| Anyone who has kept a fish tank knows how dirty | | | | aquariums without disturbing the natural, and |
| the water gets. After all, even though fish are tiny, | | | | desirable, level of bacteria. Although most of us have |
| they are also rather messy critters, and the water | | | | been conditioned to think of bacteria as being a bad |
| needs constant maintenance. Even if you make it a | | | | thing, there are many different kinds of good |
| practice to change the water and wash out the | | | | bacteria that we depend on every day, so it is |
| aquarium on a weekly basis, you're still going to need | | | | important that we not rid any ecosystem of the |
| some help with the monumental task of maintaining a | | | | good bacteria that it needs for plants and animals to |
| healthy environment for your fish. One of the things | | | | survive. A filter which damages the balance could |
| that will help you is a good filter. Filters can be | | | | prove hazardous for your fish. |
| biological or chemical, but one of the most effective | | | | A System 1 Pressure Filter from Aquarium Products |
| filters you can buy is one that uses diatomaceous | | | | will polish tank water at the rate of 300 gallons per |
| earth as it's filtering medium. | | | | hour. It can be used both in saltwater and |
| As the name implies, diatomaceous earth comes | | | | freshwater aquariums successfully. By filling the filter |
| from the soil. Diatoms are tiny organisms that die and | | | | jar with diatomaceous earth, which can be purchased |
| leave fossilized remains in the soil. By so doing, they | | | | separately, it will run for about 3 hours at a time. It |
| fill the soil with minute cavities which can be used | | | | must be turned off after 3 hours, because running it |
| effectively in filtering debris out of water, including | | | | longer will cause the motor to burn up. However, in |
| the water in fish tanks. These are the same types of | | | | that 3 hours, you will have filtered and polished the |
| filters which are used in swimming pools and municipal | | | | best quality of water on the market today. |
| applications, and they are excellent for capturing | | | | Although it may seem a little weird to use soil to |
| even the smallest particles in your water. In fact, | | | | clean your tank, diatomaceous aquarium filters are so |
| they corral particles that are too small to be caught | | | | popular that they are on back order at most online |
| in most other types of water filters. | | | | shops. With persistence you will be able to find the |
| Vortex Diatom Filters are high-speed mechanical | | | | filter you need to keep your aquarium clean and your |
| filters which are designed to fine filter water in | | | | fish healthy. |