Aquarium Management Online Course
100% Online Study
1-on-1 Tutor Support
Any Device, Any Time
Self Paced Study
Online Aquarium Course
For business or pleasure, this online aquarium course covers a wide range of topics including:
- fresh water systems
- salt water systems
- breeding fish
- set and design of aquarium systems
- aquarium maintenance and much more..
This online aquarium course requires no prior knowledge and is suitable for anyone involved with or interested in aquariums either on a professional basis or as a hobby. This is a self-paced course on aquariums with professional tutor support.
You will gain knowledge and skills in managing a both fresh and saltwater aquarium systems, understanding about breeding fish in captivity, design and layout of various aquarium systems, maintenance, water quality management and more.
Suitable for anyone from the home enthusiast to professional pet shop and aquarium supply shop employees, wildlife park staff and volunteers, marine scientists and so on.
Aquarium Course Aims:
- Discuss the scope and nature of aquarium use and management
- Describe the Water Ecosystem
- Explain Water Quality and Management
- Determine appropriate equipment and systems for different applications in the provision of aquaria.
- Determine appropriate species of animal and plant life to introduce into an aquarium
- Explain the establishment of a freshwater aquarium
- Explain the establishment of a saltwater aquarium
- Explain the maintenance of an aquarium
- Explain how to breed a range of different fish
There are 10 Lessons in this course:
1. Scope and Nature of Aquaria
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- Aquarium use and Management
- The categories of aquariums
- Aquariums for fish communities
- Aquaria Size and Complexity
- Water quality control
- Types of Equipment
2. The Water Ecosystem
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- Interactions between organisms and the water environment
- Checking abiotic factors
- Different types of natural ecosystems
- Saltwater ecosystems
- Freshwater ecosystems
- Brackish water ecosystems
- City or Municipal domestic water supplies
- Rainwater
- Well or bore water
- Water quality in the aquarium ecosystem
- Water treatment options
- Energy relationships
- Plants and nutrients
- Photosynthesis
- Pollution in an aquarium
- Nitrogen cycle
- Overcrowding
- Overfeeding
3. Water Quality and Management
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- Tank capacity/Tank size
- Maintaining a Balanced Nitrogen Cycle
- Aquarium Cycling
- Changing the Water
- Vacuuming
- Algae Removal
- Avoiding overfeeding
- Water Conditions
- Water Temperature
- Water Hardness
- Water pH
- Salinity
- Gas Exchange in the Aquarium
- Preventative Care
- Moving Your Aquarium Safely
4. Equipment and System Design
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- Equipment and systems for different aquariums
- Aquarium Equipment
- Aquarium Tank
- Filtration
- Aeration
- Light System
- Aquarium Light Timer (optional)
- Tank Cover
- Heaters and Thermometers
- Gravel
- Plants and Decorations
- pH meters
- Refractometers/Hydrometers
- Water and Other Additives
- Adding the Fish
5. Suitable Inhabitants for Your Aquarium
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- Appropriate species of animal and plant life to introduce into an aquarium.
- Freshwater fish types
- Livebearers
- Loaches
- Anabantids
- Catfish
- Tetras
- Cyprinids
- Rainbow fish
- Branchiopoda
- Gastropods
- Freshwater Aquarium Plants
- Cold Water Plants
- Tropical Fresh Water Plants
- Brackish Water Plants
- Saltwater Fish Types
- Saltwater (Marine) Aquarium Plants
6. Fish Health and Diseases
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- Fish Diet
- Fish Diet Related Problems
- Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency
- Origin of Diseases
- Environmental Diseases
- Common Signs of an Unhealthy Tank
- Diseases Caused by Water Quality and Chemistry Problems
- Water Contamination and Poisoning
- Ammonia and Nitrate Poisoning
- Oxygen Starvation – Hypoxia
- Pathogenic Disease Causes
- Viral Diseases
- Bacterial Diseases
- Fungal Diseases
- Genetic Diseases and Disorders
- Parasites
- Plant Problems
- Treatment of Diseases and Parasites
- Quarantine Tank
- Coral Bleaching
7. Freshwater Tanks
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- Establishing a freshwater tank
- Tank Selection and Decorations
- Setting up Tank Décor
- Setting up Planted Tanks
- Aqua-scaping
- Basic Equipment
- Electricity and Aquarium Set-up
- Heater Installation
- Filters and Air Pumps
- Lighting and Hood
- Solar Heating
- Other Equipment
- Selection and Addition of Fish
- Feeding Requirements
- Cleaning and Maintenance
8. Simple Saltwater Tanks
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- Establishing a saltwater tank
- Tank Selection
- Saltwater Tank Cycling
- Filter
- Basic Equipment for saltwater tanks
- Heaters and Thermometres
- Light System
- Test Kits
- Selection and Addition of Fish and Other Invertebrates
- Feeding Requirements
- Cleaning and Maintenance
- Critical Parameters Affecting Salinity
- How concentrations of ions affect salinity
- How temperature affects salinity
9. Maintenance
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- Maintaining a tank
- Correct Tank Set-Up and Maintenance
- Checking the Lighting
- Checking the Temperature
- Filter Maintenance
- Checking and Maintaining Water Quality
- Fish Observation
- Plant Maintenance
- Algae Removal
- Regular Vacuuming
- Regular Water Changes
- Preventative Care
- Emergencies
10. Breeding
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- Fish Reproduction and Behaviour
- Live Bearers
- Egg Layers
- Breeding
- Tank Set-up and General Requirements
- Early Stages – Selecting and Conditioning the Pair
- Triggering Breeding
- Hatching the Raising Fry
- Breeding and Genetics
- Nutrition
- Cultivating Your Own Food
- Fish Legality in Different Countries
- Aquarium Care
- Ultraviolet (UV) Sterilisation
- Cleaning and Maintenance
- Maintenance of Plants
- Checking Filters
- Water Changes
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We have mini self assessment tests so that you can be the judge of how well you understand the material and then a set task where you will undertake some form of practical exercise. But best of all is the one-on-one expert tutor feedback you get with each task you submit.
Online study can by difficult but our tutors are there to help you every step of the way.
First and foremost our courses are 100% online courses BUT they are still very practical! You will learn many practical skills, do some research, field trips and much more.
All learning is best done by doing, so our online courses are designed to give you the foundation knowledge you need and to get you out there and doing whatever it is that you love.
This sets our students up for success.
- 100% Online
- Practical
- Certificate issued on completion
- 1-on-1 tutor support
- Flexible payment options
- Self paced study
Getting where you want to go with your studies and/or career, involves much more than just reading or watching a video. Knowing how to learn, how to research and find out new information, how to judge if the source of information is any good and how to find out what is happening in your industry and creating a network are vitally important! Our courses will help you do all that.
We have mini self assessment tests so that you can be the judge of how well you understand the material and then a set task where you will undertake some form of practical exercise. But best of all is the one-on-one expert tutor feedback you get with each task you submit.
Online study can by difficult but our tutors are there to help you every step of the way.
