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Pondconstruction 150910105728 Lva1 App6892
Pondconstruction 150910105728 Lva1 App6892
Water
Average depth 1.2 m
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Figure: A Pond
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Figure: A complete pond.
There are 6 types of pond. These are-
a. Nursery Pond
b. Rearing Pond
c. Stocking Pond
d. Marketing P0nd
e. Brood Stock Pond
f. Quarantine Pond
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Short Description.
a. Nursery Pond: The smallest and shallowest of
ponds for fish culture is a nursery pond. This is
about 0.02-0.05 ha. The water is about 1 m
deep. Fig.: Nursery Pond
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e. Brood Stock Pond:
Brood stock ponds (0.2-0.4 ha) are perennial and have a water depth
of 2 m in the summer.
Fig. Brood stock pond.
f. Quarantine Pond:
i. Small (0.02 ha) but perennial (1.5 m deep) quarantine pond
for a time to verify that they are not infected.
ii. This pond is used to treat diseased fish from other ponds.
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B. Water Supply And Water Quality:
Water Supply:
Water Quality:
Physical quality:
Pond soil should have enough clay to hold water
100% clay may crack pond dike for exposing sunlight
Chemical quality:
Pond soil should not be acidic.
Acidic-soils make the pond water acidic.
Acidic-water retards growth of fish
Acidic water causes stress situation & disease.
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Two kinds of pond may found:
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Series Pond
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Front Side
Back Side
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Parallel Pond
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• Strong wind generates waves and the waves break on the dikes
• It will to erode the sides of the dikes.
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Figure: Selection of Pond Site( By Using Compass)
Pond bottom should be flat and sloping towards the outlet or
drainage gate with a gentle gradient.
Keep a gentle slope of the pond bottom of about 0.5% to 1.0%
from the water inlet to water outlet.
The canals or ditches should be 0.25 - 0.5 m X 0.25 – 0.5 m.
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Figure: Dike
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Free Board
Water depth
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Figure: Pond Dike Height.
The foundations of the dike should be prepared. This may include:
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Dikes should be protected against erosion by planting or seeding a grass.
Should not plant large trees on or near dikes. Root may destroy pond
dike.
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Outlet is making for the complete draining of the pond and harvesting of the fish
whenever necessary.
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Water can be drained from the top, bottom or intermediate levels of the pond;
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The most common structure is the open canal, which we will consider in detail
first.
Then we will look at other common structures, including:
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