| Institution: |
Aquarium du Québec |
| Location: |
Ville de Québec, Québec, CANADA |
| Contact: |
Michel Lagacé, curator; |
| Laboratory name: |
AQUATIC AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORY |
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| Habitat: |
fresh and salt water |
| System temperature: |
2° to 32° C; |
| Number of rearing systems: |
5; |
| Rearing volume per system: |
15 m3 (18 494 usgal); |
| Daily feeding rate: |
6 to 8 kg feed / system; |
| Type of rearing tanks per system: |
Fiberglass troughs & circular self- supporting tanks; |
| Water recirculation level: |
99.9%; |
| Work done: |
consulting
system preliminary design for:
biofiltration;
filtration of suspended solids;
feces collection through fecal trap;
degassing;
oxygenation;
electronic security monitoring;
photoperiod control
space optimization;
planning of phytoplankton lab.;
planning of zooplankton lab.;
planning of quarantine lab.
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