Changing the water in your aquarium
Change the water in your fish tank on a weekly basis is a very important step to ensure the survival and health of their fish. It is actually a very easy task that should not take more than half an hour the time is ready for it and have the necessary tools.
Why What is a water change is needed?
An aquarium is a closed ecosystem. Fish produce waste every day like any other body. Stool is easy realize, but it is also the urine that is undetectable. These waste products are dissolved in water live fish, while the filter does not help eliminate some of these, there are still traces of waste water is not removed.
On the other hand, there are other elements that contribute to water pollution, such as overeating, decaying plants, accidental contamination by the clumsy hand of man and unfortunately the occasional dead fish. All these elements contribute chemicals that create toxic levels may at first seem low, but not top of new water, power will eventually increase and affect aquatic life.
A large amount of fish hobbyists argue that plants actually fish tank removes all traces of the waste from the aquarium but one must realize that plants are also a way of life and consume only some elements, but are not waste products even hurt them.It does not matter how wonderful and expensive the filter they have launched a water change is still necessary to provide your aquatic life with an atmosphere that promotes good health. Try to imagine what the life for you if you are locked in a room with air conditioning, but no way to get fresh air outside.
The correct way to Chang aquarium water
You must not change more than 20% of the total volume of water each week. Change water too upset the delicate balance of levels pH and temperature of your aquarium. But this is only true if you have a medium-large aquarium, aquarium tank smaller than the required to change 50% water.
Preparation is all important first step. One day before changing the water, fill a bucket of water and let it remain for twenty-four hours to allow time the chlorine to dissolve. Never throw water directly on the fish tank because the chlorine will kill large colonies of beneficial bacteria in your tank.
The best way to remove the water using a low suction trap. You have an option to purchase an empty aquarium in the list of recommended products below or could even use a normal rubber hose as a siphon. When diverting water, run the tube entry in the leaves of the plant with gravel, and decor to eliminate larger debris has been trapped there. This step is very important if you are using a low pass filter.
If washing the filter media communication or the decoration of the tank, use water just inches diverted to wash filter media and decoration of the tank have colonies of bacteria in them and wash well under running water is only going to destroy these colonies, which is something you do not want to do.
When pouring the fresh water in the aquarium, pour gently into a corner tank to avoid scaring the fish.
After the water change
Monitoring of water, pH and temperature levels for the couple of hours periodically to ensure that not much has changed.
That's all you have to do. It's simple, but important and should not take too much of his time. Do good and steady, and healthy fish will live for a long time.
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