aquarium
Enable an AI agent to recognise an aquarium, assess its readiness and condition as a contained aquatic habitat, and determine which interventions are appropriate for its occupants and configuration.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Codex
Purpose and description
Enable an AI agent to recognise an aquarium, assess its readiness and condition as a contained aquatic habitat, and determine which interventions are appropriate for its occupants and configuration.
It can be Assess whether filling, commissioning or introducing proposed occupants is supported by recorded evidence.; Measure and trend water conditions against documented requirements for the current habitat.; Adjust installed life-support settings within established operating constraints.; Plan water changes, cleaning and habitat rearrangement around occupant needs and system dependencies.; Evaluate stocking changes against compatibility, usable space and demonstrated processing capacity.; Isolate connected water paths or initiate an established contingency procedure when containment or life support deteriorates..
Distinguishing features
Its intended function includes maintaining an aquatic habitat; a transparent vessel used only for storing water does not pass this test.
A sustained water-filled habitat is central to its intended operation; a primarily terrestrial terrarium does not pass this test.
It has an identifiable containment boundary and managed water environment; the room or institution housing several tanks is a different modelling scale.
Recognition uses intended configuration as well as present contents, allowing an empty aquarium undergoing commissioning or maintenance to retain its identity.
Mixed land-and-water enclosures require a boundary decision based on their intended habitat function rather than the presence of water alone.
Scope
+ Tank boundaries, usable water volume, containment integrity and access
+ Water regime, observed conditions and occupant-specific operating targets
+ Installed filtration, circulation, aeration, lighting and temperature control
+ Aquatic occupants as requirements and loads on the shared habitat
+ Substrate, habitat structures and usable swimming or attachment space
+ Commissioning, routine care, isolation and responses to deteriorating conditions
- Aquarium buildings, visitor services and institutional operations
- Species taxonomy and general biological knowledge
- Individual animal medical records and diagnosis
- Standalone equipment design and repair procedures
- Building structure, electrical supply and plumbing beyond aquarium interfaces
- Ponds and production aquaculture installations unless registry research establishes their inclusion
Characteristics
- Intended habitat role
- display, quarantine, breeding, rearing, planted habitat, other declared role Determines which occupants, equipment and interventions fit the aquarium's purpose.
- Water regime
- freshwater, brackish, marine, other specified regime, undetermined Establishes the context for interpreting water measurements and compatibility.
- Working water volume
- L, with measurement or estimation method and inclusion of connected vessels Supports interpretation of water changes, treatment quantities and system capacity.
- Containment condition
- unassessed, apparently intact, suspected leak, confirmed leak, damaged Constrains filling, continued operation and the urgency of protective action.
- Water temperature
- °C, with sampling location, time and observed variation Allows comparison with requirements of the actual occupants.
- Water chemistry observations
- Parameter-specific values and units, including pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen and nitrogen compounds where relevant Makes habitat suitability assessable without assuming universal safe thresholds.
- Occupant composition
- Linked organisms or groups, counts or estimates, life stages and requirement sources Connects habitat decisions to the living population actually present.
- Life-support availability
- Per function: operating, degraded, stopped, intentionally absent, unknown Identifies missing functions and limits actions during equipment failures.
- Biological processing readiness
- unassessed, establishing, demonstrated under recorded load, disrupted Prevents tank age or water clarity from being treated as proof of readiness.
- Hydraulic connectivity
- Connected tanks, sumps, filters and supply or drain paths, with isolation points Defines which water volume and other habitats an intervention can affect.
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Where this came from
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Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 5 bundles · 10 layers · 10 findings · 20 questions.
Containment and water boundary Defines the enclosure and the connected water system being assessed.
Aquarium identity, water quantities and intervention effects depend on both physical containment and hydraulic connections.
Tank envelope
Records the vessel's geometry, usable capacity and ability to retain water.
Usable and retained water
Record working water volume separately from nominal capacity, together with evidence about panels, seams, penetrations and support.
- What water volume is present at the operating level after accounting for substrate and other displacement? measurement
- What inspection or operating evidence supports the current containment assessment? provenance
Connected water paths
Identifies external vessels and water routes that extend the aquarium's operational boundary.
Shared water and isolation
Record connected sumps, tanks, filters, overflows and drains, including intended isolation and power-loss behaviour.
- Which connected vessels share water with this aquarium and belong within its assessed system volume? boundary
- How can flow be stopped or isolated, and what evidence establishes water levels when circulation loses power? action
Water regime and condition Connects measured water properties to the intended habitat and its occupants.
