An aquarium can become a wonderful interior decoration. But it must be remembered that an aquarium is not a painting and requires full care. It also needs to be started correctly.
How to fill an aquarium with water
Before filling the aquarium with water, it must be rinsed out. Next, you should fill the washed soil to the bottom of the aquarium. If the soil is not purchased, but collected with your own hands in nature, then it needs to be boiled. It is advisable to lay the soil at an angle, so that there is a little more of it at the back of the aquarium.
After the soil (substrate for plants) is laid, the aquarium is filled with 5-10 cm of water, depending on its volume. The water does not have to be boiled, but if you have a household filter, then it is advisable to use it. At the same time, the water to be poured should be cool, since it contains a minimum amount of bleach and other chemicals. In order not to damage the laid soil, put a saucer upside down at the bottom of the aquarium and pour water onto it in a thin stream.
Next, we proceed to the design of the aquarium - we lay stones, driftwood, sculptures, plant plants. When the design is complete, add water to the end on the same saucer. You need to fill the aquarium up to 5 cm from the edge.
The optimum temperature of the water poured into the aquarium for the most popular fish should not exceed 28 degrees.
Launching the aquarium
Do not put fish into the aquarium immediately after filling it up. Between these processes should pass at least a week, and preferably two weeks. If you do not have live plants in your aquarium, then this period should be about a month. This is necessary in order for the microorganisms necessary for the normal life of fish to start in the water.
When starting fish of other organisms (snails, shrimps, crabs), it is necessary to take into account the optimal temperature regime for them. Remembering that the water was poured cool, for heat-loving fish it must be heated with a special aquarium heater. At the same time, for fish loving cool water, it is not specifically required to cool it.
Water condition
The aquarist should always monitor the condition of the water in the aquarium - its general hydrochemistry and especially its oxygen content. All indicators of water, including its temperature, must meet the requirements of the organisms in it. At the same time, in order to maintain optimal water parameters, the water in the aquarium needs to be periodically replaced, both partially and completely, depending on its volume. Also, any aquarium needs a filter.
Indicators of aquarium hydrochemistry - oxidizability, hardness, concentration of oxygen, carbon dioxide, ammonia, ammonium ions, nitrates and nitrates.
If you pour water into the aquarium correctly, start it correctly and control the condition of the water in it, then it will last for many years.
