Results for “temperate”

temperate

Of, relating to, or denoting a region or climate characterised by mild temperatures located between the tropics and polar circles.

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grindal worm

Vernacular name for the annelid worm Enchytraeus buchholzi (Vejdovsky, 1879), a species commonly cultured by aquarists for use as live fish food. Smaller, more adaptable, and temperature-tolerant than the related white worm, Enchytraeus albidus Henle, 1937.

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poikilotherm

An organism having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of its surroundings; a cold-blooded organism.

thermometer

Used to monitor the temperature of an environment eg to ensure that an aquarium is at the desired temperature.

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abiotic

Non-living. Abiotic factors in an environment include such items as sunlight, temperature, wind patterns, and precipitation, for example.

eurythermal

Of organisms, able to tolerate a wide range of temperatures.

heater

Thermostatically-controlled device used to maintain constant water temperature in an aquarium or pond, also known as a heaterstat. Depending on design, may be installed submersed within the aquarium, sump or substrate (see heating cable) or inline with tubing attached to an external filter. Some types of the latter also have a heating element built in.

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heating cable

Length of flexible cable buried under the substrate in an aquarium and used to maintain constant water temperature. Also popular in planted aquaria due to the associated circulation of water within the substrate which aids in nutrient exchange between plant roots and the surrounding environment.

kelvin

SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitude to the degree Celsius.

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subtropics

Regions of the Earth directly adjacent to the tropics. The warmest portions of the temperate zones.

temporary hardness

Refers to the portion of hardness in a water body arising from the presence of dissolved calcium hydrogencarbonate and magnesium hydrogencarbonate. These become less soluble as temperature increases so are removed when water is boiled, for example. Temporary hardness is sometimes referred to as, but is not equivalent to, carbonate hardness.

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tufa

Soft, porous form of limestone composed of carbonate minerals and found in ambient temperature, lime-rich springs or lakes. Used as decorative material in aquaria.

warm water

Used in reference to water bodies with a temperature that exceeds 75.2°C/24°C during the summer.

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