An aquarium is a tank that houses aquatic plants and animals and provides their habitat needs. There are various types of aquariums including freshwater, saltwater, reef, and planted tanks. Freshwater aquariums can be tropical, housing warm water fish, or coldwater for goldfish. Community tanks house multiple peaceful fish species while aggressive fish require their own tank. Proper filtration, lighting, water quality maintenance is needed to care for the fish and plants.

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♦ Introduction

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♦ Introduction
• An Aquarium, as seen in the picture, is a
tank wherein all water creatures such as fishes,
rocks that fishes need for shelter, plants that they
used as food and many more.
• An aquarium can be used in many purposes.
Some used aquariums for different marine
purposes and others used it as decors in their
house.

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♦ Introduction
• The term was coined by an English naturalist
named Philip Henry Goose combines the Latin
root aqua, meaning water with the suffix -arium,
meaning "a place for relating to".
• Trivia:
- The first public aquarium was created and
stocked by Philip Henry Gosse at the London
Zoo in 1853.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
Coldwater
Aggressive Community
Tropical
Freshwater
Reef Tank Fish Only
Saltwater Brackish
Aquariums

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♦ Types of Aquariums
Freshwater
• A freshwater aquarium is
a receptacle that holds one
or more freshwater aquatic
organisms for decorative,
pet-keeping, or research
purposes.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
Freshwater ( Coldwater )
• Coldwater
aquariums house
goldfish and other
species that do not
require a heating
apparatus.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
Freshwater ( Tropical water )
• tropical fish tank,
maintaining a warm
environmental
temperature ranging
between 75 to 80 °F
(24 to 27 °C) enables
the fish to thrive.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
Freshwater ( Tropical water )
• tropical fish tank,
maintaining a warm
environmental
temperature ranging
between 75 to 80 °F
(24 to 27 °C) enables
the fish to thrive.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Tropical water – Aggressive type tanks

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Tropical water – Aggressive type tanks
Barbs and semi-aggressive tetras, such as the
black skirt, silver dollar, serpae and red-eye
tetras, should not be kept with other fish with
long, flowing fins. These brightly colored
schooling fish add movement and color to
aquariums. Most species are recommended for
beginning aquarists.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Tropical water – Community type tank

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Tropical water – Community type tank
1. The community tanks house species will get along well with the
other species in the tank.
2. For freshwater community tanks, there are large numbers of species
that make successful community fishes. Most of the livebearers,
barbs, tetras, rasboras, danios, and rainbow fishes are peaceful,
though a few species are fin nippers, most notably tiger barbs and
serpae tetras. Angelfishes, gouramis, and corydoras catfishes are
also popular, though angelfish are predatory and will eat very small
fish such as neon tetras and livebearer fry. If neon tetras are kept
around fish unlikely to take advantage of their small size, they are
very peaceful towards other fish.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Tropical water – Community type tank
3. Community aquaria are tanks that are designed to contain more than
one species of fish. Most commonly they include a variety of species
that do not normally occur together in nature, for example angelfish
from Brazil, swordtails from Mexico, and gouramis from South East
Asia. The aim of such communities is to bring together fish that are
compatible in temperament and water requirements, while using their
different colours and behaviours to add interest and entertainment
value.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Salt Water

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Salt Water
Saltwater fish and plant life are accustomed to living
in the vast space of the ocean. Therefore, a sizable tank is
necessary to accommodate the type of fish that will live in a
saltwater aquarium. Tanks can be found in pet stores and
specific fish stores. Previously-owned saltwater aquariums
are also available on the market for less than brand new
tanks.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Salt Water
Keeping a saltwater aquarium means maintaining a
fairly strict maintenance schedule to keep the life inside
healthy. The water in saltwater aquariums requires regular
testing for a variety of minerals and chemical balances.
Figuring out the right feeding schedule and amount for your
fish is a task that needs attention when you first stock your
aquarium and when the population changes.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Salt Water – Reef Tank
• is a marine
environment
designed specifically
to suit the growth of
coral.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Salt Water – Fish Tank
FO system is typically described as
a saltwater aquarium that contains
just that, only fish, it is not unusual
to also have some algae and
detritus eating crustaceans and
snails present (compatible to the
fish you are keeping only ). No live
corals and other sessile or motile
invertebrates but instead decorative
type rocks, natural dried or synthetic
pieces of coral, sea shells, artificial
plants and other such items are
used.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Brakish tank

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Brakish tank
Combination between saltwater and fresh aquarium
for fish that prefers to have some salinity in their
water without a full marine environment.

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♦ Types of Aquariums
◘ Planted Tank
• can be freshwater, brackish or marine in nature
though they are focused on growing plants. The plats tanks
can feature fish and other living creature.

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Filtration System
Filtration: Mechanical Biological Chemical
Types: Wool, sponge Ceramics,
sponges, rocks
(SURFACE AREA!!)
Charcoal, zeolite
Stocking
Density:
Purpose: Remove large
particulate waste
Removes fish
waste products
Removes odors,
discoloration,
toxins, and some
waste products

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Calculating Stocking Density

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• Materials
Water Tanks, this will be the place where we will put all the set ups in a
aquarium. This will filled with water and designs of the aquarium

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The substrate for a fish only aquarium serves the purpose of providing a surface for
the beneficial bacteria to build colonies. With today’s filter technology, the size of
the gravel doesn’t actually matter, but it is recommended to use a finer gravel if
bottom feeders are home in the tank. The substrate should be about 2 – 2.5 inches
in height, or roughly 10 pounds of substrate for approximately 150 square inches of
tank surface.

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Artificial plants are maintenance free. They don't require special lightning,
substrates, supplements, and pruning. The same artificial plants can be used in
both fresh and saltwater tanks. You can choose any plant you like and place it
anywhere your wish. If you don't like its placement, just move it to a new location.
Once you buy the plants, you will never have to spend money on them again,
unless you decide to purchase new ones.

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Aquarium Gravel has three main functions for use in the aquarium fish
tanks. First, it can either act as a substrate for the growth of live aquarium
plants, it can also be used as a filter media for undergravel filter and finally
the presence of gravel as decoration will enhance the beauty of the
aquarium.

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The fish will serve as the living thing and the whole aquarium is its
home.

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Air pumps introduce oxygen into our tropical fish tanks through airline tubing and
airstones. This increased oxygen in the form of air bubbles release carbon dioxide
from the aquarium water. The increased oxygen benefits all aspects of your home
aquarium. Live plants, beneficial bacteria, and your tropical fish will thrive with high
oxygen levels in their water.

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• Materials
Methylene Blue is effective against superficial
fungal infections of fish. The drug may be used as
an alternative to Malachite Green for the control
of fungus when it is known that the fish to be
treated are sensitive. Methylene Blue is safe for
use with fish eggs and fry for the prevention of
fungal infections. As a secondary use, it is
effective against some external protozoans, such
as Ichthyophthirius (Ich), Chilodonella and Costia.

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• Methodology
Clean the tank.
Wash the Gravel and
Decorations.

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• Methodology
Add water to the tank.
Setup Equipments (including
the light and the oxygen tank.)

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• Methodology
Wait for your Aquarium to go
under nitrogen cycle.
Adding fishes (but don’t
remove it from the plastic for it
to adjust on the temperature
of the water in the aquarium.)

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• Methodology
After 15 minutes remove the
fish from the plastic.
Add at least 1 or 2 fishes in
the aquarium.

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