If you are a fish-lover (and by that, we mean you keep an aquarium and you don't eat those pet fish!), then you obviously are familiar with the pleasures of keeping a fish tank at home. Then you could also testify to the difficulties that plague aquarium owners. Along with a multitude of joys that you experience in keeping an aquarium come the difficulties like algae growth, creating a healthy ecosystem (no ammonia in the water) plus food leftovers that make the water dirty.
When you have these problems, rest assured that there are also a great many solutions that you can turn to. Let s just take them on one by one:
1. For common aquarium dirt (that s inclusive of the algae and fish poop), it is always recommended to buy an aquarium filtration system. Although this may cost you more than you have predicted, still, the results are long term. Acquiring a water filter would mean that there will be less major cleaning for you. And by major cleaning, we mean needing to taking the fish and the accessories out of the water and to clean the tank itself. When you have a water filter, you will be tasked with just the straightforward cleaning of the filter itself. And this has to be done on a regular basis. It will take time before you do another major cleaning. If you do choose to invest in a water filter, just make sure that you know how to properly clean it. If you are stuck with a product that you don't know how to clean, then, chances are, you can do more harm to the delicate balance of your aquarium. There are a number of kinds of water filters: The internal filter, the power filter, the inline or canister filter, and the wet/dry filter.
2. If your aquarium is plagued with algae, it is crucial to keep the tank away from any of your windows. Keep in mind that when the aquarium is exposed to light, then there is also more algae growth. If you re depending on fluorescent lights, then it is vital for you to know that is also detrimental to have those lights turned on more than ten hours. An additional way to control algae is to introduce animals that eat up algae in your aquarium. The Chinese Algae eater is a good choice. Just make sure that you have them when they re young because they become too aggressive when they turn into adults. If you don t want to risk your other fishes lives, then you can rely on the good ol snail to do the job for you. If you can't wait for days before the algae is removed, then you can buy algae scrapers. There are also other equipment in pet stores that introduce reverse osmosis and ozonization in your fish tank.
3. Another problem is fish poop, right? Well, with this, the answer is fairly simple. When you put in the gravel on your aquarium floor, make sure that it slants towards the front. This way, you will be better able to see the fish dirt that has accumulated. Never put in too many spaces between the gravel, as it will be home for fish poop that you won't be able to see.
4. This is, maybe, one of the simplest tips don't add in more fish to your aquarium more than it is able to bear. Remember that more fish in your fish tank will require more water. But since aquariums have limited water supplies as compared to the fishes natural habitat, it is then imperative to keep the number of fish at a tolerable level. More fish in your tank will produce more poop. When this happens, ammonia will be inevitably introduced into your tank.
5. When the water in your tank turns yellow or brownish, don't be alarmed. The plants in your tank might cause the color. Yellow water doesn't automatically mean dirty water. The most normal interval in cleaning fish tanks should be 2-4 weeks. Before two weeks would mean your tank is too clean but beyond the four weeks, the environment could be toxic to your pet fish.
Cleaning a fish tank can be monotonous but as an animal lover, you do know that the straightforward burden of cleaning is nothing when compared to the joys that fish will bring.
