Fish supplies- why do I need them?
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Fish supplies are necessary, whether you are planning on keeping one fish, two fish, a red fish, or a blue fish. Tropical fish require a lot more for them to remain happy, alive, and well. Tropical fish supplies are designed to help you do that. Fish supplies can describe any number of supplies that you will use to maintain your tank.
For example, if you want your tank water to look like crystal, you need to keep a good supply of chemical cleaners on hand. These cleaners are available at most pet stores, and do a excellent job in keeping the water clear and healthy. They simply dissolve into the water and the chemicals rid the tank of harmful waste and debris. There are fish supplies for almost anything it all deplaned what type of aquarium you own.
To establish a marine fish tank you will need basic fish supplies such as: Aquarium gravel such as live sand or crushed corals, Live Rock, saltwater mix, heater, Aquarium filter (such as sump), Protein Skimmer, Saltwater test kits, tank vacuum, Aquarium Glass Scrubber, Two, clean, never used before, 5-gallon bucket ,tank thermometer.
If you want to keep a healthy tropical freshwater tank or tropical fish tank you will need some basic fish supplies, the first fish supply will be a filter (such as canister filter), this works greatly in ensuring the aquarium is kept clean and clear of waste and debris. Tropical fish are used to swimming in warmer water so a tank heater will be needed to keep the water in your tank at the proper temperature. Other fish supplies such as tank substrate, freshwater test kits, Aquarium vacuum, tank Glass Scrubber, Two, clean, never used before, 6-gallon bucket ,Aquarium thermometer are needed too. Any of these supplies or equipment can be bought at your local pet store.
Unlike the marine aquarium, the main purpose of reef tank is to house various types of fish; the true stars of the saltwater reef tank are the coral and other invertebrates (such as sea stars). As the tanks we maintain contain more and more diverse animal life, the need for more complete additives becomes more essential, and the make-up of these additives has to be more geared to the new type of aquariums, in order to satisfy the requirements of all the animal life we now keep and maintain. Water movement is important in the reef aquarium with different kinds of coral requiring different and diverse flow rates.
Building water momentum using a gyre is an efficient method to increase flow, thus benefiting coral respiration and photosynthesis. Some corals such as the Mushroom Coral need very little light to thrive " conversely, LPS coral such as Brain coral require moderate amounts of light, and Small Polyp Stony Corals (SPS) such as Acropora Coral, require high intensity lighting. A reef aquarium requires appropriately intense lighting, protein skimmer wave box and other saltwater fish supplies are needed too.
There are also fish supplies for plants tanks, shrimps tanks, Nano reefs, ponds etc Any of these supplies can be bought at your local pet store.
Posted byBertie at 10:20 PM
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