At the seaquarium I learn’t how to test the fish tanks for saline, temperature and oxygen levels. I was able to do this with the machine and apparatus provided to me from the aquarists. The machine I used told me the oxygen and temperature levels and another piece of equipment I used which collected water indicated the salinity. The aquarist Richard told me if the oxygen has dropped below 80% then it is unsafe and needs to be brought to attention. The temperature and salinity of each fish tank can be very different dependant on the type of species which live within them. It’s important to monitor and check tank conditions day to day for the safety of the animals. I did this by recording my findings on the paper work provided to me. I was able to compare what I found to what had been found the day before. Had I found the levels had dramatically changed from the day before, I would know to have alerted Richard about this.
The images below show the apparatus I used to test the water at the Seaquarium (Plates 1 and 2)
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