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Welcome to my FAQ (frequently asked questions) page. This is a collection of my visitors most frequent accrued problems.
Please select a question below.
Freshwater: FAQ
What size of aquarium should I buy?What size of heater do I need?
How can I condition my tap water?
What is the rule for inches per gallon of fish?
Why is my water green?
Saltwater: FAQ
In the last three weeks some sort of brown "crud" continues to accumulate on top of may aquarium.What size of heater do I need?
How can I condition my tap water?
What size of aquarium should I buy?
Want is the feeding Schedule of lion fish?
Freshwater: FAQ
1. What size of aquarium should I buy?
The size of aquarium you buy is up to you. I recommend buy a 20 to 50 gallon aquarium. Here some thing to think about, Figure out a spot to put the aquarium. Measure the maxiume of space you have room for then buy the aquarium that you can afford.2. What size of heater do I need?
Most Aquarium manufactures require 3-5 watts per U.S. Gallon, In a high flow rate or in a wet/dry filter, 5-8 watts per gallon are required. Remember to include the number of gallons in a sump or a wet-dry filter.3. How can I condition my tap water?
There are two different ways that you can condition your aquarium water. The first way is to fill a container full of water. Wait and let the water set for 24 hours. This will clear out the chlorine within the tap water. The second way is to add a chlorine Neutralizer(conditioner). A chlorine Neutralizer(conditioner) properly stabilizes the tap water of chlorine. For setting up a new aquarium for the first time, use a chlorine Neutralizer to start out with.4. What is the rule for inches per gallon of fish?
Generally, the rule for inches per gallon is one inch of fish. Sometimes this is not true, in some cases if you have a lot of gravel and rocks in the aquarium, then the required inches per gallon is two inches per fish. Freshwater and saltwater fish need to have room to swim. If they do not, they will become aggressive and will attack each other. And other problems may occur, like diseases such as Ick. It can develop if you have to many fish inside the aquarium or if you add to many fish at once.5. Why is my water green?
Your aquarium is experiencing a problem in too many nutrients or too much lighting, causing an effect with have alga blooms. Alga blooms can and will if conditions are right, accrue when your alga releases spores in your aquarium. Having your aquarium to close to a window can cause too much lighting or your lights running over your aquarium might be too bright. Generally your aquarium needs 1 to 2 watts per gallon unless you want to keep plants, then 3 to 4 is necessary. Your aquarium needs a minimum 55 to a maximum of 220 watts over the total of bulbs running over your tank. Leave your lights on during the daytime for 12 to 14 hours only, and off at night. If your are using your aquarium as a night light, then you are causing more light then needed, which in return may cause your water to turn green with alga blooms. Some type of algae that lives off extra nutrients causes the green effect. If lighting is not the problem, then solving the problem just got a little trickier. Overfeeding generally causes extra nutrients. Food that is not eaten is left to rot. Rotten food will cause other problems and will lead to health problems with your fish. Then there are wastes. Bacteria grown inside a biological filter, such filters as a bio-wheel on a power-filter or an undergravel filter that breaks down the waste from any animal or organism. Bio-wheels as well as undergravel filters are great for breaking down organic waste into basic components. These basic components will almost act in the same effect to cause green water. Water changes should be exchanged 20 to 30% every two to three weeks. Your tap water maybe the cause as well. To fix this, you will need to buy destined water generally from the supermarket for about $0.50 per gallon. If you have tried all the above then adding an UV stabilizer will help.Saltwater: FAQ
1. In the last three weeks some sort of brown "crud" continues to accumulate on top of may aquarium.
This brown crud could be a build up of waste from fish and live rock. Sense your aquarium is 3 mouths old, bacteria is still being built up. I recommend doing a 15% water exchange every week until the blown crud gose away. This blown crud could also be a result of over feeding. I have never found this to be true. To fix this problem, I recommend you Feed twice daily, only amout fish will consume in three minutes. Always take out the food that fish dose not eats.2. What size of heater do I need?
Most Aquarium manufactures require 3-5 watts per U.S. Gallon, In a high flow rate or in a wet/dry filter, 5-8 watts per gallon are required. Remember to include the number of gallons in a sump or a wet-dry filter.3. How can I condition my tap water?
There are two different ways that you can condition your aquarium water. The first way is to fill a container full of water. Wait and let the water set for 24 hours. This will clear out the chlorine within the tap water. The second way is to add a chlorine Neutralizer(conditioner). A chlorine Neutralizer(conditioner) properly stabilizes the tap water of chlorine. For setting up a new aquarium for the first time, use a chlorine Neutralizer to start out with.4. What size of aquarium should I buy?
The size of aquarium you buy is up to you. I recommend buy a 20 to 50 gallon aquarium. Here some thing to think about, Figure out a spot to put the aquarium. Measure the maxiume of space you have room for then buy the aquarium that you can afford.Want is the feeding Schedule of lion fish?
Although Lionfishes eat live fish in the wild, they can be weaned into
frozen dishes in the aquarium by mixing dead fish presented on the end of
a length of cotton with life fishes. The number of dead to life can be increased
until only dead fishes are being eaten. This process should take at least
two weeks. Once this process has been completed. Start feeding your lionfishes
frozen food once or twice a day. Do not feed in the morning.
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