Aquarium Equipment

Aquariums are not just a tank and a stand, the aquarium has to
be filled with certain equipment such as heaters and filters.
Aquarium equipment is essential in the up keep of your fish. The
tank needs to be clean and the fish need to be kept happy if
they are going to survive in their new home. When imported to
this country, fish are kept in small boxes so they have not had
any experience of being in a large proper tank.

Heaters are an essential part of your aquarium because if you
have any kind of tropical, they need hot water to survive,
anything cooler than twenty degrees Celsius for a period of time
will kill them. The temperature needs to be around twenty six or
twenty seven degrees. Choosing a proper heater is essential when
it comes to heating issues, if you buy a heater with too low
voltage it will not substantiate a large tank, and a heater that
has to high a voltage will only fry your fish! Always ask your
fish shop staff what the best choice is for your tank.

Filters are a big part of aquarium equipment, without a filter
all the bad bacteria in the tank will build up and make it hard
for your fish to breath, this is known as new tank syndrome.
When you haven’t left your tank long enough to cycle there isn’t
enough bacteria to kill the ammonia and nitrates that the fish
produce in their waste. Once the waste builds up it makes it
hard for the fish to breath. If you have enough bacteria in your
filter however then your fish waste will be broken down in the
filter and the water that is put back out of the filter will be
clean and pure.

Aquarium equipment is essential in maintaining your tank and its
fish, if you leave the tank to keep it clean then it won’t work,
if you leave the tank to heat itself it won’t work. You have to
make sure that you supply the tools the tank needs to keep your
fish happy and healthy; otherwise you are looking at a tank of
dead fish!