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Monday, September 24, 2012

What You Should Not Do When Cleaning the Aquarium


As human beings who are out for self preservation and survival, the idea of germs being harmful to our health has always been instilled in our minds since we were young. Therefore, we would be doing everything possible to stay away from them. This also applies to making sure that everyone and everything inside the house is kept safe from them. Yes, even your pets would be taken care of properly. After all, they are your loyal animal friends and would give you endless hours of entertainment and stress relief. However, there are also times that they are the catalysts for this, especially when it comes to cats and dogs. They may end up making a mess in the house, nibbling and chewing away at our belongings, thus adding to our stresses. Thankfully, for people without much patience for this, they have fish to serve as pets. Fish would be living in an aquarium, which proves challenging in its own right. Many pet fish owners are often wondering how they can ever clean the aquarium properly.
Sure, there are many steps and guides we can follow that point things out correctly, but there are also some mistakes to avoid while doing so. In fact, below are just some of the things that you should never do when you want to clean their artificial habitat:
Do Not Clean Without Emptying the Tank
According to a number of websites posted all over the World Wide Web, you are required to remove the fish and every other thing inside the aquarium when you want to change the water. This includes your décor, plants and gravel. They would simply state that, once you're done, you can just fill the aquarium with fresh and clean water and put everything back inside. While this may seem logical, this is also rather detrimental to your fish. The fact is that, the water in the aquarium leaves a lot of room for beneficial bacteria to grow. Cleaning out the water way too much can interfere in the biological filtration of the fish's environment, and may even make things worse for them, health wise.
Don't Use Just Any Detergent
There are some individuals who use strong detergents in order to make sure that the aquarium is germ free. While you clean the aquarium with these agents, there is a possibility that some residue will remain. What this means is a strong possibility that your pet fish will be contaminated with the chemicals of these cleaning agents, thus affecting the stability of their health. Therefore, you must make sure that if you are to use detergents, they are cleaned thoroughly. Otherwise, you can just settle for some products which are guaranteed to be naturally safe for your fish. These products can be purchased at the pet store.
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