It is worth noting that the water, which is filled with the aquarium, must be absolutely transparent. After all, the turbid liquid and the glass walls overgrown with greenish liquid create a rather unattractive sight. A similar picture, of course, can be met quite often. This problem can only be faced by newcomers in this matter, who do not know how to be in this situation. Let's consider some advice, which will help beginners in the aquarium business to cope with the cleaning of aquariums.
Cleaning the wall
The first problem that a beginner may encounter is algae that grow on the walls of the aquarium. It should be noted that the danger to the ecological system of your aquarium, they do not carry, but, nevertheless, spoil the overall image and make it difficult to survey. Therefore, it is very important to clean the walls of algae regularly, approximately once a week or two. It is not difficult to carry out these actions. To achieve this goal it is necessary to use special scrapers. In the event that you have not carried out this purchase, you will be able to help a sponge that is designed for washing dishes, a razor blade or a plastic card. If your aquarium is made of plexiglass, only a new dish sponge can be used to avoid scratches on the walls. It is very important to remember that your aquarium is a limited ecological system that reacts to any external influences. It is very convenient to use a specialized scraper, it is preferable to choose a magnetic scraper.
Clearing the day
The next step is to clean the bottom of the aquarium, its own land, the siphon of the ground. At the bottom of the aquarium, throughout the life of your fish, they can accumulate their bowel movements, which must be removed with a constant periodicity. This can be done with a special hose, which has a specific tip. You can buy it in a specialized store. It should be noted that the diameter of the hose must have a dimension through which all dirt can pass freely.
Determine whether it's time to clean the aquarium, you can with the help of tilling the soil. In the event that there are no bubbles, then it is too early to make a siphon. And in the event that they do exist, then, by means of a hose, proceed to collect all the garbage. In this case, it is necessary to clean not only the surface of the soil, it is also necessary to collect dirt from the inside.
Replacement in the aquarium
Water is required to be changed periodically in the aquarium. It is worthwhile to note that in the aquarium, the water does not change completely, because this can put stress on all living inhabitants. Cleanliness must be maintained by regularly replacing water. As a rule, this procedure is tried to combine with the ssiphon of the soil. In the process of one procedure, about thirty percent of the water is changed from the total volume of the fluid. It is very important that water must be pre-conditioned for two or three days.
Cleaning the Filter
Currently, all aquariums are equipped with filters that have the ability not only to clean the filter, but also to aerify at the same time. For efficiency, filters must be cleaned regularly. Purify follows specialized filter fillers, which look like a porous sponge. During operation, the filter accumulates dirt in itself, which is absorbed from the water. The filter should be washed as necessary, which can be traced to its very operation. In the event that water swings badly, it can be concluded that the filter is clogged and it's time to clean it. In the filter there is a specific foam rubber insert that should be pulled out and rinsed under a running stream of clean water. But it is more appropriate to rinse it in the water that you drain from the aquarium to replace it. It is important to remember that it is forbidden to use any kind of cleanser.
After you wash the liner, it is necessary to clean the plastic filter accessories, as well as the head with the nozzle. This can be done with an old but pre-cleaned toothbrush. It is required to wash out all buildups carefully.
Fish, able to clean the aquarium
There are such fish that can not only rejoice the eye with their charm, but are also able to clean the aquarium. The greatest popularity among such "cleaners" were given to small bearers, to which are the swordsmen, pecilia, guppies and mollies. Representatives of such fish have a peculiar structure of the mouth. The lower jaw is especially developed, as it is the function of the scraper, with which the plaque is removed from the walls and the dnaakvarium, and also from the plant living creatures.
Also, often enough as a functional fishes are used antistresses, which are armored catfishes. The peculiarity of the ichthyod apparatus is that it has the form of a sucker, with the help of which movements are made along the walls of the aquarium. With the help of specific suckers, catfish is also carried out to remove the organic-type attack, which is their food. Thus, it can be concluded that such fish can safely be acquired to help clean up the aquarium.
In this article we briefly outlined the necessary rules that should be observed when cleaning the aquarium. This information is not complete. With the passage of time, after you start working as a saquarium, you will learn to distinguish yourself when you need to start cleaning or when you need to change the water.