The number of new aquarists is constantly increasing, so the question of how to start the aquarium from zero is constantly relevant. It's good, when there is an experienced amateur nearby who has passed all the stages in this fascinating business. Otherwise, a person has to draw all the information from the literature or the world wide web, finding there sometimes conflicting information. Here we give in the correct sequence the list of works that need to be carried out to translate your plans into reality.
How to start a new aquarium?
- First, you need to make a number of acquisitions to equip a new aquarium. We buy the necessary volume of a vessel, a special cube, if it is large enough, a lamp, a filter, a heating device, a quality soil, and stones. Also do not forget about the decorative elements in the form of driftwood, underwater locks, film for the background.
- Gravel, river sand, rubble can be used as a soil. It is best to find a pebble up to 5 mm in diameter, but a beautiful shell and marble should beware, in water they are able to release calcium carbonate, increasing its rigidity.
- All that we put in the tank, it is necessary to disinfect and wash. Soil is cleaned until the dirt goes away. The vessel itself should also be treated first with water and soda, then at the end again rinse everything with clean water, removing the remnants of the drug.
- We transfer the aquarium to its place and set it on the level on the stand. Pour evenly the soil thickness of up to 8 cm, you can if you want to do it with a slope to the front wall. Further we have in the vessel the decor, the filter , the heater , we pour the purified water. In order to remove chlorine, the liquid is left in a separate container. In the case where the reservoir is large, air conditioners are used (Vita Antitoxin and others).
- In the question of how to launch an aquarium to a newbie, one should never rush. We give time for about a week to stand in peace and darkness, and only then we proceed to the next stage. Sometimes the fluid becomes turbid, but then again comes back to normal. On the eighth day we turn on the hour lamp for 5 and plant the first plants.
- Approximately on the 12th day, we start to launch the fish into a prepared aquarium. First of all, we use the most hardy species, but we will not feed them immediately, but in a couple of days. Illumination is increased to 9 hours.
- Three weeks after the start of our work on the launch of the aquarium, we populate the underwater kingdom with finer plants and fishes. We make the substitution of liquid by 20%, do the first cleaning of the filter. In the fourth week, if there are no failures in the ecosystem, one can speak of the successful completion of work.
We hope that you correctly understood the whole cycle of operations, how to start the first aquarium. This is not particularly difficult, but it likes restraint and order. We wish all aquarists success in their endeavors.