Aquarium & Aquaponics Vocabulary

1. Problem solving: Step-by-step approach consisting of (1) identifying and defining a problem, (2) accumulating relevant data, (3) formulating a tentative hypothesis, (4) conducting experiments to test the hypothesis, (5) interpreting the results objectively, and (6) repeating the steps until an acceptable solution is found,

• nitrogen cycle

• active reading with annotations

• scientific method

• scientific argumentation

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a system in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other aquatic animals supplies nutrients for plants grown in water, which in turn cleans the water.

• aquaponics

• hydroponics

• aquaculture

• nitrogen cycle

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the action of bacteria in the tank breaking down dangerous ammonia, converting them to nitrites, and then the nitrites to the less toxic nitrates. Nitrates can be harmful to many invertebrates in high concentrations.

• aquaponics

• nitrogen cycle

• aquarium maintenance

• plant cycle

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replace a portion of "dirty" water with an equal portion of clean water

• top off

• change water

• add water

• water change

water from the oceans or living sea

• ocean water

• saltwater

• freshwater

• sea water

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water not from the oceans or living sea

• tap water

• saltwater

• freshwater

• drinking water

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physical, chemical, or biological factors that affects the quality of water in the environment.

• water parameters

• filtration

• nitrogen cycle

• chemical parameters

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remove physical and soluble chemical waste products from aquaria, simplifying maintenance

• media

• bacteria

• gravel vaccum

• filtration

enable bacterial colonies to propagate and break down wastes.

Examples: Bio-Balls, Bio-Media, Sponges

• biological filtration

• chemical filtration

• mechanical filtration

remove debris from the water by trapping waste to make your aquarium look cleaner. Media needs to be removed and cleaned, to physically remove the waste from your aquarium.

Examples: Sand, filter (pads, socks, blocks, floss)

• biological filtration

• chemical filtration

• mechanical filtration