Aquarium husbandry – a worthy hobby for the person preferring slow pastime and a peace of mind. And, of course, in this case there are secrets which need to be known.
The beginning fans often give preference to the most unpretentious small fishes who easily take root in a usual small aquarium with fresh water. But "advanced" prefer sea fishes and animals that demands special approach in preparation of sea water.
Sea water in house conditionsIt is not difficult to make sea water at home at all. For a start it is necessary to pick up the aquarium suitable by the sizes for estimated small fishes and marine animals. Further it is necessary to find plastic buckets or other tanks for salt stirring. And, of course, salt will be required. So, it is possible to begin preparation. For a start the aquarium needs to be filled in on three quarters with usual fresh water. Water can be taken water or passed through special filters – they saturate it with nitrogen and oxygen that considerably will accelerate growth of various seaweed. At the small volume of an aquarium coal filters will help, at big – installation of a reverse osmosis is necessary. After the corresponding processing and filling of water, it is possible to start process of a zasalivaniye. In this case observe a standard approximate proportion of 37 grams of sea salt on 1 liter of water. Salt can be taken from various producers specializing in aquarium husbandry. There is a lot of such brands and they can be advised in the nearest zoo shop. It is possible to mix manually, by means of a pomp or the aquarian compressor. For control of salinity use the areometer and you watch that it was equal about 1.024 grams on liter. It is approximate salinity of ocean water. Upon termination of stirring it is necessary to check a pH-factor which should not fall lower than 8.0.
Other parameters of water
On a simple zasalivaniye the process of preparation of sea water does not come to an end. It is important to control the content of ammonium and nitrites. They should not be higher than 0.05 mg/l. Ions of ammonium can contain in water at concentration from 0 to 2 mg/l. It is necessary to consider that nitrites are also toxic and should not be present at concentration more than 20 mg/l. Besides, in an aquarium there live bacteria which process nitrites into nitrates. But by regular replacement of water and cleaning of soil of it it is possible to avoid. Now it is necessary to finish water temperature to +25os and to place fish. Here it is necessary to be gradual. At first one species of fishes, then another with frequency in a week and so to a full sharing at constant chemical control of water which will finally return to normal approximately in 3-5 months, forming a good ecological system.