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    amount of tilapia for 1800 gal tank

    I will be building a 1800 gallon tank with 16 grow beds with a 1200 gph pump and a solar aerator with 2 stones will 1000 tilapia fingerlings be OK OK until I build the next tank I have half acre of land in the Philippines to grow.

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    Re: amount of tilapia for 1800 gal tank

    how big are your growbeds?
    personally, i would base the bioload on my growbed volume..
    starting out i would stick to 20 to 25lbs (harvest size) for every 100 gallons of growbed
    if you could divide your tank with nets, you might be able to have a couple different sized groups

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    Re: amount of tilapia for 1800 gal tank

    Quote Originally Posted by kneedeepinwater
    I 2nd that! It is a great post.

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