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Setting up an aquarium may seem difficult at first, but once you start working, you will find it much easier to complete it than you might have thought.
First, you will need to decide which type of fish you want. Some great starter fish for beginner fishkeepers include mollies, platies and tetras.
Before you start setting up the fish tank
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to set up and keep a fish tank clean, as well as answers to some common questions about fish tank maintenance.
Once this decision is made, you can get the right equipment and tanks for your selected species of fish. However, please stop the purchase of your fish for a while until your fish tank has been finished. Creating a habitable environment with safe water conditions can take a lot longer than you think.
To help your fish thrive, follow the following steps to create the perfect aquarium environment for them.
Easy, 10-Step Fish Tank Setup Guide
Before starting the setup process, choose a permanent location for your fish tank. Once it is decided and filled with water, the aquarium is not easy to move because of its bulky and delicate.
The best place to put the fish tank is without direct sunlight and free of drafts.
Step 1:
Rinse the tank with warm water, and wipe it out with a paper towel if necessary. NEVER use any kind of soaps or detergents which are very harmful to your fish.
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Step 2:
Thoroughly rinse the substrate of your choice (gravel, aquarium rock, sand, etc.) and any other tank decorations with warm water.
Rinse the gravel and rocks with a colander until the water passes clean and free of debris.
You can then add layers of the substrate to your clean fish tank. Be careful when moving the substrate, as gravel, rocks, and sand can scratch the fish tank. Add some extra substrate in some places where you plan to add plants so that their roots have room.
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Step 3:
Fill a third of your tank from a clean bucket with room temperature, aquarium-specific water.
To add water without upsetting the freshly laid substrate, you can place a plate or flat object inside your tank and slowly pour the water onto that.
Step 4:
Set up all your aquarium equipment. Add and turn on your filtration system. Connect your airline tubing from the air pump to any bubble bars or air-driven decorations that you may have.
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Step 5:
Properly add any living or artificial plants and other decorations you want to the fish tank. Ideally, these can be set up to cover off your air/plumbing lines and filtration equipment to make the overall look more aesthetically pleasing.
If you opt for live plants, make sure that the water is warm enough before planting them in the gravel to avoid shocking the roots and killing the plant.
Step 6:
Finish filling the tank with aquarium water, leaving some space between the water surface and the lid (especially if you have fish that are prone to jumping).
Step 7:
Start the process of setting up your biological filter. “Cycling” a tank refers to the colonization of beneficial bacteria (nitrifying bacteria, purple non-sulfur bacteria, etc.) on specially made media.
Cycled media remove dangerous ammonia and nitrite. Central to the process is the addition of “fuel” for the microbes. To do this, you can use an aquarium-specific, ammonia-based mixture. Although it was once common to add a cheap, cold-resistant, fermented fish as an ammonia source, people now dismiss it as inappropriate.
The length of cycling time is dependent on many factors, so continue to conduct water tests once a week throughout the process as to be certain the biofilter has completely stabilized (i.e., until ammonia and nitrite have risen and then fallen back to nondetectable levels).
Typically, this process will take 6-8 weeks.
Step 8:
Position your submersible heater in an area of strong water flow. Then, place an in-tank thermometer on the opposite side of the tank as far away from the heater as possible.
This will help to ensure that the whole tank is maintaining the correct temperature.
Step 9:
Plugin and turn on the air/water pump(s), filter, and heater. Let your setup run for 24 hours before adding any fish (this provides time for the temperature to stabilize and for you to make any necessary adjustments).
Step 10:
After 24 hours of waiting, you are ready to move your fish to their new home. You should start with a few fish (the general rule is 1 inch of fish per gallon of water). You can then slowly add more to the tank (over a period of a few weeks or months).
To add your fish, first, float the fish bag in your tank water; this will adjust the temperature difference between the tank water and the transport water. After about 15 minutes (when the temperature has equilibrated), gently pour the entire contents of the bag into a clean bucket. (Not directly into the water tank yet)
Add approximately a quarter cup of tank water to the bucket every minute or so until the transport water has been diluted with tank water by a factor of at least 5x.
At this point, it is safe to scoop each fish up from the bucket with an aquarium net and carefully release them one by one into the tank. Discard the wastewater in the bucket (do NOT add it to the tank)!
Tips for Cleaning and Maintaining Your Fish Tank
Cleaning your aquarium is not as complicated as setting it up. For most systems, a 25% water change is recommended every 2-4 weeks, or a 10-15% water change every week.
Unless absolutely necessary, removing your fish during cleaning is not recommended; removal can put them under pressure and make them sick. If necessary, gently remove the fish with a net and place them in a large bucket with some of the original tank water.
Before draining any tank water, turn off heaters, pumps, and filters, and remove all decorations like artificial plants. Wash the decorations with warm, clean water and set them aside.
Use the aquarium's gravel cleaner to vacuum the gravel until you remove about a third of the water from the tank. Again, be sure to replace the old water with fresh, pre-treated water at the same temperature as the old water.
Pure water is ideal because it contains fewer nutrients to dissolve which is responsible for the loss of algae growth.
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