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The Aquarium
Volume
SEPTEMBER,
II
1913
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^. Aquarium Heating Methods By \VM.
T.
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sheet of zinc; soldering ilux and a ]Mece brass tubing, 3/1(3 inch outside di-
of
Pliiluik'li.hiii
As there is every evidence of a general awakening along the lines of tropical aquarium keeping, it would seem to be
much
of
practical value at this time to
arrive at a satisfactory
method
of heat-
ing different styles of aquaria.
have experimented in a careless kind for about two years, but, realizing that in the long run it will pay to get the proposition down to an exact basis, I have made a series of experiments in order to obtain comparative results by the different methods which experience has taught me to be the most valuable. Every method proposed in this article has its own particular good points and is the most suitable under I
of
way
Where
certain circumstances.
methods may be employed tion of the aquarist,
the results
may
he
All
divide
and
different
at the selec-
will
I
merely give
efficiency table so that
choose for himself.
systems to which 1 shall refer themselves into direct heating
and the water-circulating system. One of the most useful plans belongs It is illustrated by to the latter class. This is an independent hot Fig. VI. water system, run on exactly the same principles as a hot water system in a house.
The tubing
is
composed
of lead
pipe 3/lG inch diameter inside, by o
system of sils
are
necessarv
the illustration, about three turns are suflicient.
the coil
In
making the
By first ])acking the pij^e with ]:)erfcctlv dry sand and temporarily closing the ends there will be no risk of flattening pipe. The sand can be shaken out after the bending is done. Now bend the pipe into its proper shajie so that it will form a "U" on the inside and on the outside of the aquarium. The idea is that this system merely hangs on the top edge of the aquarium; the side which remains in the water should be made a little longer than will actually reach to the bottom, as it is desirable to spread the lower end out soniewliat horiz(Mitallv. Having bent the ])ii)c into a])proximately the correct ])()sition, the next ste]) is to join the two ends. If xou have
secured
the
t)rass
Xow
A
small Bunsen burner; a
soldering iron; thin wire solder; a small
referred
the open ends of the lead pipe. slightly.
absolutely
tubing
to,
take a piece about three-quarters of an inch long and insert each end of it in
this type, the following uten-
not
turn on
it does not take too sharp an angle and flatten the pipe so as to impede the circulation.
s])read
but
last
— the small one — see that
purpose,
desirable, :
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ameter with very thin walls. Take a piece of wood abf)ut an inch in thickness and several inches long and whittle one end down to a cone a little sharper than a 45 degree angle; twist the tubing around this to make a coil as shown in
In order to construct a
inch outside.
^
the
lead
For this verv
i)ipe
a])ply the solder Ilux to
the exposed portion of brass tube
and and hold the joint over the Bunsen flame. Apply the solder to the pipe,
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E The dotted space in the bases represents concrete or any other The space above is sand or pebbles.
base.
After
once
brass,
water
together.
the pipe. Take the sheet zinc and form it into a funnel about two inches high;
and as soon as it is well melted, quickly push the ends of the lead pipe This will enclose the brass
tube and make a perfect joint. If you cannot obtain the brass tubing, the ends of the lead pipe
may
be cut clean
and
joined with a piece of close-fitting rubber tubing on the outside.
tubing joint
is
We now
pipe, but
all
the rubber it is
in the
It lasts
better
used, see that
section under the water. there.
If
have a closed piece
of
hot water systems need a
of allowing for the expansion water and for replacing the water which is vaporized by the heat; also the vapor itself has to be dis])osed of. For this purpose, an open funnel is soldered into the pipe at the highest point on the turn where it goes into the acjuarium
in all parts.
then wire wiring
Drill a hole at
pen-knife and the sides made straight bv running a nail or other implement around the hole a few times. Make the hole as large as the inside diameter of
ntimber of positions so as to gel the
into position on the lead it
only put it
The system
The to same. on temporarily in
fast
in place while soldering.
is
now ready
to
fill,
but
not as easily done as might at Fill the funnel with first be imagined. water, get a fountain-pen dropper, place
this
is
possible
can easily be done with a
is
order to hold
it
It
it
pipe and solder
method
this point.
filled
solder this funnel together on the seam,
of
after leaving the flame.
it is
in the
until all
bottom of the funnel as far as and j^inch the bulb repeatedly the water in the funnel is forced
into the tube.
