| Freshwater aquariums are preferred among aquarium | | | | the water condition once every few days. This can |
| hobbyists for the apparent reason that they require | | | | be reduced to a monthly checkup after the first two |
| very low maintenance. It is true that freshwater fish | | | | months are over. That is the time your aquarium will |
| require lesser maintenance than seawater fishes, but | | | | have completely set in. 3. Checking your aquarium's |
| that does not mean they should be neglected. Even | | | | filtration. There are several different filtration |
| freshwater fish need some suitable conditions for | | | | requirements for your aquarium, and you will need |
| their good health, and hence it is required to maintain | | | | mechanical, chemical as well as biological filters for |
| those needs for your tank inhabitants. The following | | | | your tank. The mechanical filters are made of pads |
| are the important steps you will have to perform for | | | | and sponges, and their work is to filter out the |
| the care of your freshwater inhabitants: 1. Removing | | | | particulate impurities from the tank, while the |
| the organic debris from the tank. There is a lot of | | | | chemical filters will remove all unendurable odors and |
| pollution in aquarium tanks, whether they house | | | | colors. The biological filters are a complex bed of |
| freshwater fish or saltwater fish. This pollution comes | | | | microorganisms in your tank - mostly bacteria - that |
| from the waste products of the fish, and from the | | | | provide your tank with the natural environment it |
| fragments of the food that has been uneaten by the | | | | needs. However, as time passes by, mechanical filters |
| fish. When microorganisms in your freshwater tank | | | | will get choked, chemical filters will lose their |
| die, they will also contribute to the pollution level of | | | | adsorptive power and biological filters could simply die |
| the tank. You must remove all these from the tank | | | | out. Hence, you will need to check out the efficiency |
| on a regular basis. Vacuuming is the most suitable | | | | of your aquarium filters from time to time. Monthly |
| method for this purpose. You can cheaply get | | | | cleaning is enough for aquarium filter maintenance. 4. |
| aquarium pumps at any reputed pet store. Vacuum | | | | Changing the water in the aquarium. You will have to |
| your freshwater tank at least once every month. 2. | | | | change the water in your aquarium periodically. You |
| Checking the conditions of water in the tank. You | | | | must replace about one-tenth of the water every |
| must understand that fish live in the water, and for | | | | week, a quarter of the water once a month and |
| them the water is just as important as air is to us. | | | | about half the water once every six months. That |
| That is why you must make every effort to check | | | | will ensure the water in your tank remains pure. |
| the condition of the water. This is done by setting a | | | | However, you should never replace all the water in |
| proper pH value for your tank. You will have to ask | | | | your tank because then you will be losing out on the |
| your aquarium supplier what will be the proper pH | | | | valuable biological ecosystems that are already set up |
| value for your fish, as the pH value differs for | | | | within your tank. |
| different fish types. Then you must get a pH filter | | | | high quality aquarium supplies. Also check out our |
| that will help you keep the proper pH value. But in | | | | protein skimmers. |
| the initial two months or so, you will need to check | | | | |