Aqua kingdom

A clean tank ensures optimum health for your fish, and provides them with a safe environment in which to swim and grow. One of the most important parts of cleaning out a fish tank is the cleaning of the gravel. Because food and waste tends to sink to the bottom of the tank, it becomes trapped beneath the gravel. Proper cleaning of your tank's gravel is essential to the health of your fish, and should be done approximately every two weeks. What you need for this: A container for holding your fish during the cleaning process Fish net Plastic gravel cleaner tool with a hose attached Bleach Large bucket Before beginning the cleaning process, you will need to remove any fish from your tank. Prepare a container to hold your fish by removing some of the water from your main tank and placing into a bucket or other container. Using a fish net, gently remove your fish from their current tank, and place them into the temporary holding container. After draining...

It's sad but true - not every fish is in perfect health. Here's how to pick the best of the bunch Here's How: Look at the top and sides of the tanks. If most are encrusted with residue, look for another shop entirely. Look for clear water. If it's discolored, avoid that tank. If the water in most tanks is discolored, look for another shop. Scan a half dozen tanks to see if any fish are sick or have died. If you see more than one sick or dead fish, find another shop. Avoid tanks with decaying plants, as the water chemistry is questionable. Do not buy fish that just arrived in the shop. They are stressed from travel, and might be carrying disease. Avoid fish with cloudy eyes, torn or clamped fins, and spots or sores on their body. Avoid fish that are sluggish or appear to be shivering. Look at all the fish in the tank. If any appear sick, don't buy a fish from that tank. Choose an active, alert fish. Take him home and enjoy your new pet. Tips...

To begin to understand which fish tank filter would be right for your aquarium, it is important to look at how the different kinds of filtration currently offered by various fish tank filter systems and what this means for your aquarium. Chemical Fi ltration - Chemical filtration works by processing the water through a substance such as carbon which removes fish excrement and dissolved minerals. Phosphates, nitrites, nitrates and ammonia as well as various other chemicals can be effectively sand safely removed by chemical filtration. Biological Filtration - Biological filtration works by bringing a kind of bacteria known by the name of "nitrofiers". These bacteria basically work by breaking down ammonia and nitrite, both of which in large enough quantities prove fatally harmful to fish, into nitrates. Nitrates can then be removed with the aid of chemical filtration or by simply changing the water. Regardless of which fish tank filter you may choose for your aquarium...

Clean Aquarium water is the key to having a successful aquarium. Cloudy aquarium water does not create a harmful environment for your fish, but it certainly does not look nice aesthetically. Cloudy aquarium water can arise from a number of reasons listed below. To begin it depends on the colour of the cloudiness. If it is a green then most likely you have green water, an annoying type of algae that is hard to get rid of, it is suggested you keep the tank out of direct sunlight, do frequent water changes and maybe buy a UV filter. If it is a cloudy white this can be due to a few reasons. The most likely is you have recently set up this tank, what you are seeing is a bacteria bloom that will soon pass (anywhere from 1 day to a couple of weeks). This bloom or mini cycle can also happen if you change a large amount Overstocking and overfeeding can cause a light haze, by making sure you fish out any uneaten food or just reduce the amount you feed, you should see a reduction in haziness. It ...