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Article #176: Saltwater Aquariums

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An attempt was made in Europe to build filtration, oxygenation, temperature
saltwater aquariums, but the first real control, lighting, and plumbing is highly
trend-setter was Marineland, near Saint sophisticated and, the consideration of
Augustine, Florida, in 1938. Seaquarium, toxicity is paramount.
Miami, is a similar marine life exhibit The water supply must be pollution-free,
with a huge tank of 1,000,000 gallons. with no sewage, chemicals, or industrial
Saltwater aquariums, or oceanariums or wastes. There must adequate oxygen and
seaquariums as they're often referred to, nitrogen super-saturation must be avoided
represent a new dimension in at all costs. In recirculating systems,
reality-viewing as they allow spectators water treatment must not only ensure
to actually observe, often large, water clarity, but also the purification
deep-sea fish like shark, dolphins, and of metabolic wastes to prevent
whales almost in their natural habitat. over-acidity.
In addition, their authenticity is Natural seawater is obviously easier to
enhanced by having little or no supply, but, inevitably, marine organisms
separation between the different species such as barnacles, and mussels intrude
as in the ocean proper. The Sea World into the system, necessitating
aquariums in San Diego, for example, are alternative plumbing systems to flush
home to over 15,000 specimens of fish, them out. A viable alternative is
including one of the world's largest artificial seawater, which excludes
collections of sharks, while Sea World in pollutants, and alien organisms,
San Antonio has the world's largest including those which cause disease.
marine zoological park. It is of course possible to have domestic
The oceanariums are often actually built scaled-down versions of the marine
in the sea, ocean, or rivers, and aquariums for those whose penchant is for
clear,acrylic window-partitions allow saltwater fish and animals. One advantage
virtual interaction between the public, is that a balance between the fish and
and sea creatures. Their value for plants is far more viable than it would
entertainment, education, and scientific be in the huge aquaria. Here the
research is unsurpassed. This especially necessity for expensive filtration can be
so when attempts are made to replicate avoided because of the symbiosis between
the natural environment using fiberglass the plants and the fish. The water can be
and other materials. artificial, in which case salinity is a
The symbiosis of fish and plants is still vital consideration. Alternatively,
practicable in large tanks. Plants especially if one lives close to the sea,
generate carbon dioxide, and consume it's possible to acquire salt water, but
dissolved oxygen. In photosynthesis, beware of introducing toxic substances,
triggered by bright light, plants also or alien organisms.
consume carbon dioxide, and generate Filtration, water circulation, and
oxygen. In addition, plants consume the oxygenation are not radically different
waste products of the fishes. to freshwater aquaria, but it's advisable
The logistics of rearing, and maintaining to seek professional advice to ensure one
fish in huge marine exhibits is gets the chemical balance and other
inevitably complex. The prime concern is idiosyncratic saltwater considerations
maintaining water purity, and the optimum right.
chemical balance. Accordingly, the






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