Water Quality Management in Shrimp Culture
Water quality management is basically the management of water quality parameters daily to keep it in optimal conditions for growth of shrimp . This is very important to prevent the shrimp experience stress that can accelerate the shrimp to various diseases. Water quality parameters that must be managed well are: (1) Transparency and Water Color, (2) pH (Potential Hydrogen) (3) DO (Dissolved Oxygen) (4) Salinity (5) Temperature (6) TAN (Total Ammonia Nitrogen) (7) Free Ammonia (NH3) and (8) Alkalinity Transparency and Water Color: These water quality parameters reflecting the type and density of plankton. Core of this management is that each change can be followed and is anticipated to avoid stress on the cultured shrimp. The more intense the color of water signifies the more dense the number of existing plankton. Plankton density is too high may affect fluctuations in dissolved oxygen and pH in the pond. On a sunny day, the amount of dissolved o