Appendix 1

KAINJI LAKE RESEARCH PROJECT
PROPOSED AQUARIUM
(Criteria Outline)

1. ORIENTATION

   1. RESEARCH - Mainly Staff Participation.
      State other Requirements.

   2. RECREATION - Mainly Tourists, Schools
      Colleges who seek Information and Research

2. OPERATIONAL AREAS

   1. PUBLIC AREA

      1. Reception/Information/Orientation Cashier

      2. Lecture/Slide Shows; State others below: Theatre/Conference room separate entities

      3. Lounge - (possibly a patio)

      4. Rest rooms

   2. PRIVATE AREA

      1. Laboratories, State below number required and numbers of users of each:

      2. Disease and water quality

      3. Wet laboratory with space for tanks and four investigators.

      4.  

      5.  

      6. Offices - State number required. (20)
         (Aquarists office could be combined with the crew room)

   3. SERVICES

      1. Storage, State number required. (1 each) equipment, food, etc.)

      2. Food prep room

      3. Mop Closet

   4. LIBRARY

      State whether Research Library and Public Information Library should be combined or separated and possible number of Users and Book Holding: (don't think a public library would be practical)

   5. EXHIBITS

      WET - Fish                     Yes    (Yes or No)

      Aquatic Plants    Yes    (Yes or No)

      *Aquatic Animals    Yes   (Yes or No)

      *State possible samples such as Crocodile

      Endemic aquatic reptiles and invertebrates.

      DRY - Fish                       Yes    (Yes or No)

      Aquatic Animals    Yes    (Yes or No)

      Aquatic Plants    Yes    (Yes or No)

      Legend Boxes    Yes    (Yes or No)

      Paintings, Posters & Pictures    Yes   (Yes or No)

   6. WORKSHOPS

      1. Tool Maintenance
         Pump maintenance and Equipment

      2. Stand-by Power PLants (2.5 KW)
         Blowers (50 cfm 15 psi) oil free air

3. TECHNICAL DETAILS

   1. TANK NUMBER - (see Schedule)
      (Dependent on Species)

      1. Predatory No.   20

      2. Non Predatory No.   50

   2. RESEARCH TANKS

      1. Predatory No.        

      2. Non Predatory No.        

      * Note: These are noisy areas and should be located away from main work area requiring quiet.

   3. TASK SIZES - (Capacity in Gallons).

      DISPLAY TANKS

      (1)		(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)
      (6)		(7)		(8)		(9)		(10)
      (11)		(12)		(13)		(14)		(15)
      (16)		(17)		(18)		(19)		(20)

      
      

   4. RESEARCH TANK - (Capacity in Gallons).

      (1)		(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)
      (6)		(7)		(8)		(9)		(10)

      
      

   5. State possible location of the Research Tanks as would be convenient to Research Officers and Users.

   6. STORAGE TASK - (capacity in Gallons).

      Also state Special Features required and possible location.

      (Note, a Closed System, by which 5000–6000 gallons of water are held in Reserve has been recommended by Mr. Peterson, the UN Specialist).

      D.E. Filter capable of recirculating reservoir water through the unit at least twice per hour. Reservoir can be under operations area floor.

   7. FILTRATION

      1. Diatomaceous Earch    Yes    Recommend

      2. Permanent Media    Maybe    Recommended

      3. Porus Cartridge    No   

      4. Biological    Yes    Recommended

      5. Combination of (i) or (ii) and (iv) (i & iv)

   8. PUMPS (Recommend)

      1. Air Lift    Yes   

      2. Centrifugal on power filters (iii)

      3.  

   9. PLUMBING (Recommend Materials)

      Mostly non metal Materials

      1. Asbestos Cement

      2. Fibre Glass (for bigger Pipes)

      3. P.V.C. Pipes Schedule 80 up to 3 inch (iv)

      4.  

      5.  

   10. TEMPERATURE (mainly Environmental in the Laboratory Tanks and Spaces) State possible areas of Use.

   11. DISPLAY TANK DESIGN (mainly Design aspect. Architects would like comments on background, materials, drainage and cleaning features).

       1. Bottom drains on 300 gallons or more

       2. Some dry diorama types good

       3. Some hexagonal good

       4. Water supply valve to tanks 200 gallons +

       5. Air supply each side of 200 + gal tanks

       6.  

