In an aquarium waste of activity of fishes and microorganisms and also hazardous substances, such as phosphates and nitrates periodically collect. Partial or full replacement of water will help to get rid of them.
It is required to you
- - watering can;
- - 2 clean buckets;
- - 2 m of an aquarian hose or gruntoochistitel;
- - towel.
Instruction
1. If you just got an aquarium, planted water plants and started in it small fishes, then you should not change water in it within the first two months. At this time Wednesday is not steady yet and it is not necessary to interfere with formation of a microclimate yet.
2. In few months it is possible to begin to replace water. Experienced aquarians advise, to resort as seldom as possible to full replacement of water in an aquarium, and to here change a small amount of water of, about, 20% of the volume of a container it is necessary to make, at least, once a week.
3. For this purpose it is necessary to prepare water in advance. Gather it in clean plastic buckets which have to be used only for work with an aquarium. At the same time they should not be washed with any cleaning substances as they can perniciously influence aquarian inhabitants. Let water stand during couple of days. During this time hazardous substances, such as chlorine will disappear. Water will become softer and will get optimum room temperature. If necessary filter water to remove impurity.
4. Put a clean bucket on a towel. Then drain 1/5 part of water from an aquarium by means of a hose. Put one its end in an aquarium, then soak up air through the second a little, thanks to this reception water will begin to flow in a bucket.
5. Clean a bottom and walls of an aquarium from the organic chemistry which accumulated on them. For collecting garbage use a special siphon or a gruntoochistitel. Then pour in otstoyanny water by means of a watering can.
6. Sometimes replacement of a bigger amount of water to a half of volume of an aquarium is required. It breaks biological balance in the aquarian environment therefore such procedure has to will be executed only in case of emergency, for example, if fishes began to be poisoned with copper or nitrates. At such cardinal substitution of water a part of plants and fishes can die, however in a week the microflora will be restored and it will be possible to continue to look after an aquarium, as usual, replacing the fifth part of water weekly.
7. Such cardinal measure as full replacement of water, has to be carried out as a last resort if the aquarium begins to blossom violently, fungal slime, and water in it constantly muddy appears. Usually it happens because of the wrong care for an aquarium or when entering dangerous microorganisms.
8. At full replacement of water it is necessary to take out all inhabitants, to drain water completely, to remove all plants and a decor. Then carefully to wash out everything, again to plant seaweed, to install the equipment, to pour in soft water. To start microorganisms, bacteria and fishes. The first substitution of water will need to be begun only 2-3 months later.