cultivation system, the cultivation tanks are distributed on two opposite sides of the purification tank B, water purification equipment B1 (the water purification equipment B1 oxidizes ammonia nitrogen sub-salt in water into harmless substances through the principles of electrochemistry and the like), a first purification area B2 and a second purification area B3 are sequentially arranged in the purification tank B from left to right, a brush is hung in the first purification area B2 and used for cultivating freshwater clams, beneficial flora (such as nitrobacteria, denitrifying bacteria, photosynthetic bacteria and the like) are attached to the brush, the content of nitrite in the water can be reduced by the beneficial flora, the brush can be used as an attachment base of the flora, the water flow effect can be slowed down, and strong water flow can be blocked for cultivation beds of the freshwater clams; the proper salinity of the freshwater razor clams is 6 to 8, and the culture density is 350-2The device mainly plays a role in filtering organic debris and algae, controlling water body over-fertilizer, adjusting water quality and increasing culture benefits; the water hyacinth, the water fennel and the hyriopsis cumingii are cultured in the second purification area B3, the water hyacinth and the water fennel are cultured on a floating bed, the hyriopsis cumingii is preferably hung in a culture net, and the culture net is suspended in a purification tank;
(2) Circulation of water
As shown in fig. 1: a return water reservoir 4 is arranged outside the culture system, a circulating water pipeline 1 is annularly arranged on the periphery of the culture system, the head and the tail of the circulating water pipeline 1 are communicated with the return water reservoir 4, a water pump is arranged in the return water reservoir 4, the return water reservoir 4 is communicated with the purification tank B through the water pump, a water gate 5, a water inlet 2 and a water outlet 3 are arranged on the circulating water pipeline 1, the water inlet 2 and the water outlet 3 are respectively arranged on two sides of the water gate 5, a water inlet valve 21 is arranged on the water inlet 2, a water outlet valve 31 is arranged on the water outlet 3, each culture tank is communicated with the circulating water pipeline 1 through a water outlet branch pipe, the water outlet branch pipe and the water inlet branch pipe on the same culture pond are oppositely arranged at the bottom of the culture pond (the water circulation in the culture pond is kept uniform, stable and quiet, and the negative influence on the culture is minimized), and the top of each culture pond is respectively provided with an overflow pipe communicated with the circulating water pipeline 1; the purification pool B is communicated with the circulating water pipeline 1 through a drain pipe 6, and a control valve is arranged on the drain pipe 6.
When water enters, the water gate 5 is closed, the water inlet valve 21 is opened, new water enters the circulating water pipeline 1 from the water inlet 2 and is collected into the backflow water storage tank 4, and the new water is pumped into the purification tank B through the water pump (as shown in figure 2, a plurality of cultivation beds B21 for cultivating freshwater clams, partition plates B22, biological fillers B23 for attaching beneficial bacterium groups and a water pushing structure B24 are arranged in a second purification area B2 of the purification tank B, the biological fillers B23 are preferably brushes, under the action of the water pushing structure B24, the cultivation water forms a purification cycle in the purification tank B as shown in the figure), and the cultivation water enters each cultivation tank through the water inlet branch pipe after being purified in the purification tank B and meeting the requirement of cultivation water quality. When the water level in the culture pond rises to a certain height, the redundant water is discharged into the circulating water pipeline 1 through the overflow pipe at the top of the culture pond, collected into the backflow water storage tank 4 through the circulating water pipeline 1 and pumped into the purification pond B again through the water pump. After the cultivation is finished, the cultivation tail water in the cultivation pond is discharged into the circulating water pipeline 1 through the water outlet branch pipe, is collected into the backflow water storage tank 4, is pumped into the purification pond B through the water pump, is purified to meet the emission standard, flows into the circulating water pipeline 1 through the water discharge pipe 6 and is discharged through the water outlet 2.
As a preferable technical solution, in a further embodiment of the present invention, the percentage of the area of the first purification area B2 to the purification pond B is 35% to 40%, the percentage of the area of the second purification area B3 to the purification pond B is 15% to 20%, and the percentage of the total area of the first purification area B2 and the second purification area B3 to the total area of all the cultivation ponds is 30% to 40%.
The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like that fall within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included therein. The terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. used herein are used for convenience in describing the structure and connection relationship of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
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1. A method for constructing a pond culture circulating water system is characterized by comprising the following steps: comprises the construction of a culture system and the circulation of water;
(1) construction of a farming System
The cultivation system comprises a purification tank (B) and a plurality of cultivation tanks, wherein the purification tank (B) is located in the middle of the cultivation system, the plurality of cultivation tanks are distributed on two opposite sides of the purification tank (B), water purification equipment (B1), a first purification area (B2) and a second purification area (B3) are sequentially arranged in the purification tank (B) from left to right, biological fillers are arranged in the first purification area (B2) and used for cultivating freshwater clams, beneficial bacterium groups are put on the biological fillers, and hydroponic plants and hyriopsis cumingii are cultivated in the second purification area (B3);
(2) circulation of water
Breed system is equipped with backward flow cistern (4) outward, breed system's peripheral ring is equipped with circulating water pipeline (1), and the head and the tail of circulating water pipeline (1) all communicate with backward flow cistern (4), is equipped with the water pump in backward flow cistern (4), and backward flow cistern (4) are passed through the water pump communicates with purification tank (B), is equipped with sluice (5), water inlet (2) and delivery port (3) on circulating water pipeline (1), and the both sides of sluice (5) are located respectively in water inlet (2) and delivery port (3), is equipped with water intaking valve (21) on water inlet (2), is equipped with out on delivery port (3) and goes out water brake (5)Each culture pond is communicated with the circulating water pipeline (1) through a water outlet branch pipe and is communicated with the purification pond (B) through a water inlet branch pipe, and the water outlet branch pipe and the water inlet branch pipe on the same culture pond are oppositely arranged at the bottom of the culture pond; the purification pool (B) is communicated with the circulating water pipeline (1) through a drain pipe (6), and a control valve is arranged on the drain pipe (6); the biological filler in the first purification area (B2) is a hairbrush, the proper salinity of the freshwater razor clams is 6-8, and the culture density is 350-2The brush is suspended in the purification pool (B) through a hanging rod, and the water culture plants in the second purification area (B3) comprise at least one of water hyacinth and cress.
2. The method for constructing a pond culture circulating water system according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises the following steps: the percentage of the area of the first purification area (B2) to the purification pool (B) is 35-40%, the percentage of the area of the second purification area (B3) to the purification pool (B) is 15-20%, and the percentage of the total area of the first purification area (B2) and the second purification area (B3) to the total area of all the culture pools is 30-40%.
3. The method for constructing a pond culture circulating water system according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises the following steps: the top of each culture pond is provided with an overflow pipe communicated with a circulating water pipeline (1).
4. The method for constructing a pond culture circulating water system according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises the following steps: and the water inlet branch pipe and the water outlet branch pipe are respectively provided with a control valve.
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