The very first step on the way to acquiring an aquarium, strange as it may seem, is the fish themselves. Getting such pets, a person goes to the pet shop, where he chooses the right size of housing for them, all kinds of fillers and lotions, necessary for further comfortable habitation of fish, the necessary food.
Overflowing with happiness, the amateur pours water into the aquarium on the first day, lets the inhabitants out, pours them food there and watches over all the beauty, but after a few days, for some reason, the water begins to get cloudy, and the inhabitants lose their mood. As a result, all this can end up very tragic and sad for everyone, but why is this happening? After all, the water was clean, the food was good, all the conditions for a comfortable stay were met. It only seems at first glance that all the conditions were met.
In fact, there are a lot of subtleties about which, ordinary, and never encountered in his life with the fish host, maybe simply be unfamiliar.
- The first important rule will be that there is no need to trifle, and to buy too small models. The aquarium should be spacious for its inhabitants. It is worth remembering that for a comfortable living in it should be placed soil, stones, and vegetation, not to mention the houses for some breeds. Optimal volume can be safely called a container with a spacious capacity equal to thirty to sixty liters.
- The next step is to buy a special filter. Clean and oxygen-rich water is the main detail for the good life of all inhabitants of the aquarium. In the market you can see a huge number of different filtering systems, among them there are both cheap and very expensive systems. In this case, very well suited copy, the cost of which varies in the area of two hundred - two hundred and fifty rubles.
A significant number of inhabitants of the aquarium consists of exotic rocks, and they are known to be accustomed to a warm climate, which must be maintained and in an artificial reservoir. According to this, any owner of the aquarium just need to buy a heater and thermometer, which can be used to monitor the climate inside the tank. Despite the fact that modern aquarium heaters are equipped with automatic heaters, which are turned on independently at the slightest temperature jump, additional control will never be superfluous.
The soil in the aquarium is an important detail. It will allow the inhabitants to feel comfortable in an artificial environment. In this case, the usual habitat will be recreated to the maximum extent possible, and the plants, which should also be located in the tanks, will grow and delight everyone with their appearance.
There is no need to buy too small a kind of river sand, in which case there is a chance that the aquarium will quickly mold. It is better to buy a sufficiently large sea view of the soil, which should initially be completely ignited, and then fall asleep in the aquarium.
On the advice of aquarists, it is worth not buying seashells or pieces of limestone for additional decoration. Fish do not like this cohabitation, from which they begin to feel not very bad.
As for the plants, here it is worth paying attention to what breeds of fish inhabit the aquarium. There are such representatives of marine fauna, which is not against eating some species of plants, and in some cases, algae are simply contraindicated, as food. In such cases, it is optimal to buy artificial specimens.
Before the beginning of planting, the plants should be disinfected with manganese potassium, diluted in large quantities of water. After holding them for a few minutes, you can start planting greenery. It is worth remembering that, like any other type of plant, they also require constant thinning and cleaning. As for the fish themselves, a constant warm temperature in the aquarium is vital for these plants.
Anyone understands that if there is a living plant, he needs light, so buying a future home for their fish. It is worth taking care of and such subtlety. In order to understand whether there is enough light for the inhabitants of the aquarium, it is necessary to look closely at the soil and the capacity. In the event that the stones appeared dark plaque, it is worth knowing that there is a need to buy additional lamps. When the walls of the container begin to be covered with greenery, and plants begin to grow significantly, it means that there is a lot of light, even - extra.
Knowing this feature, experts advise to buy a special automatic switch, which will work in certain hours. This will also help to avoid waste and create additional convenience for the owners.
When all the subtleties are met and the aquarium is ready to pour water into it, it is necessary to deal with the surface on which the container will stand. It is not necessary to say that it should be a flat and stable surface on which to put a small rubberized surface or a small piece of foam.
Water should be filled with cold water from under the tap. Next, you can refill and warm from the kettle, but you need to make sure that it does not touch the glass walls.
When planting plants, with the help of fingers are made small holes in the ground, which are placed in the spread rhizomes. Then, the plant is sprinkled with sand and left behind.
Do not panic from the initial muddy, it is quite normal. After a few days, the balance should be established and the water will become clean and transparent. This is due to the fact that it is going through all kinds of processes of life of many microorganisms.
And only after the water becomes transparent, and it can happen after a week, only then it is worth releasing the fish.