| As with any pet, you have to make sure to
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| | requirements. If you have to clean out
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| keep their environment safe and clean.
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| | the filters, do not change all the media
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| Fishes are particularly tricky because
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| | everything at once. This will remove the
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| any slight change in their water can
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| | majority of your biological filter and
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| either help or hurt them. This article
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| | cause the tank to have to go through
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| will show you the easiest way to cleaning
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| | another cycling period to reestablish
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| any basic fish tank. Cleaning a fish tank
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| | bacterial growth. Rinse any new filter in
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| is a simple and straight forward task
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| | cool running water before introducing it
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| that should not take very long. The
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| | to the system. Once you have siphoned
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| better care you provide for your tank,
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| | most of the water from your tank, you
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| the healthier your fish will be. You
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| | will need to fill it again. The easiest
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| should not have to remove all the stuff
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| | way to do this is to use a siphon and
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| out of the tank when you clean it. Every
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| | siphon water from a bucket into the tank.
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| surface in the tank will grow some type
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| | This will tend to reduce spilling and
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| of bacteria that is part of the
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| | shooting up gravel. Use a bucket that has
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| biological filter. By removing and
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| | never had any household chemicals in it
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| cleaning the items, you stress some of
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| | and fill it with water. The water should
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| the healthy bacteria, and in turn reduce
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| | be close to the temperature of the tank
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| the quality of your filtration. When
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| | water that you just took out. Use a
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| cleaning your aquarium, you should just
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| | chlorine remover to prepare the water for
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| remove about half of the total amount of
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| | introduction into the tank. Place the
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| water and replace it with fresh de
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| | bucket somewhere higher than the top of
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| chlorinated tap water. While you are
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| | the fish tank, and get your siphon going.
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| doing this, you should use your siphon to
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| | In just a couple of minutes, you should
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| suck up some of the gunk that collects in
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| | have a full tank. Be sure to watch the
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| the gravel and decorations. If you have
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| | siphon in case the hose gets bumped out
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| an under gravel filter, it is very
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| | of the tank. Keep in mind that there
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| important to clean the gravel when you do
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| | needs to be some space between the top of
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| your weekly water change. This will
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| | the water and the aquarium cover, because
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| prevent detritus and other decaying
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| | your fish rely on oxygen exchange at the
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| organic matter from blocking the passages
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| | surface of the water in order to be able
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| between the pebbles and restricting water
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| | to breathe. Remember, cleaning your tank
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| flow. If you have algae growing on the
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| | is easy and it will get easier after
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| surface of the tank, you should get an
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| | repeating a few times. Always scrub for
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| algae scraper of some sort and scrub the
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| | algae, remove half of the water supply
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| glass before removing water. Many
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| | while cleaning the gravel, and top off
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| varieties of algae scrapers are available
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| | the tank with de chlorinated water. This
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| at almost all local pet stores. You can
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| | method works with any basic fish tank.
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| also get algae eating catfish or
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| | Good luck and take care of your fish.
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| scavengers to pick up some of this work
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| | For more information visit these two
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| for you. Having catfish in the tank does
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| | websites: Fishing Tips and House Pets.
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| not mean that you will never need to
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| | You will get more information on how to
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| clean again. Algae eaters and catfish
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| | fish and caring for all types of house
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| will add to the biological load of your
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| | pets.
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| tank and increase maintenance
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