16 April 2016 Water quality in snail farming
Water quality is a decisive factor in farming, especially during the reproduction period which takes place indoors. Water with poor parameters should be chemically treated and/or in an installation of appropriate filters.
Basic quality parameters of water used in farming:
pH: | 6.5-8.5 |
hardness | up to 200 mval/dcm3 |
ammonia | up to 5 mg N/dcm3 |
nitrites | 0 (may not be present) |
iron | up to 0,5 mg/Fe/dcm3 |
heavy metals | 0 (may not be present) |
Coli, fecal | 0 (may not be present) |
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa | 0 (may not be present) |