Owning an aquarium can be a joy, but cleaning it often seems like a lot of work. It doesn't have to be that way. Here are some tips and products that can make cleaning and maintaining your fish tank a breeze.
It's typically recommended that you start by replacing 15-20 percent of the water every two weeks. While there are a number of ways you can do this, one of the easier methods is to use a plastic gravel cleaner with a hose attached. While cleaning your gravel, you can suck up the water you want to replace and drain it into a bucket.
Be sure to keep that old water on hand. Use this water to clean items such as the filter, as using water from the tap will kill the good bacteria. This beneficial bacteria helps break down and process fish waste.
In addition, using a product such as Bioverse's All-Natural Fish Tank Cleaner will help maintain a healthy level of bacteria in your fish tank. This is of critical importance to your fish. Simply place this chemical-free Bioverse product into your fish tank, and it will work with your filtration system to reduce any unnecessary nutrients and ammonia, as well as improve water clarity. The packet, which uses beneficial bacteria to keep your fish tank clean, works for 30 days.
Another time-saving maintenance tool is a magnetic algae scraper. This allows you to attach magnets to either side of the aquarium glass and move your scraper from the outside of the tank. Just connect the magnets at the top of the tank and easily scrape each section of the wall. These can be used on aquariums with thickness up to an inch and a half. These also work on acrylic aquariums.
So don't worry about keeping your aquarium clean. With the right products, you easily can maintain healthy bacteria levels in your fish tank.
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Lee's Ultimate Gravel Vac Clean/Drain and Fill Kit List Price: $0.00 Sale Price: $30.32  |
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25' kit. Direct from aquarium to sink! Ultimate Gravel Vac uses the power of the waterflow from your kitchen sink to create suction, toss and clean gravel, draw water out of your aquarium and send water down the drain... |
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