Nitrogenous and carbonaceous waste associated with decaying eggs, eggshell debris, and hatching-related fluids, can overload egg incubation systems. In this work, BOD₅, nitrogen, and protein are measured and compared across decaying eggs of 8 species to determine similarity in loading behavior. A statistical analysis shows that marine and freshwater species display similar egg loading. Results suggest that a unified sizing criteria developed for application across many species would suffice for incubation biofiltration sizing. A conservative loading of 12 mg-Nd⁻¹g⁻¹ is estimated for the egg masses of species investigated. Assuming a 50% hatching rate and decay over a five-day incubation period, generic sizing criteria of 0.08 and 0.16 L g⁻¹ eggs for floating bed and moving bed filter media volume are calculated. Hatchery specific information on hatching percentage, ammonia sensitivity, and pH would likely reduce filter sizing criteria.

与腐烂的鸡蛋、蛋壳碎片和孵化相关液体相关的含氮和含碳废物可能会使鸡蛋孵化系统超载。在这项工作中，测量并比较了 8 个物种的腐烂卵的BOD _{5 、氮和蛋白质，以确定加载行为的相似性。}统计分析表明，海洋和淡水物种的产卵量相似。结果表明，为许多物种应用而制定的统一尺寸标准足以满足孵化生物过滤尺寸的要求。对于所研究物种的卵块，估计保守负荷为 12 mg-Nd ^-1 g ^{-1 。}假设孵化率为 50%，并在五天的孵化期内衰减，通用尺寸标准为 0.08 和 0.16 L g ⁻¹计算浮床和移动床过滤介质体积的鸡蛋。孵化场有关孵化率、氨敏感性和 pH 值的具体信息可能会降低过滤器尺寸标准。