any
air
Kee]) this
u])
as long as
can be sucked into the dropper
When is water in the funnel. vou can get no more air into the dropl)cr, your svstem is proV:)ably full; now the ll put vour flame under the coil, water in the funnel l:)ecomes violently agitated, it shows that the water is l)oiling and that vour system is not lull. Sometimes it ma\' be necessary to take otT the atiuarium and hold it in a it while there
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remain so as long as water is Whenever bubbles are vaporized by the heat they pass into the funnel, and a corresponding amount of water is drawn back into the it
This method of heating, while not the eflficient, is
venient of
])robably the most con-
as
all,
it
mav
be attached to
any aquarium without disturbing its arrangements and mav be discarded or removed to another aquarium in a few moments. Some little increased efficiency is added to this system by wra])-
warm
ping the
where
part of the lead pipe,
it
in as-
bestos.
When
water
should be slightly protected so
it
the pipe
first
enters the
as not to come in contact with the
may
fish.
not be absolutely necessary, a good precaution.
For this have used a fine gauze rustless wire, but I find it more satisfactory to wrap it with a few thicknesses of tape and then saturate the tape with melted but
it
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considerable degree of efficiency added, is
shown
in
heated pipe
In this case the
\'.
Fig. is
carried over the aquari-
um, but the return pipe comes back necessity of lifting the chilled water. is
is
purpose
I
down
It
obvious, of course, that this svstem
practically a part of the aquarium and cannot be removed without taking the whole aquarium down. Its advantage is increased efficiency, and that it onlv requires the aquarium to be raised ])erhaps one-half inch above its original is
level.
has not yet reached the water,
it
in tape, or preferably incasing
This
2
through the bottom, thus avoiding the
system.
most
M
Exactly the same principle, with a
will
kept in the funnel.
Kir
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l\ shows the latest development water system and is, I be-
Fig.
in the hot
the best of this type.
lieve,
ency
far
in the it is
Its effici-
exceeds either of the others and
matter of convenience and safety, it requires no
infinitely superior, as
attention after once being risk of
melting the lead
This
lutely eliminated.
filled
and the
pijie
is
is
owing
absoto the
invention shown at the top of the pipe in
This arrangement
the illustration.
aVjout
takes care of bubbles caused by vapori-
four or five inches below the surface of
the heat gradually dififused in the water.
zation, automatically refills the system and makes impossible any circulation of water between the closed system and
In order to avoid evaporation in the
the water of the aquarium, as well as
parafline.
If this is
the water
funnel,
it
it
is
will
carried
be sufficient to have
desirable to place a small
piece of glass over
it.
If
the water
is
exhausted from funnel the rest of the water in the system will ciuickly boil, owing to lack of circulation, and the next thing to happen will be the melting of the lead pipe. It might be mentioned that another way to tell whether you have established circulation is to touch the pipe just before it enters the water of the aquarium; if it is warm, your circulation
is
working.
Also the water,
just before reaching the coil, should be cold.
This is accomplished by an inverted hook at the being very inconspicuous.
top of the pipe.
In the process of heat-
ing the water a small rises in the ])ipc
and
has collected to
l)e
amount
on the
vapor enough
of
as soon as
level of the
outlet (see arrow point in illustration) a
bubble will be forced out and a corresponding amount of \vatcr drawn in, leaving a bubble still remain in the very top of the hook which i)erforms the
duty
of sei)arating the
inside
and the
had svstem made of glass in order to see the
outside waters.
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this part of the
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exact action of the bubbles, and I can say that it works to absolute perfection.
By
the
movement
of
particles of dirt
within the pipes one can see the speed
and
and movements
of the water,
long watching,
never saw a particle of
I
the waters interchange.
after
To have
the
water from the heated system enter the aquarium would be undesirable, as this water has had practically all the oxygen driven out of it by the action of the Furthermore, if the ac^uarium water were allowed to freely enter the system, there would no doubt, from time to time, be particles go into the pipe which heat.
would clog it up. The hook is made separate from the rest of the piping and is attached by a rubber hose of the same size. This makes the hook detachable so that the system can be readily filled. Experiments on direct heating have been conducted in four ways. The first by use of an inverted pan in the centre of the aquarium, a hole having been cut is
in the
bottom
of the
aquarium the
size
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Another direct method (see Fig. II) through the bottom of the aquarium consists in cutting a hole of about one in diameter in the bottom and pouring either tin or lead into the hole.
inch
The lead should be allowed little
to spread a
make larger The fiame may
at the top so as to
contact with the water.
be applied directly to the underside of the block of metal.
