FRESHWATER AQUARIUM

-Jessica Elizabeth Joseph

VMF 12
 BASIC ENVIRONMENT
• Tank/Aquarium
• Physiological factors
• Lighting
• Filter
• PH regulator
• Temperature regulator
• Gravel, stones and ornaments
• Water and Fish!
 TEMPERATURE AND PH
• Most fish prefer lower temperatures- 22-27 • Difficult to regulate
degree Celsius • Can use baking soda
• Special buffers
• Peat moss
AQUARIUM
• Depends on size and number
• Important to get right size of
tank
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LIGHTING
• Incandescent
• LED
• Fluorescent
• Compact Fluorescent
• Metal Halide
 FILTER SYSTEM
• Biological
• Bacteria break down ammonia and nitrite to nitrate-less toxic
• Rich oxygen supply
• Chemical
• Chemical additives to remove dissolved waste
• Activated charcoal
• Mechanical
• Aeration
• Removes free-floating waste
• Must be cleaned frequently
 OTHER TYPES OF FILTERS
• Sponge/air driven
• Hang on back/power filters – excellent system
• Canister –mostly for saltwater fish
• Undergravel filters – no chemical filteration
• Internal filters – good overall
• Wet or dry- saltwater
• Fluidized bed filter
• Water movement
• Ensures increased oxygen supply
• Prevents formation of temperature zones
• Prevents formation of bacterial colonies
• Powerheads – use force to break stillness
• Spraybars - spreads filtered water and ensures oxygen exchange
• Bubblers and airstones –generate movement, bubble break through thermal layers
• Water purification
• Add chlorine if you use tap water
 GRAVEL, STONES AND
ORNAMENTS
• Proper bedding – gravel or sands- can be of different colours depending on aesthetic
• Stones or pebbles – helps with biological filteration (bacterial colony formation)
• Ornaments
• Plants
• Driftwood
• Artificial structures
• Provides hiding or breeding place, sense of security