An aquarium's apparent clarity does not establish whether its water conditions support its intended use.
Habitat water targets
Defines the intended water regime and the evidence behind operating ranges.
Requirements and target conflicts
Record parameter targets with their sources and identify unresolved conflicts among occupant requirements.
- What water regime and operating ranges are intended for this aquarium's actual occupants and life stages? definition
- Which sources justify these ranges, and where do the occupants' requirements fail to overlap? provenance
Observations and trends
Makes water observations interpretable across sampling locations, methods and time.
Interpretable water readings
Record relevant readings with units, test methods, sampling context and uncertainty, distinguishing individual measurements from sustained conditions.
- What are the latest relevant temperature, pH, salinity, oxygen and nitrogen-compound readings, with exact analyte conventions and units? measurement
- How do sampling location, time, test limitations and recent interventions affect interpretation of the observed trend? measurement
Aquatic life support Records how the aquarium maintains water movement, processing and environmental control.
Equipment presence alone does not demonstrate that the required habitat functions are being delivered.
Filtration and processing
Distinguishes installed filtration from demonstrated waste-processing performance.
Processing under actual load
Record mechanical, biological and chemical filtration roles where present, together with evidence of performance under the recorded feeding and occupant load.
- Which filtration functions are provided, by what media or processes, and where does water pass through them? definition
- What observations demonstrate processing readiness under the current load, and what changes may have disrupted it? provenance
Flow, temperature and light
Records delivery and control of circulation, gas exchange, heating, cooling and illumination.
Delivered environmental functions
Describe the functions actually delivered across the occupied habitat, their controls and their dependencies.
- What observations establish flow distribution, gas exchange, temperature variation and lighting duration or intensity where occupants live? measurement
- Which controls may be adjusted, within what documented limits, and which functions become unavailable after a power or equipment failure? action
Occupants and habitat fit Relates the living population to available habitat and shared environmental capacity.
Aquarium suitability depends on who occupies it and how they use its space, rather than water volume alone.
Population and compatibility
Records occupant groups and the requirements relevant to coexistence.
Current and proposed population
Link current and proposed occupants to identification confidence, abundance, life stage and evidence about compatibility.
- Which animals, plants and other intentionally maintained organisms are present, in what numbers and life stages, and with what identification confidence? measurement
- What evidence supports or challenges their coexistence, including environmental requirements, predation, aggression and feeding access? provenance
Inhabitable space
Describes the usable habitat created by dimensions, substrate and internal structures.
Habitat access and constraints
Record swimming space, refuges, attachment areas, substrate and access to relevant water zones, including hazards created by the arrangement.
- What usable dimensions, refuges, substrate conditions and attachment surfaces are available to each occupant group? measurement
- Which rearrangements or additions are supported by occupant requirements, and which could create entrapment, escape or loss of essential habitat? action
Care and intervention readiness Records the aquarium's operating phase and the evidence needed to select and review interventions.
Aquarium care changes a coupled living environment, so actions must account for readiness, recent disturbances and effects across shared water.
Commissioning and routine care
Connects commissioning, feeding, cleaning and water replacement to current system condition.
Care plan and state transitions
Record operating phase, recent care and the conditions required before stocking or materially changing the habitat.
- Is the aquarium empty, commissioning, occupied, temporarily isolated or being decommissioned, and what evidence supports that state? definition
- What feeding, replacement-water preparation, water-change and filter-care actions are due, and what conditions must be checked before carrying them out? action
Disturbance and recovery
Supports responses to leaks, equipment outages, unsuitable water conditions and suspected contamination.
Bounded response and follow-up
Record observed disturbance, affected occupants and connected systems, available response procedures and evidence required to assess recovery.
- Which established response applies to the observed disturbance, and what isolation, backup support or temporary holding capacity is available? action
- What follow-up measurements and occupant observations are required before declaring recovery or reconnecting isolated water systems? measurement
What the second pass must settle
- Does vr.tr.aquarium denote an individual habitat enclosure, an aquarium facility, or both, and does an existing world model already own either concept?
- Where should the registry draw boundaries among aquariums, paludariums, aquatic research vessels, live-food holding tanks and aquaculture systems?
- Which authoritative sources should establish occupant-specific water targets and resolve incompatible requirements within a shared aquarium?
- What evidence is sufficient to establish biological processing readiness and capacity for different aquarium configurations and proposed stocking changes?
- Which interventions require specialist judgment, and what aquarium-specific evidence should determine escalation and recovery criteria?