Monday, April 25, 2011

How To Make Your First Nature Aquarium

By Bince Olear


Making your very first nature aquarium isn't too difficult to complete. All you've got to complete will be to gather your elements and set it up altogether.

Here are the things that you'll need:

Aquarium
Aquatic plants
Aquarium substrate
Freshwater (chlorinated)
Drift wood
Aquarium Fertilizer
Lighting system
Filtration system
Carbon dioxide Injector

Easy methods to work it step-by-step:

1. Settle on how big is the aquarium that you desired to set up. You will find all sorts of different sizes when we mention fish tank. There is 10 gallons, 20 gallons, 30 gallons, even 60 gallons. But for a beginner, I suggest that you pick the advanced beginner size, 15-20 gallons could be a good start.

2. Put the fish tank on a desired spot. Make sure that there isn't any direct sunlight. Algae will tend to develop when you have direct sunlight. Moreover, put it where it won't be a roadblock, but where people can easily see it and increase attractiveness to your house. Nature aquariums are certainly beautiful as soon as aquatic plants started to grow nicely in it.

3. If the aquarium is in place, begin putting the substrate. This is often an activated soil, pebbles, river sand or any commercial substrate perfect for aquatic plants. Basically, it will likely be the base of your aquarium tank.

4. You can add solid fertilizer before or when you have put the substrate as long as it does not make the water cloudy. So this means that you add the substrate before you put the water. It could be better if you place the fertilizer under the soil so that it won't be floating around if you put water, instead it'll be combined completely in your soil.

5. Setup your stones or driftwood. If you'll have to tie your driftwood to some rocks inside your aquarium, do it. But do it in a way that it will not be too obvious to see. Do not forget, you'd like it to look natural as far as possible.

6. Put a bit of water enough to immerse the front part and begin planting. It has to be small amount of water in order that the plants won't be floating, instead you will have the opportunity of fastening them very well to the substrate so it is not going to float if you put the water in full.

7. The more plants you have the better. Think garden. This is just what you're going to create, only that it's within the fish tank and is also under water. No garden has only one particular type of plant. A variety of plants with a good arrangement can create a marvelous elegance when it's all set.

8. You can now add the filter, and light. Add the right filter. There are many really good filtration systems for aquariums. It is advisable to purchase the better ones compared to the low cost ones. And since we've been working with real live plants, your lighting system must be outstanding. It should certainly be a good one since your plants need to process photosynthesis to allow them to grow well.

9. CO2 fertilization is usually recommended in planted fish tanks. CO2 combined with sunlight makes food for your plants, that's part of the photosynthesis. So it is not only recommended, but really necessary. Your Carbon dioxide injector system could be DIY or you can have professional CO2 injector which is often a little high-priced.

10. Wait for about 2 to 3 months to enjoy the fruits of your labor. It takes time to grow plants. Do not put the fish yet. Let your plants to grow first before you add any fish.

Keep in mind that there are some other things that you need to do in order for you to be successful in nature planted fish tanks. The main element to accomplishment is adequate maintenance which is mentioned thoroughly on my other article. The method above is merely to give you a preview how things can be performed in a very easy way.




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