It is
advisable to
put a few pebbles over the upper side so as to avoid the risk of having the fish
come
in direct contact
metal.
I
with the
warm
would personally have supmethod to be undesirable as
posed this even with the pebbles over the heated spot there must be quite a great deal of local heat in a small place
through
swim. This would seem to be undesirable, but I have seen a large aquarium, containing many kinds of fish, apparently enjoying the best of health, which was heated in this manner. The illustration shows the metal
which the
fish
in slightly enlarged proportions in order
make
of the pan, in order to allow the heat to
to
be applied to the inside of the pan.
one has an aquarium with a metal bottom, there is no reason why the heat
There are several ways of cutting a hole and securing the pan. Probably the simplist
is
to
make
a
new base
for the
acjuarium out of an equal mixture of
sand and cement, setting the pan in at I use a small enamel milk pan about four inches across and one and one-half inches deep. If an aquarium has a thin slate bottom a series of holes may be drilled in the form of a circle. This method of heating has the advantages of being extremely efficient, requiring no attention and having the heating surface well above the
the desired height.
sand.
This allows free circulation of water over the heating surface and prevents the roots of the plants from interfering with the heatinir.
it clear.
If
should not be applied directly to
it.
A
few pebbles over the hottest part would be desirable and if one wished to prevent the roots of the plants from encroaching over this spot, it could be done by the use of a zinc ring about the width of the depth of the sand (one to two inches) and perhaps four inches in diameter.
Many
aquaria have been built with a
drain pipe of about one inch diameter.
This can be utilized very nicely for direct heating (see Fig. III). In this ex-
periment I have used what is called "Rope Brass Pipe." It is slightly corrugated and therefore adds a little efficiency. Any brass pipe, however, to
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be used in an aquarium, should be first nickel plated. I found that by inserting
number
the brass tube a large
in
"U "-shaped
pieces of copper wire
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of
got
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down
U M
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low.
It is
very im|jortant that This all times.
the flame be blue at
has been overcome by hammering the gas outlet in the burner
difficulty
a great deal more heat, the idea being that as the heat from the flame passes
smaller so as to require practically the
through the pipe, much of it is absorbed by the copper wire and transmitted di-
to obtain a large
At the top
rect to the pipe. is
shown
wire crossed
them
a good plan to
It is
(a).
cross several of
forcing
of Fig. Ill
three of these pieces of copper
them
in this
way
before
Push them
into the tube.
with a round stick which has a flat end and mark on the stick each time in
how
far
the
let
down the next come
illustration
a
higher.
little
shows the wires
this w^ay a great
The more
wires have gone and
many may
The In
in place.
be inserted.
electricity
directly
can
in
be
small lead cable,
The
the water.
carried
made
through
especially
a for
marine work, and the light bulb set in a porcelain socket without any key. If the light is now held in an inverted position and sealing wax melted around the oj^ening where the socket is screwed proof.
found to be The Bunsen burner
handy
for this.
in,
it
will be
By
to
seems
Bunsen
the gas needs to be discharged
flame,
under a
mix
fair
degree of pressure in order
well with the air necessary to
make complete combustion. An extremely good small oil
lani])
can
be had at the larger stores selling lamps. It
is
called
"A Glow Lamp," and
little
oil.
very
requires
It
uses
attention
The about every three or four days. principle is somewhat different from the ordinary lamp; it burns vapor of keroThe following statement
this
cjuite
water-
come in method I kee]) will
of interest to those
contemplating the
installation of a heating outflt for
any
aquarium. I"or
from
ordinary heating, a Hunsen flame to one half inch is
one-ciuarter
These
am])lc.
tests
were made with a
three-quarter inch flame in order to get
maximum
results.
that
these systems were installed
all of
It
niiglil
be added,
in a single aciuarium, built for this ex-
])erimcntal l)arative
perature of 72 degrees in an atmosphere of from oo to (iO degrees, using a o2
as
carbon fllament lamp with a frosted
of results ob-
tained with the different heating n.ethods herein described, will no doubt be
a 60-gallon acpiarium heated to a tem-
c. p.
