take care of, tropical fish tank, aquarium, maintenance
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Develp a schedule and be persistent
Your tropical fish tank maintenance requires cleaning every 2 - 4 weeks. You need to develop your schedule and be persistent in doing your job.
Important notices
Turn off the electricity to the fish tank before performing aquarium maintenance of any kind.
It is always a good idea to set aside your buckets, sponges, and towels to be used only with your aquarium. This will help avoid bringing harmful pollutants into your fish tank.
Replace filter cartridge
It is suggested to replace your filter cartridge every 2 - 4 weeks.
Change water
Each time you clean your aquarium you will need to replace about 20% - 25% of the water. This should be done every 2 - 4 weeks.
Most tap water contains chlorine or chloramine that could seriously harm your fish. Be sure to add the proper amount of chemicals that will remove the chlorine and chloramine from the incoming water before adding it to the tank.
Try to add new water of approximately the same temperature. High temperature swings would be very stressful for your tropical fish.
Vacuum Gravel
You need to vacuum gravel thoroughly to get rid of any waste buildup in your tank. An easy and effective way to do both water change and gravel cleaning is with a standard siphon-operated gravel vacuum.
Clean fish tank
It is normal to see algae grow in your fish tank. You could use aquarium cleaning pad or algae scrubber to remove the algae from the inside of your tank.
You can also put algae eater, such as plecostomus, in your fish tank. Those algae eaters are capable of cleaning tanks by eating algae growth.
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