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Assignment Title.
CONSTRUCTION OF FISH POND
Submitted To: Course title: Aquaculture Engineering
Mousumi Das Course code: AQC 302
Lecturer,
Department of Aquaculture
Faculty of Fisheries.
Submitted By:
Name Reg. No.

Md. Afzal Hossain 12-05-2853

Md. Rayhanur Rahman 12-05-2854

Sulav Indra Paul 12-05-2860

Doly Sultana 12-05-2861
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Khandakar Tahmida Tafhim 12-05-2862
Imran Nagar 12-05-2864

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural

University Level: III
Salna, Gazipur-1706 Term: Summer’14
Introduction:
 Pond is an earthen embankment.

 Pond is used for (growing fish, rearing fish, Spawning,

Breeding).

Water
Average depth 1.2 m
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Figure: A Pond
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Figure: A complete pond.
Types Of Pond For Fish Culture

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

b. Rearing Pond: A rearing pond is larger than a

nursery pond. It is 0.08-0.2 ha. The water is
about 1.5-2.0 m deep. Nursery and rearing
ponds can be seasonal.

Fig.: Rearing Pond

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c. Stocking Pond:
A stocking pond is much larger, often 0.2-2.0 ha. It should be
2.0-3.5 m deep. This pond might be perennial or seasonal.
Fig. Stocking pond.

d. Marketing Pond:
• A marketing pond, which is small but quite deep.
• These ponds can be 0.05-0.10 ha in size with a water level
of 3-4 m in summer.
• Used to keep fish caught from a stocking pond for sale.
Fig. Marketing 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.

Fig. Quarantine pond. 8

 Selection Of A Suitable Site For Pond Construction

Importance Of Site Selection:

Good site selection is a pre-requisite in pond construction.

Improper site selection may lead to:

I. Difficulties in holding water in the pond.

II. High seepage.
III.Dike erosion.
IV.Low productivity of the pond
V. Inability to drain water completely, and
VI.Difficulties in harvesting. 9
 Factors Of Site Selection

A. Space Availability And Topography:

 Space of 200 m2 to construct a pond.

 Better to select flat land with a slight gradient.
 Sites with slight gradients (0.5 to 3 percent is better)
 Avoid areas with large undulations and rocks and with large
trees.

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 Factors Of Site Selection
B. Water Supply And Water Quality:
Water Supply:

 The source of water should have adequate amount of water

 Streams, large rivers, small rivers, lakes and reservoirs can be used.

Water Quality:

 Temperature (25 to 300 C)

 Dissolved oxygen (5-9ppm)
 pH (6.5-8.5)

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 Factors Of Site Selection
C. Soil 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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 Kinds of a Fish Pond

Two kinds of pond may found:

1. Series Pond: Cost effective, Easily maintain.

2. Parallel Pond: Difficult to maintain, Contamination occur.

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Series Pond
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Front Side
Back Side
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Parallel Pond

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 Align Pond Direction
• 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)
 Design Of Pond Bottom
 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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Fig. Pond Bottom.

 Pond Dikes
Any pond dike should have three basic qualities.

1. Able to resist the water pressure.

2. It should be impervious, the water seepage through the dike
being kept to a minimum.
3. High enough to keep the pond water from ever running over
its top.

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Figure: Dike
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Figure: Pond Dike

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Figure: An ideal pond

 Impermeability Of Dike

 Using good soil that contains enough clay

 Building a central clayey core when using pervious soil material;
 Applying good construction practices

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Figure; Impermeability of dike.

 Choosing The Right Height of Dike
 The freeboard should never be under water.
 It varies from 0.25 cm for very small diversion ponds to 1 m for barrage ponds.

Free Board

Water depth

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Figure: Pond Dike Height.
 Foundations Of Pond Dike

The foundations of the dike should be prepared. This may include:

 Treating the surface of the foundations;

 Excavating and backfilling the cut-off trench;
 Excavating and backfilling an existing stream channel.

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 Protection Of Dike Against Soil Erosion

 Dikes should be protected against erosion by planting or seeding a grass.

 Using temporary protection from rain, such as hay or other suitable

materials.

 Should not plant large trees on or near dikes. Root may destroy pond
dike.

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 Outlet
Outlet is making for the complete draining of the pond and harvesting of the fish
whenever necessary.

There are four main types,

a. Simple cuts through the dike
b. Simple pipelines and siphons
c. Sluices gate Fig: Simple Drain
d. Monks

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Figure: Sluices gate

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Figure: Pond Outlet

 Functions Of Outlet
 A means for getting the water to the outside of the pond.

 Water can be drained from the top, bottom or intermediate levels of the pond;

 Any reasonable excess of water is carried away;

 The outlet can be easily cleaned and serviced;

 The construction cost and maintenance are relatively low..

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 Water Transport System

The most common structure is the open canal, which we will consider in detail
first.
Then we will look at other common structures, including:

 Simple aqueducts to transport water above ground level

 Short pipelines to transport water above or under another structure
such as a water canal or an access road
 Simple siphons to transport water over an obstacle such as a pond dike
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 Pond-bottom Drains

 Pond-bottom drains are ditches that are dug on the bottom of the pond to help the
water flow out and to direct the fish toward the pond outlet when harvesting.

 However, it is better to build bottom drains:

 When the bottom slope is insufficient;

 In large ponds more than 75 m long;
 In barrage ponds with an uneven bottom relief.

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 Recommendation

 Pond is the basic thing for aquaculture.

 Successful aquaculture depends on good pond construction .
 We need to construct pond properly for better profit.

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