Sunday, May 19, 2019 10:48:18 PM
One of the first things that is done in a aquarium system is to "cycle the tank". That means to get populations of bacteria established in the tank that convert the ammonia excreted by the fish and other organisms into nitrites and then another population of bacteria converts the nitrites into nitrates.
After this establishment of bacteria happens then fish and other creatures are added to the tanks.
Without the bacteria the ammonia would rise to lethal levels in a very short time.
The point being that biofilms are not all bad and in fact are necessary.
As far as removing the biofilms. I would expect after each harvest they could pump the water into a different tank and pressure wash the tank if it was needed. Given that the biofilm can be an asset in helping to maintain water quality it may not be advisable.
Having said that, the total surface area available in the tank is not nearly enough for the amounts of bacteria required to process the ammonia load from the high density of shrimp.
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