A PROCESS FOR NITRIFYING WATER IN CLOSED SYSTEM HATCHERIES OF PENAEID AND NON PENAEID PRAWN

摘要

A process for nitrifying water in closed system hatcheries of penaeid and non penaeid prawn which comprises in a first step of treating water with an ammonia oxidizing consortia to convert the ammonium present in water of the hatchery system to NO2 and in a second step of nitrite oxidizing with a nitrite oxidizing consortia for converting NO2 into NO3.