Where can I find cleaning kits for my aquarium??

Question

I jus got a new 10 gal aquarium and i have two gold fish and one black moor.......I need to know what i need to do and what to buy for proper tank cleaning!!!

Please Help!!!!

Answer 1

What you need to do is assemble your own cutsom kit to take care of your tank. Get a nice big mop bucket that won't be used for anything but your tank. Most pet shops sell gravel cleaning syphons, you will certainly need one of those as well as declorinator drops. While you are there go ahead and get an extra thermometer as well. Some Non-iodized salt from the grocery store, a plastic cup, a plastic teaspoon measuring spoon and a towel to help with minor spills will round off your custom kit. Of course you will need replacement filter pads for your filter too. Really there is no need to buy tons of chemicals and other stuff, if you are keeping the tank in good shape it will be just fine. Don't replace your brain and knowing what you are doing with bottles of stuff from the pet shop. That only makes pet shops rich and you poor.

Syphon out about 25% of the water from your tank once a week using the gravel cleaning syphon and replace it with freshwater from the tap. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and the declorinator drops. Use your extra thermometer to make sure the temperature of the new water is close to the temperature of the tank. 3-5 degrees F is plenty close enough. Change out the filter pad and your all done! Be sure to change the pad or cartridge. The bacteria you need live all over the tank, not just on the pad and what you lose there is not as important as clearing away the junk and getting new carbon in the filter. Nice and easy takes only a few minutes and yur fish will be happy and healthy.

Your goldfish will quickly out grow your tank and you really should consider returning them and getting some fish that don;t grow as large, small livebearers or tetras are just the ting for a 10 gallon tank.

Answer 2

A gravel vac, a bucket, and dechloronator. Getting a new filter pad to replace an old one is okay as long as the tank is cycled. There will be enough bacteria on the gravel and other decor to keep the tank in good shape while the new pad recolonises. Decor need not be removed unless it is very dirty. The point of cleaning the tank is the remove waste, which collects mainly in the gravel.

Please, please, please, reconsider your goldfish. They are poop-machines and really should be kept as pond fish. Fancies can reach 8-10 inches and comets or feeders can get close to 2 feet. However Goldies in ten gallons do not get that big because living in too small of a tank does not give them the water quality they need to grow correctly. This is not natural and not healthy. IMHO, a goldfish should have nothing less than 55 gallons for itself. They are big, robust, and messy. There are many fish that no one would dream of putting of putting in anything less than 55 gallons, that are the same size as a gf. I think it has a lot to do with the goldfish = bowl mentality.

A fish tank is an ecosystem. Like any other ecosystem it has a carrying capacity, a limit to how many organisms it can support. By having three goldfish in only ten gallons of water, your capacity will be maxed out rather quickly.

Your tank has many options for fish. Small tetras, livebearers, rasboras, and many others can go in it and live comfortably.

I've been a member of fishprofiles.com for many years. There is a wealth of knowledge to be had there, and many friendly folks who want to help you become a successful aquarist.

-KB

Answer 3

First, take back the goldfish and moor, since they need a forty gallon tank and more water changing and tank cleaning than you'll have time for. Get some small tetras or some platies or a couple of mollies instead.

Buy a gravel vacuum. As long as you have your tank, you'll need to vacuum the gravel once a week, changing out about a fourth to a third of the water at the same time.

Don't change out your filter pad, just rinse it out in used tank water when it gets gunked up. Valuable bacteria live on it which will break down your fish's waste from ammonia to nitrite to nitrate, which you remove with water changes.

It will take a month or six weeks for those bacteria to build up, and in the meantime you'll have to do a partial water change every other day or so to keep your fish healthy, even more if you unwisely decide to keep these goldfish!

You need a freshwater master test kit to test for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrates, or individual tests for these things. Do not get the strips, get the ones with the drops; they cost more but last many times longer, and are more accurate.

Go to www.myfishtank.net to learn more about how to start your tank without losing your fish.

Answer 4

i use a bucket -- well actually its a trash can

paper towels or a soft sponge

a gravel vacuum

lots of hot water to rinse off the decorations.

ok weekly you need to do this --

take the decorations out (except for live plants) put them in the bucket and run hot water over them. put them to the side.

wipe down the inside of your aquarium with the paper towel or soft sponge.

use the gravel vacuum weekly to get junk out of the gravel -- when you do this get about 1/3 of the water too.

put your decorations back and fill up your bucket with fresh water
and add your water conditioners (i use stress coat, stress zyme is a benefical bacteria for breaking down extra food and poop, melafix is a antibiotic wash for your fish.)

dump the new water in the aquarium a little at a time so the temp difference isn't to drastic.

goldfish make a lot of mess so if its getting kind of stinky you can do more water or clean every 5 days. it is really recommended about 10 gallons per goldfish because they are so messy.

it sounds like a lot but it takes about 20 minutes when you get used to doing it. just don't slack or you will end up with sick fish!

Answer 5

you need to get new filter, you can use sponges or use special kind of fish tank cleaner you can find at walmart, or petco, or petsmart stores. if you have questions you also can ask the salers to help you. im sure they will help you as well. remember you also need to take about 1/3 or 2/4 of water depend on what kind of fish you have or kind of tank you have. then replace with spring water or fresh water. i suggest you dont use the tap water. it can contines the dangerous chemicals that are harmful to fishes.

i'll also will give you tip on feeding if you need
only give amount that fishes can eat within few mins and never give them too much otherwise they can die or get sick.


oh while you changing water make sure the water in the tank is extact same temp as new water because you dont want to kill them from getting shock to new waters.
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Answer 6

the best place to go is a local pet store or online u can go to liveaquaria.com they have great deals clean the tank by taking 25 % of the water weekly and feeding them every other day if u have them in a closed container w/out filtration move them from there as soon as possible as high ammonia levels can kill the fish ammonia usually come from fish waste and overfeeding .

Answer 7

petco has a lot of stuff