It
sene and makes quite a hot, small flame.
the better.
one has electricity in the house, a very cheap and satisfactory way of heating an aquarium is by having an eleclight
enough flame.
that in order to secure a proper
If
tric
pressure from the gas main in order
full
])ossible,
The
work
tests
in
order that the com-
l)e made, as far under identical conditions. occupied about twelve hours
tests
should
each, and the capacity of the aciuarium
They were made with a on the aquarium. .System number one gave a maxinunn rise in temperature above that of the surrounding air of 2S degrees, Fahrenheit; system
globe.
is
For the heating of the systems described I have used a miniature Bunsen burner. They may be obtained of dental or jeweler's supply houses. It is some-
glass cover
times dif^cult to get these burners so that they make a blue flame when turn-
number two,
434 gallons.
31 degrees;
number
three
(with copper wires inserted), 27 degrees;
T H E number
three (without copper wires in-
serted), 19 degrees;
number
grees;
number
Two
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six, 1(3
number 18
five;
four,
30 de-
and
degrees;
degrees.
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over more than a few, and these degenerate very nuich in
Also those
size.
which can be purchased
in the Spring
By proper treatment, these small plants can be brought
are apt to be small.
were made with no cover on the aquarium. This brought the temtests
down
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four
up
and multiplied
in size
numbers
in
so
degrees.
as to greatly increase the stock of spawn-
Tests on numbers one and two with
ing plants at the time they are needed.
perature
three
or
My
a half inch of sand over the heating sur-
showed the eftlciency was lowered about two degrees. For the best results, the flame must faces
be set in the proper position. position varies somewhat with the ent systems.
In
number two
This differ-
(the metal
disc of lead) the tip of gas flame should
touch the metal. Oil flame a
trifle
lower
down. For number one (the inverted pan) and flame should be about one-half inch below heating surface of pan. With heating tube (Fig. Ill) the flame ought to be about half in the opening the
and
half below.
The
three different coil
systems produce best results with center of flame directly below the pipe on its second turn, and high enough up so as
plan
use a
I
to start in early February.
is
wooden
cover
tub, place a 2-inch layer
manure
fresh horse
of
the bottom,
in
with 3 or 4 inches
it
sand and
of
then put in water so as to cover the
sand to a depth
of
that the longer roots
about 5 inches, so
may
be inserted in
The tub should be kept in a warm place and where it will re-
the sand. fairly
ceive as
much
In three
light as possible.
weeks the roots have doubled in length and new plants have budded out. If kept in the tub the plants will produce
Summer, if the removed to the new ones, for it is
bloom
a continuous
all
older plants are occasionally
make room
for
on the younger plants that the blossoms principally occur.
to nearly touch, or touch very lightly,
the pipe on
first
turn.
This, then,
not directly in the center of the
way
this
the
heat
strikes
against three points before
capes through top of spiral.
is
In
coil.
A
vigorously
If
much
flame comes in contact with
2.
with perfect com-
3.
bustion and results in the unpleasant
4.
metal,
it
interferes
K. Stansch.) Chicago. Family of Centrarchida, or Sunfishes.
—
is
— Trichogaster Fasciaius, Anabas, Bet Ctenops — Family
Osphroneuiis.
la.
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In the Fall water hyacinths are a glut
on the market. Although all goldfish breeders are anxious to have them in large quantities in the Spring it is impossible with (jrdinary facilities to carr\-
20°
22°
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— g-onoptenis Goldlish —Japanese Common Goldfish — Cichlidd
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— 50° F — 61° F
C— 68° C
C C C
F
— 59° F 68° F 65° F — 71° — 68° F
C— F 0—68° F C— 65° F 20° C— 68° F
20° Cvprinodon. R'iviihis, CynoleOuif 20° Haptochilus 18° ^Barbfls, Danio. Capoeta (,. Pyrrhulina. Pseudocor\nopo}na. I'ctra=,
Water Hyacinths
.
Fa-cilliid,t : 15° Girardtnus, Ciaml'iisia, Jenynsia 20° Pa-cilia. Mollienesia Fundulus Fa/ 1 id us. F. Chrysostus. ... 18°
West African Ftindnlus Species
used.
By H.AKRV PETHKS,
By WM. KOPP,
12 C Makropodus Specie?', TrichogasierLtlijis.\(^° C
smell frequently noted where gas heat-
ing
to
(.After
of
the
the MiniMaintain in Perfect Health
Temperatures
Them
finally es-
it
Aquarium Fish and
mum
1.
the
List of
16" 12°
:
— 61° F 0—50° F
C
0—
61° F 16° Geopliagus. FaratiLipia. J'liapia. Ciih0—65° 18° F lasoma, Ncotropltis 68° F HemicliroDiis. Acara. Helcrogramma .2V>° C Family Siluridu (Catfish):
Chanchito
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Calhchthys
16°
Fiiiiclodiis. Otoaiu-tiis Ficxiiis
22°
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LUNG
FISH, PROTOPTERUS ANNECTENS Photo by courtesy of Technical World
The Lung Fish
ies will
A
York.
