Index:The Book of the Aquarium and Water Cabinet.djvu

TitleThe Book of the Aquarium
AuthorShirley Hibberd (1825–1890)
IllustratorEdward Whymper
Year1856
PublisherGroombridge & Sons
LocationLondon
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ProgressDone—All pages of the work proper are validated
TransclusionFully transcluded
Validated inNovember 2020

CONTENTS.

THE FRESH-WATER TANK.

  1. PAGE
  2. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		6
  3. The Name and the Object — Philosophy of the Aquarium.
  4. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		10
  5. Rectangular Tanks—Construction of Tanks—Washington’s Stope-back Tank—Bell Glasses and Vases—Stands for Vases.
  6. Chapter III.—Fitting-up—Rock work
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    		17
  7. The Bottom—Mould—Planting—The Water—Aspect.
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    		21
  9. How to stock a Tank quickly—Selection of Plants—Water Soldier—Starwort—Vallissneria—Anacharis—Myriophyllum—Potamogeton—Nuphar Lutea—Pipewort—Utricularia—Isopelis—Subularia—Ranunculus—Hydrocaris—Alisma—Lemna, &c.
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    		32
  11. Cyprinus Carpio, Gibelio, Carassius, Auratus, Brama, Leucisus, Rutilus, Alburnus, Phoxinus, Gobio, Tinea, Barbus, Barbatula, Cephalus—Percidæ—Gasterosteus.
  12. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		44
  13. Chapter VII.—Selection of Stock
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    		46
  14. Chapter VIII.—General Management
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    		48
  15. Feeding—Confervæ—Uses of Mollusks—Objections to Mollusks—Use of Confervoid Growths—Periodical Cleansing—Exhaustion of Oxygen—Temperature—Dead Specimens—Disease of Fishes.

THE MARINE TANK.

  1. PAGE
  2. Chapter I.—The Vessel
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    		53
  3. Points in which the Marine differs from the River Tank-Stained Glass.
  4. Chapter II.—Fitting-up
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    		56
  5. The Bottom — Rocks, Arches, and Caves — The Water — Artificial Sea "Water — Marine Salts — Management of Artificial Water — Caution to the Uninitiated — Filtering.
  6. Chapter III.—Collecting Specimens
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    		66
  7. Chapter IV.—The Plants
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    		69
  8. Chapter V.—The Animals
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    		71
  9. Fishes — Mollusks — Annelides — Zoophytes — Actinia Mesemhryanthemum — Anguicoma, Bellis, Gemmacea, Crassicornis, Parasitica, Dianthus, &c.
  10. Chapter VI.—What is an Anemone?
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    		84
  11. Chapter VII.—General Management
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    		91
  12. Grouping of Objects — Sulphuretted Hydrogen— Preservation of the Water — Aeration— Filter — Decay of Plants — Death of Anemones — Removal of Objects — Density of the Water — Green Stain — Feeding — The Syphon — Purchase of Specimens.

THE WATER CABINET.

  1. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		101
  2. Distinctions between the Cabinet and the Aquarium — Construction of a Cabinet — Glasses.
  3. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		106
  4. Implements for Collecting — Nets, Jars, and Phials — Pond Fishing.
  5. Chapter III.—The Stock
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    		110
  6. Chapter IV.—Larva
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    		114
  7. The Dragon Fly— The Gnat— The Case Fly.
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  9. Chapter V.—Coleoptera
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    		130
  10. Dytiscus Marginalis—Hydrous Piceous—Colymbetes—Gyrinus Natator.
  11. Chapter VI.—Heteroptera
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    		139
  12. Hydrometra—Notanecta, Nepa, &c.
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    		143
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