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Caring For Tropical Fish
Tank maintenance is one of the most important parts of having a healthy aquarium. The tank should be vacuumed at least once every two weeks. You need to do a 10-20% water change every week. For freshwater tanks, once a year you should completely start over. Drain all water, clean the tank, and rinse the gravel.
Aquarium fish: -guide to buying new fish. Part 1
Aquarium fish: -guide to buying new fish. Part 1 It s very important as part of your plan for having successful aquarium to take note of the type of inhabitants, which one of them is fish. Never buy fish before finding out about its requirement first. You really need to take your time to ask questions and be very observant when you are in aquarium store. There are lots of aquarium stores with unknowledgeable owners so you don’t base your decision on their advice alone make sure you take a
Essential Aquarium Accessories
Below are some of the aquarium accessories that are necessary for the proper maintenance of an aquarium.A constant level siphon is designed to maintain the water level of an aquarium from going higher than a specified height. It does not empty itself when the flow ceases, but remains ready to resume its function automatically when the water level rises. It is especially useful to prevent overflow in aquaria where there is constant inflow of water.A dip tube is a plastic or glass tube, usually 12
Tips on Choosing an Aquarium Heater
A submergible heater is usually placed flat along the bottom of the tank. The theory is that as the warm water rises it will cause a mild circulation within the tank, insuring a more even distribution of heat. Whether this particularly benefits the fish in most home aquaria is doubtful. However, with the heat source at the surface of a tall tank, and with no aeration or filtration, you will note a considerable disparity in temperature between the upper and lower strata of water. Whether the diff
Using Thermometers in Your Aquarium
By encasing the heater and thermostat in separate tubes, one is enabled to place the heater in one corner and the thermostat in another. This is supposed to insure a more even distribution of heat, since the heat must travel through the entire tank to reach the thermostat. In theory it is all right, but in actual practice it has hardly proven necessary. Water circulation itself distributes the heat readily enough.Any type of thermometer can be used in a fish tank that is partitioned into several