Tropical Aquarium
Tropical Aquariums are for keeping tropical fish, but you can have two different types of fish, saltwater or freshwater. Saltwater fish obviously needs saltwater and the salt needs to be a regulated level along with the PH and temperature. Freshwater fish need to have fresh purified water, both of these set ups need the good bacteria that helps to keep the aquariums clean.
Tropical aquariums that contain saltwater are only for saltwater fish. If you put a freshwater fish in this tank it will die! Saltwater fish are made to stand the levels of salt and are essential for the fish to breath and move. If salt wasnt present they would die a death like suffocation. In saltwater aquariums you need to make sure that there are living rocks in it, this means rocks that already have the good bacteria present. You then need to leave the rock in the tank for at least two months before putting any fish in, this is to get a bacteria cycle on the go. Once the bacterium has built up, I set up the filter. After that it is safe to add the fish.
Freshwater tropical aquariums are for fish that need clear and clean water. This water has to be chlorine and ammonia free. The freshwater tank also needs to be set up and cycling for at least four weeks before adding any fish to it, as this will help the bacteria to build and make sure that the ammonia levels are kept to a bare minimum, ammonia is a substance that will kill our fish as it makes breathing for them very hard to do. You know when your tank has very high levels of ammonia because the fish are at the top of the tank struggling to breath but the trick is not to change the water, what to do is clean out the filter in some of the tank water (in a separate bowl of course) and then put it back in within a day or so. The water will be in a completely better condition. Purchase a water test kit to check your levels or nutrients before putting in your fish, they are not expensive but are a great help.
Tropical aquariums are stunning ornaments in any household! Just make sure that you dont forget about the work and responsibility involved, they may be fish but they are still alive and should of course be kept that way! EdsForSale 55 Gallon Fish Tank
I am selling my freshwater tank set-up due to the fact that I am going to be moving. It is a 55 gallon with hood, extra bulbs, Pine stand stained with cherry color finish, Fluval 404 filter, two dual air pumps, air stones, lots of extra rocks, unopened gravel. The fish are African Ciclids with believe it or not a few community fish and one Pleco (sucker). Some of the fish are 6 or so years old. The value of my fish alone are over 0. They need a new good home. PLease contact me Ed @ 516-356-4121.
You can see a vid on YouTube Search "Edsforsale Fish Tank"
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Author: edsforsale
Keywords: EdsForSale 55 Gallon Fish Tank
Added: September 16, 2008
YouTubeHow to set up upaquarium ( aquarium)part 2
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Author: danipyro2
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Added: September 22, 2008
Basic Guide to Setting up an Aquarium(Cichlids,Tropical, FW)
Heres a quick guide to setting up a tropical aquarium. Specifically the one in this clip is a cichlid tank. It is NOWHERE near complete as it has only just finished cycling. Currenty has 3 fish:
Jewel Cichlid
Electric Yellow Lab
Elongatus Mpanga
Author: Zerstiren
Keywords: Cichlids Guide fish aquarium tank tropical planted jewel yellow lab elongatus mpanga malawi
Added: September 19, 2008
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