The Brooklyn exhibit
held at the store of
latest
Fulton
New
scientific
curiosity
to
arrive
in
came from Africa. The specimen is popularly known as a "lung fish," because when out of water it inhales
York.
air
It
as
if
it
were
a
land-living
though when in the water it breathes through gills. The ability to breathe out of water preserves the life of the lung fish, when caught in the mud of a dried-up stream during the summer drought, until the stream fills up again. The fish was received in a dormant condition, coiled up in a cocoon, deeply sunken in a clod of earth which had been dug from a dried-up river bottom. To release the fish from its case, the mass of mud was placed in tepid water to soften the wall of the capsule, which then became soft enough to remove a part of it, when' the fish emerged alive. animal,
to
Abraham &
September 27th,
New York
show,
inclusive;
be held
to
inclusive.
comprizing
and native classes
are
Aquarium Exhibitions first
latter part of of
the
at
varitics,
Each
fishes.
arranged
are
in
tropical
of these
main
several
sub-
and cover practically all the fishes owned by American aquarists. Prizes are to be awarded for the best
classes
specimens
individual
classes, for the largest
collections in each of
These two shows
in
the
several
and for the rarest the main classes.
will
i)ring
best specimens in the Hast
out
the
and should
furnish a very lively competition. as there
much good stock in both cities. Those who live in the vicinity of Xew York
is
portunity
to
see
much
this op-
these
exhibitions
to see
and
as
learn.
between the true
familv and four-footed animals.
and the
and the
be displayed,
to
goldfish
there will be
During the
Strauss,
In both exhibitions a large
variety of fishes
species of land-living animals that form
fish
to be
American Museum of Natural History, is announced for October ()th to r2th,
and Brooklyn should not miss
the connecting link
is
Brooklyn, September 22nd
St.,
claimed that this species of fish has survived from a very ancient period of time and belongs to the earliest known It is
Xew
take place in Brooklyn and
wonderful fish that can Hve out of water /or at least six months is the
September
October, two notable
exhibits of fishes, aquaria and accessor-
The study of Nature is an intercourse with the highest mind. You should never trifle with Nature. At the lowest her works are the works of the highest povers, the highest something in whatever way we may look at it. Louis Agdssiz.
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ing of
resignation
Poyser,
our editor,
of
who on
account
Mr. of
W.
A.
business
matters had to relinquish his work on
The Aquarium.
Those who personally
knew Mr. Poyser and
his
work, readily
realized his fitness for editing a pubHcation relating to aquatic life; and those
who knew him
only as "The Editor" had placed before them each month in the form of The Aquarium, tangible
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Thermometers By FRED
G. ORSINGER. Chicago. Since foreign contemporaries use and
pheric
pressure
of
oo
14.7
pounds
per
square inch.
Between 32 and 212 degrees there are 180 degrees, which are usually spaced into
1
-degree intervals.
The Centigrade thermometer, which was designed by Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer in 1742, and in Germany is known as the "Celsius" and also "Centigrade" and indicated as "C" is used in Europe and in scientific work degrees or zero corresponds
generally.
quote other than the Fahrenheit ther-
to
mometer, so generally used by our mem-
(which
bers, a short discussion of the various
scale)
and 100 degrees
systems used was considered of interest. Thermal or Heating value is that property by virtue of which a body has for absorbing or giving off heat. Thermometer An instrument for measuring temperatures, but very often supposed to be a heat measure. This latter is, however, erroneous, as it is in no sense a measure of heat, but gives simply a relative comparison as to the
From
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degree
of
heat
measured; that
in is,
body or a thermometer the
fluid
regis-
tering 1 75 degrees in one body, while in another a thermometer registers 50 degrees, indicates that one body is 125 degrees warmer than is the other. The Fahrenheit thermometer was in-
the
freezing is
point,
or
melting ice
marked 32 on the Fahrenheit to boiling water.
there are 100 degrees.
Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur in 1730, the thermometer which bears his name. It is used in Russia, Sweden, Turkey and Egypt.
introdviced,
degrees or zero, corresponds to melting ice,
From
80 degrees to boiling water.
the freezing to the boiling point there are 80 degrees.
Each degree
of Fahrenheit
is
5/9 of a
degree Centigrade, and 4 9 of a degree
Reaumur.
4^he Centigrade
interval between
boiling point being 100 heit interval
180,
gree Centigrade
is
temperature
the freezing and the
it
and the Fahren-
follows that
c(iual to
1
.S
1
de-
degrees
troduced by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, It is used in America and 1724.
Fahrenheit.
Great Britain and the British Colonies. degrees or zero on the The number scale corresponds to the lowest degree of cold that could be artificially pro-
ed into Fahrenheit's scale by multiplying the former by 9 and dividing by 5,
duced when the thermometer was
tures are converted into Centigrade scale
in
orig-
taken at 32 degrees above zero, and the temperature of pure boiling water at 212 degrees. is
freezing point of water
and adding 32 degrees to the ([uotienl; and conversely, Fahrenheit tempera-
by deducting 32 and taking 5
inally introduced.
The
Centigrade temperatures are convert-
is
In both cases the measurement
recorded under the ordinary atmos-
9 of the
remainder. ilxamph
:
Centigrade Degrees 20 X 9 =36 and 5 36 + 32 68 degrees F. Fahrenheit Degrees: 68â&#x20AC;&#x201D;32=36 and 36X5 20 degrees C. 9
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COMMENTS AND QU
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JE
RIE
est
culture of these
S
month
weakness
and he has read with the keen-
The Aquarium
the
for
him by who was acquainted with his in the
matter of goldfish and
One is apt sometimes to especially when somewhat iso-
their breeding.
think,
lated, that
they are the only ones
lowing a certain
line of study,
and
folit is
always a delightful experience to find that there are others who have made the same field an object of investigation. The information gleaned from the pages of
The Aquarium
esting
and
not only inter-
are
instructive, but exceedingly
mind of one engaged such matters. The goldfish, however, has been the only fish that has been fascinating to the
in
studied by the writer, and most of the little
it is
before long be
The construction
small ponds for the raising of these
of
fish
and aquatic plants was a field entered upon by the writer without much in-
of February, kindly sent
a friend
fish, will
understood.
fully
has afforded the writer the greatest interest,
way, and
held by the Japanese and Chinese in the
An Amateur It
in a scientific
therefore to be supposed that the secrets
JJ
pleasure,
upon
tered
formation or matter to study from, but still,
many who have
seen these aquari-
beauty in the Summer at his place, have gone away and started up ponds for themselves, with varying success. Water gradening and fish culture, are both, not only interesting and instructive, but afford pleasures not to be found in other kinds of gardening. There has been a great fascination in finding out these things, and now still another field has been opened up in the care of tropical and other fish, which he He will, howwill hope to follow up. ever, despair of going into the matter in the scientific manner in which some of the writers to The Aquarium have attained, but may look on and by studying these pages, perhaps obtain a better understanding of things aquatic.
ums
in their
CHAS.
knowledge attained has been by
The matter read upon
N.
TRIVESS.
close observation of their habits. first
really instructive
been in your magazine, with the exception of a few items which were of little value, in some papers. There were years of stumbling in the
Do You Know?
this subject has
CHICAGO LOCAL EDITOR.
For
1
dark, and, of course, there
is
much
to
has
foot
'
"
suf-
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.036 lbs. 62.5
" ' " 8.33 gallon" 7.48 L'.S. gals. 1 cubic foot of water equals 231 cu. inches. 1 U. ,S. Gal of water equals 1728 cu. inches equal 1 cubic foot.
be learned and attained to yet. The proper balancing of an acjuarium, both life,
â&#x20AC;˘
is
it
say that
Cubic inch of water weighs
1 1
with vegetable and animal
practical purposes,
all
ficiently accurate to
U.vS.
The pressure produced by
af-
water
a
column
called the "static head."
A
forded great pleasure, and to produce
of
the proper conditions for the healthful
head or cokimn (or dcjith) of water I foot high, produces a pressure of ().4)i;i pound per square inch, or approximately 1 pound of i)ressure per every square
state of the fish has been a source of
ever increasing interest. delightful to learn that
all
However,
it
is
that has been
so laboriously studied out has been en
inch to
is
'is
inches of height or depth.
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