Aquarium Water Cleaning

To maintain high quality water for your fish, it is important to renew it partially on a regular basis. This article talks about when water should be changed and how to change it.

Aquarium Water Cleaning
Renew Freshwater Aquariums with Partial Water Change
To maintain a high quality water for your fish, it is important to renew it partially on a regular basis. Learn how to do this the right way with the minor risk to your fish and plants, keeping your water clean and beautiful.
Verify if renewing water is really necessary by checking the smell and color. The first step is checking if the water is really unhealthy. If the smell is fishy (I mean really fishy -- remeber the aquarium water has a natural smell) and the color is not clean and it looks cloudy and heavy, checking the filters will be necessary. Don't forget to make a partial water change following the next steps. Take the water out. You can do that using a small bucket carefully, so you will not injure your fish or cause any damage to your decorations and other stuff. If you have a hose and syphon, of course the result will be better. How much water must I take? There is no exactly measure that can be used in every aquarium, so it is something that you have to determine by yourself. In most cases, renewing 1/3 of the water volume per week is fine and safe. But sometimes there is an accident -- the water gets too cloudy, the filter is broken, your children feed the fish too much -- and then you should change higher amounts of the water. Start cleaning the bottom of the aquarium. If you clean your aquarium and renew its water, but in a few days it looks cloudy and heavy again, maybe you are feeding your fish too much, or you need to do a bottom cleaning in the tank. It is a very simple thing. All you will need is a special hose for aquarium cleaning (you can purchase this in almost every aqua store) that suctions the bottom, taking the dirt off and keeping everything in place. ...
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Author: Cesar Augusto Miranda Matiusso



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