Home Aquarium - a vessel (or the only all-glass, with glass walls), intended for maintenance and breeding of aquatic animals and plants, as well as to monitor their lives.
Aquarium can be any vessel, made of glass or plexiglass. By design they are divided into frame and frameless. Frame made from metal and glass corner. Frameless made of plexiglass.
Can be used as an aquarium and all-glass vessels. Depending on the tank, aquariums are divided into small (up to 25 liters), average (25-190 liters) and large (up to 250 liters) . Aquariums capacity exceeding 250 liters used in indoor environment is not recommended.
When you install the aquarium should be considered light and easy maintenance. In a room with windows facing north, the aquarium is recommended to install a wall perpendicular to the window, at a distance from him no more than 2 hours in a room overlooking the south, the aquarium should be placed near the wall, perpendicular to or opposite the window.
In the summer to avoid overheating of the aquarium out of direct sunlight should be applied artificial shading, especially when it is installed in a room with windows facing south. For blackout, you can use floating highgrowing plants. If that is not enough, you should use mesh or thick curtains of the matter.
For small Aquariums desirable to apply lateral artificial lighting, aquarium depth of more than 30 cm - top and side. The most common fluorescent lamps and incandescent lamps ordinary power of 15, 25, 40, 60 Tues
The optimal water temperature for most types of aquarium fish and plants in the winter ranges from 18-24 ° C, and in summer - 24-30 ° C. For heating water used two types of electric heaters - salt and spiral, as well as conventional incandescent bulbs.
For oxygen saturation is used compressors of various types. The water in the tank change with a rubber hose with a glass tip, they also remove pollution. Cleaning internal walls produced using a safety razor blade inserted into a special device. Filamentous algae is convenient to remove from the bottom of the aquarium in small rake used also for loosening the soil.
Aquarium Plants are needed. They saturate the water with oxygen, absorbing carbon dioxide, playing the role of a filter, contributing to the purification of water. They are divided into light-loving and shade. Plants can be planted either directly into the ground or in a small hill with the ground. The best soil for the aquarium is a river sand with particle sizes from 1,5 to 2 mm or gravel ranging in size from 3 to 4 mm. You can use the expanded clay and fine. Any fine sand unsuitable.
Before being placed in the aquarium soil should be thoroughly washed and boiled for 15 minutes with continuous agitation. For fish and plants that need soft water, the soil should be free of calcium and magnesium by washing it sulfuric or hydrochloric acid. When planting in the soil must first dig a hole in it, to straighten the roots of plants and sprinkle them with sand.
When planting in a pot to pay attention to the fact that in his day was a hole. Size and shape of pots should be compiled based on the nature of the root system, method of reproduction of plants and the size of the aquarium.
Owners of aquariums can recommend the following plants:
- Vallisneria - one of the common aquarium plants, reproduces by underground shoots;
- Kabombu - is growing as a bush, producing shoots from the base of the root, like the sunlight;
- Cryptocoryne - do not like transplants, thermophilic;
- Ludwiga - growing bush with lots of lateral shoots at the base of the beam small fluffy brown roots;
- Peristolistnik - it grows well as in natural and artificial light, is a perfect refuge for fry viviparous and excellent material for ikromechuschih spawning fish;
- Ricci - floating plants adapted to abundant coverage of the upper;
- Duckweed - easy to breed, covering the entire water surface of the aquarium;
- Water lettuce - one of the largest and most beautiful plants floating on the water surface, in natural light and warm water and reproduces very quickly.
Already got an aquarium? The first step to buying fish is done! I want you to choose the fish to his heart and soul!
Natalia Vasserman
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