6 feedings per day
x 5 minutes per tank per feeding
= 26 man-hours per day
x $12 per hour
Cost =
$113,880.00 per year
or $.11 per pound of fish
Feed Conversion Rate (the rate at which fish convert that feed into body weight) is 1.8 vs. 1.3 = .5 lbs. savings on fish food fed to fish each cycle x $.32 per lbs (.704 per kg)