Fuente: WIPO "tomato" A recirculating aquaculture system for producing aquatic species suitable for human consumption includes: a culture tank providing habitat for a selected aquatic species; a plurality of subsystems in communication with the culture tank and configured to recirculate and treat water within the system, the plurality of subsystems comprising: a solids control subsystem for removing particulates in the water, a recirculating pump subsystem for recirculating water within the system, an aeration/stripping subsystem for contacting air and water to strip carbon dioxide out of the water and into the air, a pH control subsystem to maintain the alkalinity of the water, an oxygenation subsystem for providing oxygen to the water, and an optional ozonation subsystem for providing ozone to the water; and wherein the water comprises iron cations at a concentration of at least about 0.1 ppm. Methods of maintaining the recirculating aquaculture system are also described.