       MATERIALS FOR TANKS

       1. Reinforced Fibre Glass. (up to 1 000 gal )

       2. Concrete Tank for Large Tanks

       3. Commercial glass aquaria up to 175 gal

       4.  

       5.  

4. SITE CONSIDERATION

   1. Relationship with Administration Block.

   2. Relationship with Wildlife Museum

   3. Accessibility to Public and Traffic (in bringing of Specimens).

   4. Easy Water Supply and Disposal.

      D.E. must not be washed into a septic system

   5. Expansion

5. OTHERS

   1. Comments on Aquatic Plants essential to fish life in the tank.

   2. Comment on other environment anticipated, other than Clean Water Tank Exhibits such as muddy conditions or holes, etc.

   3. State provisions for Electrical connexions such as sockets, light displays, spot lamps, etc.
      (covered in general suggestions section)

Appendix 2
REFERENCES

1. Henderson, F., 1973 Kainji Lake Research Project, Nigeria. A Limnological description of Kainji Lake. FI:DP/NIR, 66/524/10: 47 P.

2. Holden, M. and W. Reed, 1970 West African freshwater fish., London, Longmans

3. Jennes, J., 1970 Fishermen of the Kainji Basin. Kainji Lake Research Project New Bussa, Working Paper 3, Nigeria, FI: SF/NIR 24

4. Lelek, A., 1972 Fish Populations of Kainji Lake: trends in their development and utilization. Rome, FAQ, United Nations Development Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Technical Report 2, FI:SF/NIR, 24

5. Lewis, D.S.C., 1973 An illustrated key to the fishes of Lake Kainji. Bussa, Nigeria, Director of the Kainji Lake Research Project

6. Peterson, E.J., 1970 Aquarium management. Class notes for the Coldwater 1970 (Unpubl.)

7. Peterson, E., R. Robinson and H. Willoughby, 1966 Paper presented at Aquarium Symposium of the American Society of Ichtyologists and Herpetologists, Miami, Florida, 21 June 1966

8. Reed, et al., 1970 Fish and fisheries of Northern Nigeria. The Ministry of Agriculture Northern Nigeria for Gasktya Corp., Zaria, N. Nigeria

9. Turner, J.L., Fish populations of the newly impounded Kainji Lake in Nigeria. West Afr. Sci. Assoc., 16

Table 1
POSSIBLE DISPLAY FISH

Table 2
DISPLAY SPECIMENS

Table 3
DISPLAY FISH

Table 4
DISPLAY PISH

Table 5
DISPLAY FISH

Table 6
DISPLAY FISH AND HOLDING UNIT CRITERIA

Table 7
DISPLAY FISH AND HOLDING UNIT CRITERIA

Table 8
DISPLAY FISH AND HOLDING UNIT CRITERIA

Table 9
AIR LIFT PUMP FROM WEST'S CALCULATION

A.	formula for working air-lift pump calculations:
The air pressure required measured in feet of water (B+s)
B -	barometric pressure (one can assume, the efficiency of these units changes from minute to minute) in feet of water- Hg to H20 must be converted most of the tine,
s -	submergence of the pump - actually - about where the air enters. (In feet.)
v -	the consumption of free air (cubic feet or per cubic feet of water pumped).
l -	lift - in feet- (above the water level at rest).
The efficiency of these units runs about 50% (on down) and starting usually requires a greater pressure than while running. The volume pumped can be charged by raising or lowering the unit. So the air compressure should displace the quantity found by the formula and it is necessary to multiply by 2 to correct the efficiency.
Therefore - the pipe should have an X -area (in2) equal to the discharge in gpm/12 (tons). Too large a pipe lets the air slip by and too small a pipe builds up excessive friction and hinders the expansion of air bubbles for lift.
The POHLE (or side inlet method) is the type of air lift being used. (The Annular ring bir)

Table 10
DETERMINATION OF WATER AND FILTER REQUIREMENTS

Table 11
GLASS THICKNESS IN INCHES WHEN USED IN AQUARIUMS
(Tank Length in Inches)

FIGURE I
BLOCK DIAGRAM OF WATER SUPPLY

FIGURE 2
AIRLIFT PUMP