Fish Aquarium Tank

Choosing A Fish Aquarium Tank

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:00:59 +0000

A fully stocked and well-lighted fish aquarium tank will give many hours of enjoyment and be the focal point of a room. Choose the tank’s location carefully as it is not easily moved. By setting up your fish tank where you spend most of your time, you will be able to get the most pleasure out of it.

Place the aquarium where it is easily accessible for regular and convenient maintenance. Often a poorly located aquarium can result in neglect, increasing risk of fish disease or equipment malfunction that remains unnoticed. Overall, a larger aquarium tank does tend to need cleaning less often, but make sure you locate your aquarium where it will be easy to maintain.

There are many types and sizes of fish aquariums to choose from so consider your needs and desires here. First of all you should decide how big you want your aquarium. A common mistake people make is choosing a much too small tank and overpopulating it. You should be careful not to overload your tank with too many fish as this will cause stress on all the fish as well as cause your water quality to degrade. The numbers and sizes of fish that can be kept are affected by both the tank size and the tank dimensions. For this reason, it may help to know what kinds of fish you want to keep when shopping for a fish aquarium tank. The general rule of thumb for a freshwater tropical fish aquarium tank is one inch of fish per gallon of water. If you add too many fish, you will have to spend more time changing the water and will need really good filtration in order to keep your tank healthy. Getting an oddly shaped fish tank will somewhat limit your choices of inhabitants. Many fish need long areas to swim and prefer longer, bigger tanks.

Most glass fish tanks only come in typical square forms. This is because their corners are bound by silicone and it is very hard to shape glass. However, acrylic aquariums can come in all shapes and sizes. This makes them very versatile. Therefore, if you want a very unique fish aquarium tank, then you should consider an acrylic one.

Finally, when choosing the right aquarium, make sure you take into consideration the weight of the filled tank. Unfilled acrylic tanks are 50 percent lighter than a traditional glass aquarium. This is one of the top benefits of buying an acrylic fish aquarium tank and is one of the main features that lead people to choose this type of fish tank. For those who live in apartments or are concerned about the weight of the tank on their floor, an acrylic aquarium is a good choice because they make the entire fish aquarium tank set up much lighter.

A good rule of thumb is to estimate the total weight of the aquarium as 10 pounds per gallon. So, a 75-gallon aquarium will weigh approximately 750 pounds. To avoid stress on your floor system, it is a good idea to place the aquarium against a weight-bearing wall.

A well chosen fish aquarium tank will enhance the room and give enjoyment for many years. So take some time carefully deciding on the size and location of your tank to make the most of your investment.

30 Gallon salt water tank

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:46:04 +0000

My 30g bow front tank. About 6 months old. Has two clown fish, one small snow flake eel, two urchins, and a hermit crab. I just added about 25 additional pounds of live rock for a total of 50lbs,and took out the plastic stuff. I also just put on a Current Orbit PC lighting system with 2 65watt bulbs, a dual daylight bulb and a dual actinic bulb with lunar lights. Hope to get a new vid soon.

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SALT WATER FISH TANK COOL FISH

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:42:03 +0000

our salt water fish tank

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salt water fish tank

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:34:01 +0000

this our salt water fish tank befor we got an algae spree through it.it was beautiful it had live coral live rock sea slugs tropical reef fish

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My Saltwater Tank

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:21:05 +0000

My brand new 90gl saltwater tank. This tank eats better than most KoneLao in Laos and I feel very bad about it. Help me understand why Lao Gov doesn’t open itself to all the business minded KoneLao around the world. Help me make a difference spread the word! Look around at other surrounding countries, our people don’t need to suffer anymore. Korp Chai!

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My salt water marine aquarium fish

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:23:10 +0000

This move is My tank fish.
It is a fish that bought it in the shop, and a fish that I collected by myself.
It eats all food as of now.

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[My PETS] My Freshwater Fish Tank [PT-4]

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:18:06 +0000

My NEW Green Texas Cichlid (Carpintis Cichlid):

This is a beautiful, rather aggressive mid-sized central American cichlids suitable for smaller tanks. Not excessively aggressive except during breeding but this is a common characteristic for almost any cichlid. However, their relatively small size poses less risks for the other inhabitants.

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Marine fish tank DAY 3 OPEN BOTTOM TANK

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:18:04 +0000

Taking away the stress of maintaining your aquarium will bring back the enjoyment that fish keeping once brought you. THE OPEN BOTTOM TANK
Advantages
) No more splashing salt water out from tank to mess up surrounding area
2) Water evaporation cause by air pump reduced by 100%
3) Waterfall can be constructed inside tank to create a stronger current
4) Air flow can be increased as bubbling air ONLY rise into top tank. All dried salt will fall back into tank.
5) Free movement for fish to navigate between top and bottom tank
6) Hiding space at bottom tank for the smaller fish. More coral can be added into lower tank
7) Dead fish if any can be easily removed from the bottom opening outlet without having to remove coral to reach them
No fear on over flow filter as box filter is constructed inside lower tank
9) Replacement or cleaning of sponge in box filter can be easily removed in the lower tank
10) Changing of water in top tank is not require
11) Cut down cost on salt due to NO splasing water droplet cause by airpump, as air stone usually create air bubble that will mess up the exterior of the fish tank with salt.
12) Very suitable for those busy people who have no time at all to maintain their tank yet love to keep one at home
13) Waterpump will NOT run dry when partial change of water is in progress
14) Easy to maintain
15) Simplified
Suggestions from viewer is most welcome to further improve this aquarium set-up.
* Water is not clear as tank is setup only three days. More fish will be added two weeks later

Waterpump for waterfall : 2000 litres per hour. *** marine fish love stronger current
Any enquiry call Mr. Ho at 98584206 Singapore or email hsk_7@Hotmail.com

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salt water fish tank

admin — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:44:02 +0000

salt water fish tank

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freshwater fish tank

admin — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:44:02 +0000

this is my 55g fish tank with 1 oscar and 5 african cichlids its not done im still work on it

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