Aquarium Accessory

Aquariums need to be filled with accessories, not just for
decoration but for the fish’s or other animals own survival. If
fish don’t have a filter and a heater they will die, it’s the
same with some amphibians. They need a lot of light and heat or
they will die! You have to make your tank look as though it is
part of their natural habitat, you have also got to make sure
that it functions like it too.

When setting up an aquarium for fish you have to make sure there
are lights, heat and filtration. The filter is extremely
important as this keeps the water waste free, which is essential
to keeping your fish alive. The filter sucks in water from the
bottom and basically recycles it and it comes out the top fresh
and clean. There are other methods of filtration, but that is
the most common one, unless it is a saltwater tank then you have
an external sump tank and that does all the filtration. Filters
can be picked up in any pet or fish shop.

Heating is also another crucial element of setting up an
aquarium. This aquarium accessory regulates the temperature of
the tank, and yes it can be used in water. You can set the
heater to a temperature that you want the water to stay at, most
tropical fish like the water around twenty six or twenty seven
degrees Celsius. Fish are pretty fussy about their temperature,
they start to do funny things when it gets too cold and when it
is too hot they will die. Heaters are available in every fish
shop and you can choose the size and voltage of the heater, as
bigger tanks will need bigger and powerful heaters.

Lights are another essential aquarium accessory, as they help
certain fish live such as corals and anemones; yes they are
living creature’s not just plants. They need intensive lighting
conditions to ensure that they don’t size, the lights need to be
at least a T-5 which means one of the most powerful lights that
you can buy and of course they are very expensive and heavy.
They are only available in specialised shops and not all fish
shops stock them. They may need to be ordered in or you can
purchase them second hand, which I would say is your best
option.