What Is Included In A Freshwater Aquarium Kit?

There are many ways of enjoying a fish tank and one popular way is by purchasing a freshwater aquarium in a kit. These kits are for people who do not have the time to do the research on the best equipment and accessories available for a standard aquarium. Small aquarium kits are also appropriate for those with a small budget but who want to start their aquarium immediately. The ease of setting up a freshwater aquarium kit is that you can get started in the hobby on a small budget with very little knowledge and still do well under a kind of controlled experience.

Beginners are not just the target market of fish tank kits. There are also high end kits that are customized to fit and complement particular interior designs in homes and offices. They also use top of the line equipment and accessories that promote ease of set up and convenience in maintenance. Some kits also include the latest products being offered in the market for promotional purposes. People are given different options through packages that come with the kits. For example, one kit may include substrate and decor in the package while another package excludes substrate and decor, but includes a special type of filter or heater. The equipment and accessories vary depending on the type of kit and price.

Standard kits consist of a tank, a stand, a cover with a fluorescent fixture, a fluorescent tube, an air pump, air line tubing, an under gravel filter, a power filter, a heater, a floating thermometer, an aquarium net, fish food, some water conditioner and pebbles.

Children can enjoy their first aquarium with a desktop aquarium kit. These kits come in 2.5 to 5 gallons and are also ideal for small offices and classrooms. It is perfect for a child's bedside table and could teach them to appreciate aquatic life at an early age. These kits are easy to set up but do not include the substrate, decorations and fish. The kits do include the tank, a quiet flow filter (with cartridge), a light hood with one incandescent bulb, some water conditioner and a premium fish food sample, and the aquarium set up and care guide. For beginners, these kits are the best start up aquariums they can get their hands on with minimal budget and time.

Specialized freshwater kits are offered in a series. They offer the basic set up and vary on the size of the tank. One of these specialty kits are the Eclipse System series. It boasts 3 stages of filtration, easy set up and operation, and no tubing or noisy air pump. It has a biological filtration system called the BIO-Wheel. It contacts air and water as it rotates and provides oxygen to bacteria that remove ammonia. The BIO-Wheel does not get clogged and is practically maintenance free. It has an injection- molded acrylic tank that provides a 360 degree viewing option. These specialized kits include an acrylic aquarium tank, a hood, a light, a filter, a filter cartridge, the BIO-Wheel, a food sample and some water conditioner with the owners guide for successful fish keeping.

Other specialized aquarium kits are called River Treasures complete aquarium kits. They come with cylindrical acrylic tanks. These tanks have custom built top and a base crafted with non-toxic materials and comes with a 3 stage submersible filtration system. The kits components are fully removable for accessibility and easy cleaning. The kit includes some substrate and a heater.

There are small to medium sized freshwater aquarium kits that range from 10 to 50 gallons. In this category, there are packages that have plenty, but stick to the simple equipment and accessories like the standard kit that was mentioned earlier. There are also the fishbowl type of complete aquarium systems but unlike the traditional goldfish bowl, it has 10 times more space and an advanced 5-stage filtration system installed at the bottom of the globe. The kit comes with a tap water conditioner, a biological filtration booster, a 10 watt halogen light, an air pump, and an instruction manual.

There are also compact aquarium systems with built in light and filtration which allow for convenient set up. They have an advanced filtration and improved lighting system and include a protein skimmer, UV sterilizer, a mini hydrometer and a customized stand. The Fluval edge aquarium kit is a designer aquarium that has aesthetics that make it fit for home and the office. It has a hidden lighting and filtration system and includes filter media, a tap water conditioner and a biological aquarium conditioner.

High end freshwater aquarium kits are for huge aquariums. There are packaged with custom cabinet stands and a canopy. The high end aquarium is well-suited for stacking live rocks and lush plants. It has advanced water flow and filtration systems which also incorporate a lighting system that is accessible without removing the canopy, a submersible utility pump and a shatter-proof heater. These types of aquarium kits are for affluent hobbyists who have plenty of money to spend.

Aquarium dealers and traders came up with kits to give the hobbyist and aquarists plenty of choices among the various equipment and accessories in the market. If these items are offered in a package, they have a greater chance of being purchased and utilized by the consumer. In a kit, components and accessories are properly matched with the aquarium.

Beginners will have a sort of learning kit where they simply read the detailed instructions from a written guide and apply what they have read. With everything that they are going to need in the box except for the fish, the rocks for the bottom of the tank and some decorations, all of which they can get when they purchase their kit making getting an aquarium this way, convienient as well as easy to learn and easy to set up.

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