Green innovation in aquaculture:

efficient decomposition of potassium diformate inhibits harmful bacterial communities, reduces ammonia nitrogen toxicity, and replaces antibiotics to protect ecological balance; Stabilize the pH value of water quality, promote feed absorption, and provide environmentally friendly solutions for high-density aquaculture.

Potassium diformate plays multiple roles in aquaculture, mainly due to its unique chemical properties and safety. It is widely used in water quality management, disease prevention and control, and improvement of aquaculture environment.

The following are its main functions and principles:

• Adjust water quality, reduce ammonia nitrogen and nitrite.

Mechanism of action: Potassium diformate decomposes into formic acid and potassium ions in water. Formic acid can inhibit the proliferation of spoilage bacteria in water, reduce organic matter decomposition, and thus decrease the accumulation of ammonia nitrogen (NH3) and nitrite (NO ₂⁻).
Effect: Improve water environment and reduce toxic stress on aquatic organisms such as fish and shrimp.

• Antibacterial and disease prevention

Broad spectrum antibacterial: Formic acid and its salts can effectively inhibit various pathogenic bacteria, such as Vibrio and Aeromonas, and prevent bacterial enteritis, gill rot.
Alternative antibiotics: As a green additive, reducing the use of antibiotics in aquaculture is in line with the trend of pollution-free farming.
Promote growth and digestion absorption
Function of acidifiers: Reduce intestinal pH, enhance digestive enzyme activity, and improve feed utilization efficiency.
Nutritional supplementation: Provides potassium ions and participates in the electrolyte balance and metabolic processes of aquatic organisms.

• Stable pH value of water body

The buffering effect of potassium diformate helps to maintain the stability of water pH and avoid aquatic organism stress caused by excessive pH fluctuations.

• Reduce the generation of hydrogen sulfide (H ₂ S)

Inhibit the activity of anaerobic bacteria at the bottom, reduce the production of harmful gases such as hydrogen sulfide, and improve the bottom environment of the pool.
Application precautions:
Dosage control: The dosage should be adjusted according to the degree of water pollution and aquaculture density, as excessive dosage may affect microbial balance.
Synergistic with other preparations: can be used in combination with probiotics, aerators, etc. to enhance the effect.
Safety: Low irritation to fish and shrimp, but avoid mixing with strong oxidants.
Summary:

Potassium diformate is an efficient and environmentally friendly multifunctional additive in aquaculture, which has the functions of water quality improvement, disease prevention and control, and growth promotion. It is particularly suitable for high-density intensive farming mode, and practical application requires scientific use based on specific farming conditions.