You are enjoying your fish in your salt water aquarium. You have done all that you can to provide you new little friends with a great home to live in. Now, you need to maintain it.
Remember, maintaining the tank is essential to keeping your fish alive. There are several things that you will need to do in order to keep your fish happy and healthy.
The first thing you need to do is to remember to check the water of the tank every two weeks.
You need to check for the right levels of ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, pH and salinity. You should know what these levels are based on what your fish needed when you purchased them. You can find the chemicals that you need to adjust these levels at the pet store too.
Monitor the salinity of the water. Usually, it will be too high. To balance it out, add fresh dechlorinated water to the tank. You will need to add salt to the water if the salinity levels are too low. You should remove just about ten percent of the water from your tank each week and replace it with fresh dechlorinated water. Every several weeks, take out 25% of the tank’s water and replace it.
Finally, taking care of your salt water aquarium includes keeping it nice and clean for your fish.
You should monitor the amounts of algae in it and insure that you keep the sides, top and the interior of the tank algae free. You should check the filter pads and check the alkalinity as directed by the manufacturer. You will need to clean out the debris in the water and in the gravel as well. Taking care of your salt water aquarium is necessary if you plan to keep it a safe place for your fish. But, you can do this quite simply by knowing what needs to be done and making it a habit. Then, it is less of a chore and it becomes something that you look forward to.