Collin Dufrane
Katrina Festejo
Jun Yu
Aquarium Manual
A. Equipment
1. 10gal Glass Aquarium: Great place for fish and has a great space value for environmental space value for the fish.
2. Power Filter : The use of the filter is to pump the water and keep it filtered for better quality water and keep a healthy environment. The filter works with energy and is auto working when hooked up to a power source constantly flowing water and constantly keeping the water filtered.
3. 20” hood: Provides great lighting for the tank and greatly reduces the chances of water evaporating. Also prevents fish from jumping out of the tank and limits the amount of bacteria to enter the tank.
4. Fluorescent Light (built in the hood): Keeps a well lit environment
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Thermometer: Using a thermometer measures the salinity of the tank accurately.
7. Nets: Nets are used to gather up the fish in a safe manner causing no harm to them and allow for easy transport between tanks.
8. Magnetic Cleaners: Hand free cleans the tank without knocking over decorations or harming the fish.
9. Sea Salt: Used to improve the efficiency of medications and reduce the harmful effects of nitrite.
10. Tap Water: With using tap water the chlorine needs to be removed for it causes harm to the fish and makes the living environment hard on it and isn’t healthy for the fish.
11. Aqueon Water Conditioner: Instantly neutralizes choline and chloramines typically found in tap water, making it safe for fish. Helps in restoring a fish’s slime coat to skin and gills. (Caused by netting and transporting fish.)
12. API Quick Start (nitrifying bacteria): Allows instant addition of fish. Contains live, nitrifying bacteria to immediately start the aquarium cycle.
13. Crushed Coral (gravel): It is specifically blended for optimum chemical and biological performance. Helps maintain proper pH and is free of harmful impurities.
14. Hydrometer: measures the salinity in the
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Live Rock: Rocks that has dead, washed up coral and other organisms living on the rocks. Live rock is the foundation of an aquarium. It also establishes biological filtration which helps keep the tank fresh. Live rocks should always remain in the tank (Skomal, n.d).
2. Damselfish: Approximately about 1 damselfish should live in a 10 gallon aquarium. Ammonia levels can increase and cause aggression to the fish, so only a small amount of fish should be in the 10 gallon tank (5 Freshwater Invertebrates For The Aquarium, n.d.).
3. 2-3 invertebrates: Hermit crabs are great for the aquarium because they can scavenge for food as well as help keep the tank clean. They eat waste and other undesirable organisms. The Nerita snail would be a wanted snail within your tank because they are the most ideal in controlling algae (5 Freshwater Invertebrates For The Aquarium, n.d.).
4. Algae: In order to maintain algae you must not use any unnatural chemicals that could harm the marine life. Having many organism is most ideal because they can feed off the algae while keeping it in control. Good algae is usually food for the marine life and the algae can range from all sorts of colors, but green is the best. Nuisance algae is when the algae can contaminate the water and kill the life within the waters (Tetra,
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Obviously, one of the principal things you will need to do is a little research. You can take a gander at books, go on the web or to your nearby fish store to see the alternatives accessible to you in fish and plant choice for your saltwater angle tank. There are many decisions that you can make with regards to picking fish. These saltwater angles arrive in an assortment of hues like blue, red, yellow, darker, orange, even rainbow. They likewise arrive in an assortment of shapes, some are level, some are round, some long, and some are short. Notwithstanding the great fish choice, there is likewise an assortment of coral and reef determinations that you can add to your saltwater angle tank that include intrigue, magnificence, and life to your tank. These plants likewise arrive in an assortment of shapes, sizes, and hues too.
Tap water does not have to taste like chlorine or sulfur, in fact, it tastes just as good if not better than bottled water. Fresh, clean water is not a rare commodity to come by these days. In fact, living in the U.S. we have the great privilege of having safe, great tasting water straight from the tap at given whim. No matter the composite make-up of the ground we pull it from, there are endless amounts of filters and purifiers at our disposal to even make water with high sulfur and iron concentrations taste good. Today it is now more ideal for people to grab their re/usable water bottle, fill it up with ice and water from the fridge, and head out for the day. Now you can find any water fountain, or even go into a restaurant with a drink station, and fill up with water; as most restaurants will not mind if you just fill up on some water.
In Lake Erie, there is out-of-control algae growth that created dead zones. The problem has become critical in the western Lake because of harmful chemicals. Contaminants in fish certainly are causing health problems. At present, the solution is to make
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Nevertheless, even as a beginner, you must not forget to maintain your aquatic ecosystem in a good condition. Whether you will do it yourself or ask your local aquarium maintenance specialist, do not forget that: