| A | B |
|---|
| freshwater fish | a fish that constantly absorbs water into it's body by the natural process of osmosis. |
| saltwaterfish | a fish that loses water by osmoses and must drink heavily to compansate. |
| invertabrates | Animals with backbones. |
| filtration | A device which cleans the water. |
| air pump | A pump that supplies air for the marine life. |
| alkalinity | the measure of a solutions resistance to changes in PH. |
| algae | plant like organisms which grow in water. |
| live food | provides valuable roughage to aid digestion. |
| heater | A device to warm the aquarium. |
| actinic light | Actinics are a type of fluorescent light that is blue. The color of light is most useful to the chlorophyll in marine life. |
