Dissolved oxygen dynamics, diurnal pH swings, unionized ammonia thresholds, and testing routines for intensive and semi-intensive ponds.
Routine Water Quality Monitoring for Pond Systems
Feed conversion and fish health are directly governed by pond water chemistry.
Core Parameters to Track
- Dissolved Oxygen (DO): Measure at dawn and dusk to capture diurnal phytoplankton respiration cycles.
- pH and Temperature: Crucial for calculating the toxic unionized fraction of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN).
- Secchi Disk Visibility & Alkalinity: Indicators of bloom stability and buffering capacity.
FAUNEX believes that practical animal nutrition decisions must always be founded on verified biological mechanisms, realistic feeding conditions, and economic viability. We do not promote blanket solutions without accounting for farm-specific forage chemistry, biosecurity, water quality, and environmental variables.