Importance of tarpaulin in biofloc farming, why it’s better than cement tanks and other

Importance of tarpaulin in biofloc farming, why it’s better than cement tanks and other.

Biofloc fish farming is the newest fish farming technology which requires to farm fish in a captivated tank with some controlled environment created for it. So here comes the catch, what types of the tank is best for biofloc aquaculture is the most asked questions.

There are types of tanks people are using are1- Cement tanks 2- Plastic tanks 3- Tarpaulin tanks Now we will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of each kind of tank available in the market which will make you decide which kind of biofloc tank is reasonably good and having an advantage over each other, that will make you decide the type of tank you should use.

Cement tanks are highly durable and used on the primary level because of their strength of water carrying capacity. But it is still not accepted widely because of a lot of factors that are associated with cement tanks. The main disadvantages are shown below 1- Controlling various factors in cement tank is not cost-effective 2- Initial investment for Cement tanks is high 3- Temperature needs to be controlled as it is prone to environmental temperature changes 4- Washing, cleaning, and drainage can be more difficult in cement tanks.

5- Shifting cement tanks cannot possible and in case of any damage repairing can take time.

Plastic tanks are easier to install and cost-effective too. But working with plastic tanks can come with lots of hurdles.

1- Plastic tanks come with different shapes, so filling a particular place with plastic tanks can be a hurdle.

2- In Case of any damage replacement cost is high 3- Investment in plastic tanks is relatively higher than other tanks 4- Making the drainage system in plastic tanks is more difficult.

At last the most widely used tanks in biofloc technology are tarpaulin tanks. These types of tanks are used widely because it can be formed into any shape of tanks. But the widely accepted shape of tanks is of circular and rectangular. Mainly people do farm with a capacity of 5000, 10000, 20000, 30000 liters biofloc tanks.

The benefits of tarpaulin tanks are given below-

1- Cost of the initial setup for these types of tanks are low with low maintenance charges 2- Drainage system and process to set a tank are very accessible and easy to do.

3- Damage replacement cost is very low 4- The total fixed cost is very low.

Due to several advantages, there are competitive advantages to use these tanks in biofloc fish farming. But there are several types of biofloc tarpaulin available in the market out of which types of tarpaulin should be used is to be taken care of.

There is various type of biofloc tarpaulin available in India, out of which Both sides coated PVC tarpaulin lasts more than 5 year otherwise other types of tarpaulin has a lesser period of durability. Kisanflex manufactures the best quality 650 GSM blue color, UV stabilized PVC fish tank in the market which lasts more than 5 years and has a competitive advantage over other products. There is a clean difference given between Silpaulin Tarpaulin and Other brand tarpaulins Advantage points

Kisanflex Tarpaulin

Other Brand Tarpaulin

Weight of 10000 lit. tank

21 kg

Below 19 kg

Usage period

More than 5 year

Less than 3 year

Sealing

Heat-sealed

Normal sealed

Technology

3D technology

2D technology

Material

Highly durable material

Low-quality material

Fabric enhancement

Yes

No

Joint Strength enhancer

Yes

No

Transparent PVC fabric

Yes

No

UV Coated Rope

Yes

No

So before choosing a tank, you should choose the tank wisely to save fixed costs on a longer run. In case of any requirement call- 7044203333/9831506826 to buy these tanks and any other support.