Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Aquarium Maintenance Practices That You Should Exercise

By Earlene McGee


Many people are happy when they find fish playing in their ponds at home. Those who have not yet installed the fishponds in their homes look forward to having them in their homes for several reasons. Some people keep fish in their pond for consumption reasons while others just want to see them there. For this reason, you should know the aquarium maintenance practices that you need to perform to keep your ponds in good condition.

Not many people take their time to observe on their fish and their feeding manners. This is the most important task that should be taken by any owner who is caring. A fussy fish finds it hard to feed. This is very dangerous since the fish might starve to death. For this reason, you need to ascertain that the ponds together with the fish are both in good condition.

You should also count your fishes weekly. This helps you to know whether you have the correct number of fish in your pond. It is common for fish to die in the pond without the owner noting. They only find the dead fish floating on the ponds or even feel the awful smell coming from the pond. If you do not count your fish weekly, you will not know when your fish are decreasing in number.

Another disadvantage of counting the fish in the pond is that you are able to know whether there are dead fish and remove them before they decompose. It is a bad thing to allow fish to decompose in the ponds since this will change the chemical composition of water. Normally, the decomposing fish will release nitrite spikes and ammonia. The nitrite will eventually change into nitrate and increase its levels in the pond water.

Another important thing to do is to clean the walls of the ponds. That actually helps in removal of fungi that might affect your fish quality life if they grew in the ponds. However, it requires some Dayton OH expertise to be able to spotlessly clean the walls without leaving any remains behind. For this reason, it is advisable to hire a professional expert who would filter floss and clean the walls with ease.

Also, there are some practices that are usually recommended to be done on monthly basis. This mostly requires the indulgence of professional who have skills and knowledge about fish rearing. Such practices include the replacement of carbon, filters and floss that are important for healthy development of the fish. You should not undertake these practices if you lack the right knowledge.

If you have certain pond supplies and other bottle products you use in your Dayton OH pond, you should check their expiry dates. Most people do not know that most of the pond supplies they use have certain expiry dates. Checking the expiry dates is important since it prevent you from poisoning your fish.

Lastly, not many are aware that excess feeds in the ponds could lead to rapid growth of algae. For this reason, you should ascertain that you put the right amounts of feeds in the ponds. Another component of algae growth is light. That is why you need to control the amount of light produced inside the pond.




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