| As good looking as an aquarium can be when placed | | | | environment. |
| in your home or place of business, the running and | | | | When it comes to water, obviously, a dirty one is |
| cleaning of one is a whole different story. Indeed, | | | | not good for the aquarium and the fish. A power |
| freshwater aquarium maintenance can prove to be | | | | filter might just do the trick as it is self-cleaning with |
| quite challenging and unexpected especially by a | | | | the use of chemicals. These chemicals remove odor, |
| first-timer. It will take a lot of work and dedication, | | | | dirt and other impurities. However, there will be a |
| so be prepared! | | | | need to change it every three or four weeks. The |
| Two major factors that are quite important in the life | | | | good thing is they are most of the time disposable |
| and existence of your aquarium, as well as your | | | | and would not need cleaning. |
| fishes, are water and the unwanted things that your | | | | One reason of having usual unclean water is the over |
| aquarium can do without. Let us go with the less | | | | feeding of fishes. Feed them just right and you will |
| problematic of the two, the unwanted algae. Algae | | | | seldom need to clean your aquarium. Better yet, you |
| will grow in any of the things inside your aquarium if | | | | can make use of distilled or mineral water to keep |
| you do not clean it regularly. No matter how | | | | them clean longer. |
| attractive looking your aquarium and fishes are, it will | | | | It is advisable to change the water in your fish tank |
| just be ruined by the presence of these unwanted | | | | at least twice a month if you do not want to clean |
| plants. To solve this problem, you can simply put in | | | | one that is already too filthy. You can do the water |
| your aquarium a Plecostomus. This fish is also called | | | | cleaning by siphoning the water to drain it. You can |
| "algae eater" for obvious reasons. Though this fish is | | | | also clean the aquarium from the inside with a sponge |
| far from being the best looking fish you can ever | | | | or a scrub depending on the type of material of the |
| have, but can nevertheless win Ms. Congeniality and | | | | aquarium. You should also wash with warm water and |
| most important of all, clean your aquarium of those | | | | salt the object inside it to maintain their spotlessness. |
| useless algae. | | | | Never use soap as its residue may kill the fishes. The |
| In the absence of a Plecostomus, you can always | | | | use of gravel vacuum on the aquarium sand would be |
| opt to do it the hard way, cleaning it by hand or with | | | | ideal. |
| the use of some tools. It is also advisable to place | | | | When it comes to refilling your tank, it is best to |
| your aquarium out of the sunlight as an alga thrives | | | | make use of water with the temperature that is |
| on it. Strong bad scents can also hurt not only the | | | | required by the species inside your aquarium. Tap |
| fish but the fist tank as well. It will be best to | | | | water is not ideal for use in fish tanks. Slightly heated |
| regularly change your filter for a cleaner and healthier | | | | distilled water is always the best options. |