AALSO 2018 Abstracts Monday
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Design and Testing of a Self-Contained, Wirelessly Monitored and Controlled, Automated LSS System for a 100 hour sealed Transport of Large Teleosts and Elasmobranchs
Richard Davis & Stewart McDaniel, Walt Disney World, McDaniel Consulting, LLC Watch Video (Login required) Full Abstract
Historically, the long-distance transport of large teleost and elasmobranch specimens, weather newly collected or moved between collaborating facilities has always been problematic. Even when purged and/or sedated, the high metabolic demands of a large mass animal compounded by handling and transport stress often leads to the rapid deterioration of water quality during transport. The window for successful transport is exceedingly small and mortality/morbidity is an ever-present fear even under ideal conditions and schedules. The Walt Disney Animal Science and the Environment Water Sciences Department, in collaboration with Aquatic Equipment and Design Inc. (AED), and McDaniel Consulting, LLC (MDC) have devised a sophisticated, fully portable, battery powered, remotely monitored, animal transport life support system to greatly increase the margin of safety during transport and maintain exceptional water quality, even under the most challenging conditions with the most sensitive animals. The system actively monitors and controls flow in the transport container, controls temperature, captures suspended solids down to 5 microns, and using an innovative technology re-purposed from the pharmaceutical and semi-conductor industry, maintains dissolved gas balance without the use of atmospherically vented or forced draft packed column de-gassers/strippers. |
Killing Three Birds with One “Green” Stone: Making a Hill-William Heat Exchanger Nick Zarlinga Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Watch Video (Login required) Full Abstract
We all have a surplus of grand ideas but usually we find ourselves with a deficit of money to implement them. But when animal welfare is your priority, we need find a way to make things work. In this instance, we were able to solve three issues with one simplistic design. By using off the shelf materials, we were able to create a heat exchanger which solved our cooling needs in one 4200 gallon saltwater system, our heating needs in another 6000 gallon freshwater system, and of course implementing the solutions without spending a lot of money. Additionally, we were able to eliminate the need to add any mechanical equipment or any additional energy demands to solve the problems. |
9,000 Pounds of Acrylic and Water Suspended 15 feet in the air, add over 200 fish and a Scissor Lift and you Get…Fish Globes Johnny May OdySea Aquarium Watch Video (Login required) Full Abstract
Long before the opening of the OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona the founder of the aquarium envisioned an exhibit seen nowhere else in the world. The “Aqualobby”, as it is appropriately named, is home to nine acrylic globes suspended between ten and fifteen feet above aquarium guest. Approximately thirty fish call each of the globes home. From vision, to design, to construction, and daily care, this presentation will cover the initial LSS design of these systems and some of the challenges encountered with this industry first. |
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You Want Me to Build What, Where?!
The Challenges of Building a 12,000 Gallon Stingray Touch Tank 16 Miles from the Main Facility Libby Nickels The Florida Aquarium Watch Video (Login required) Full Abstract
The Florida Aquarium, Tampa Florida partnered with Tampa Electric Company (TECO) and their Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach, Florida in 2016 to design, build, and run a 12,000-gallon stingray touch tank. The property on which the tank was to be built is in a flood plain 16 miles from our main facility. The design and build was done as a partnership between TECO, their contractors, and the Florida Aquarium life support and husbandry staff. Staffing changes after the initial design phase was completed and equipment was purchased created some challenges as construction was beginning. As permits were pulled and final prints drafted, changes had to be made and new equipment bought since the contractors had eliminated “unnecessary” components to force all of the purchased equipment into the proposed building footprint. Once over the initial hurtles, construction was completed and we opened the touch tank to the public. While we ended behind schedule, the time we took up front to make the needed changes ensured that the system ran as planned, maintenance was possible, and the public that came to see the stingrays where enthralled. |
A Diverse Microbial Consortium Drives Nitrogen Loss in Large-scale Aquarium Denitrification Sulfur Reactors
Zoe Pratte Georgia Institute of Technology Watch Video (Login required) Full Abstract
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