I want to know how to keep ur aquarium clean ? do u have any tips ? I have recently brought a fish tank of 3 feet long and 1.5 inches. where can I got right information. If u have plz. give me.
and thanx in advance.
2006-10-09 04:08:33 · 15 answers · asked by s. m 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
A new tank needs to cycle first, say a month. Get a thermometer for the water you need to know water temperature as well as a tester for the ammonia,nitrate,nitrite,hardness
,alkalinity,& Ph, levels for fish. Stability is the best water conditioner I've found for water changes. Where you buy your fish is a good place for advice they know the fish you bought. To many advisers will only confuse you so pick 1 or 2 really good advisors.
Only certain fish can live together or you have death. Their are aggressive fish-semi-aggressive fish-community fish, then ya have some like Angels they are pretty but you must have a cycled tank for them, Ph levels are critical as well.
Easier starter fish, White clouds-Tetras-Danio's-Corydora's-Neons-
Algae eaters. They say
1" of fish to a gallon of water. So if your tank is 20 gallons you can have 10 fish that will grow to be 2" long, or 4 fish that will be 5"
Should you over populate there will be problems with infections on fish, bad quality water. Now you can overpopulate with more water changes to your tank just watch your ph levels & ammonia levels.
Twice a month is recommended for vacuming gravel bottom & removing 1/3 of your water, leaving 2/3 for your good bacteria.
Enjoy your Tank & have fun.
2006-10-09 05:17:16 · answer #1 · answered by Caregiver 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never use chemicals to clean your tank. When you have your tank setup with water and fish use a aquarium vacuum (available at pet stores and walmart) to clean the gravels. Only remove 25% of the water once a week no more. Use a cleaning sponge (also available at pet stores) to clean the sides of the tank and any decorations. Other aquarium cleaning supplies are also available such as brushes. Change your filter cartridge and clean the filter once a month. be sure not to over feed and to remove dead fish and you should be fine.
2006-10-17 03:36:42 · answer #2 · answered by weebles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this tank currently setup?
If it is - just vacuum the gravel each week when you do your water changes (to get any fecal matter than has not decayed out of there along with any stray food particles that may have settled).
If this tank is not currently setup...
Just use a mixture of Pure/Clear Ammonia (non sudsing/no surficants) with Chlorine free water and wipe the inside of it down. This mixture will nitrify once you start cycling again, and will not contain any agents that could hurt your fish or equipment.
Good luck!
2006-10-09 08:22:20 · answer #3 · answered by sly2kusa 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like your tank is a 29 gallon, but need the width of it to be sure.
http://www.aquarium-stand-plans.com/aquarium_size_chart.htm
Follow Sly's advice for cleaning. If it's pure ammonia(when shaken does not bubble up or suds) it'll be fine, like he said it will actually help cycle the tank. Do a search here for fishless cycling and cycling a fish tank-assuming yours isn't set up yet.
http://www.aquariacentral.com/
2006-10-09 09:14:14 · answer #4 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how big that tank you have is but I would do at least 50% water changes every week and depending on what kind of fish you have also DO NOT over feed get a algae eater to help you out a little and when you do your water changes gravel vacuum also a good filter do these things and your water should be superb
2006-10-09 06:59:35 · answer #5 · answered by C live 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Usually take the fish and put them in smaller container. Make sure the water temparature is the same between the tank and the small container. Take the ornaments out, gravel out, rinse it under water. Do not use soap, if you have to, then make sure you rinse complete traces of any soap material. Fill the tank back, place the ornaments back and gravel. Then put the fish slowly releasing them from the smaller container. Need to know more email me.
2006-10-09 04:20:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Have a good filter and make sure you keep up with your water changes. If you have few small fish you wont need to do a water change as often as you would if you have many small fish or large fish. The easiest way to do a water change is with a gravel vac and that way you clean all the poo out of the gravel as well.
2006-10-09 04:19:23 · answer #7 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I always transferred the fish to a second aquarium temporarily, used cleaner from the fish store, aged the water in the tank for over 24 hours, and transferred them back.
2006-10-09 04:16:30 · answer #8 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just scrub the walls with a sponge and vacume the gravel every now and then. It helps to put a timer on the light so it isn't on too many hours. This reduces algee.
2006-10-09 04:16:45 · answer #9 · answered by goose1077 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my friend had a fish and she bought a big fish tank and then got a smaller one to put the fish in while she was cleaning the cage so they would have a place to go while she was cleaning.
2006-10-09 07:45:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