Fill in your pond size and harvest target, and the numbers are worked out automatically. We keep this calculator open to anyone planning a biofloc pond, including farmers outside Cirebon. Every calculation runs in your own browser and we store no data.
Results
- Water volume per pond
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- Total water volume
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- Fingerlings stocked
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- Fish surviving to harvest
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- Estimated harvest
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- Feed needed
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- Molasses needed
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- Suggested aeration points
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Rough Cost Estimate
- Fingerling cost
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- Feed cost
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- Estimated revenue
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- Revenue minus fingerlings & feed
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The figure above does not yet account for electricity, depreciation of the pond and blower, labor, probiotics, medicine, or transport. Treat this number as an upper bound, not net profit.
How to Read the Results
The formulas this calculator uses, so you can check them yourself
| Result | Formula | Note |
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| Water volume | 3.14159 x (diameter / 2)2 x water depth | Uses the water depth, not the height of the pond wall |
| Fingerling count | water volume x stocking density | A high stocking density is only safe with 24-hour aeration |
| Fish at harvest | fingerling count x SR | A reasonable SR for biofloc tilapia is 80 - 90 percent |
| Harvest yield | fish at harvest x weight per fish | Market weight for tilapia is usually 250 - 350 grams |
| Harvest density | harvest yield / water volume | The most important number for judging aeration capacity |
| Feed needed | harvest yield x FCR | A healthy biofloc FCR is usually 1.1 - 1.4 |
| Molasses needed | feed needed x molasses ratio | To keep the C:N ratio in the range of 15 - 20 to 1 |
| Aeration points | 1 point per m3, at least 4 per pond | A rough reference, adjust it to your blower capacity |
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Questions About the Calculations
What people ask most often when planning a pond
How do you calculate the water volume of a round biofloc pond?
The water volume of a round pond is calculated as pi times the radius squared times the water depth. The radius is half the diameter. For a pond 3 meters in diameter with a water depth of 0.8 meters, the volume is about 5.65 cubic meters. What counts is the water depth, not the height of the pond wall.
How many fingerlings for a pond 3 meters in diameter?
With a water volume of about 5.65 cubic meters and a stocking density of 100 to 150 fish per cubic meter, that pond holds about 565 to 850 tilapia fingerlings. This figure is only safe if aeration runs a full 24 hours and there is backup power.
How do you calculate the feed needed?
The feed needed over one cycle is estimated from the harvest weight times the FCR value. For a 200 kilogram harvest with an FCR of 1.3, the feed needed is about 260 kilograms. In a healthy biofloc system the FCR is usually lower than in an ordinary pond because the fish also eat the floc.
How much molasses is needed?
A carbon source such as molasses is usually given at about half the weight of the feed, to keep the carbon to nitrogen ratio in the range of 15 to 20 to 1. The exact dose depends on the protein content of the feed and the ammonia readings in the pond.
What final density is still safe?
Biomass density at harvest in a biofloc tarpaulin pond is usually in the range of 15 to 35 kilograms per cubic meter. Above 35 kilograms per cubic meter, oxygen demand rises sharply, so aeration, daily measurement, and backup power have to be genuinely ready.
Is the data I enter stored?
No. Every calculation runs in your own browser. This website is a static page with no database, so no numbers are sent or stored anywhere.
Where to Go Next
Once the numbers make sense, here are the next steps
Complete Biofloc Guide
How the nitrogen cycle works, the equipment list, and the seven steps to set up a pond.
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Why we measure every parameter, and how that changes the certainty of a harvest.
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