Behind the aquarian world the special care is necessary. Necessary conditions for its inhabitants are created by means of various devices and devices – compressors, filters, etc. Special attention needs to be paid on hydroproviding and illumination of an aquarium. However the most important action, of course, is its correct cleaning. It is not heavy to clean an aquarium independently at all.
It is begun to clean an aquarium from glasses
In principle, seaweed which are acquired by walls do not constitute absolutely any danger, however they spoil a type of an aquarium therefore it is necessary to get rid of them. It is necessary to do it regularly, approximately every two weeks. To remove from glasses vodoroslevy fouling, it is necessary to use a special scraper which can be got in specialized shop. It is the best of all to use magnetic adaptation. If the scraper near at hand does not appear, replace it with a new sponge or a shaving edge.We clean an aquarium bottom
The following step – a soil sifonka. Your task is removal of all sewage which accumulated at an aquarian bottom. For this purpose apply a rubber hose with a metal or glass tip which diameter has to be such that on a hose there could pass water with all garbage. The special gryazecherpatel is to use one more option.How to define whether it is necessary to clean an aquarium
To understand whether it is necessary to clean an aquarium, advise to povoroshit soil. If from a bottom bubbles do not rise, cleaning is not necessary yet. In the presence of bubbles you drive a tip of a rubber hose on an aquarian bottom, periodically sticking it in soil. Then it is necessary to make substitution of water in an aquarium to remove the substances harmful to inhabitants which in it accumulated. Usually it becomes twice a week, and about 20-30% of all volume of water are changed. This process is united often with a soil sifonka. You can change water less often than two times a week, but then it is necessary to avoid substitutions more than 30% for once as it affects health of fishes not in the best way. If for substitution tap water is used, it has to be defended within several days.We clean the filter
It is correct to clean an aquarium – means to pay special attention of cleaning of its filter. In fillers of the filter dirt from water which passes through it collects. These fillers should be cleaned, washed them it is necessary only when pollution begins to prevent to pump over water. Consider that at the same time it is impossible to apply detergents at all. Ideally filler should be rinsed in the water downloaded from an aquarium. You do not need sterile purity, it is enough to achieve a free channel of water through a filler time. For cleaning of a nozzle of the filter it is possible to use an old toothbrush.