So you've decided to swim with the fishes (so to speak). After you've set up your aquarium, there are some supplies you may want to keep on hand.
Keeping your tank clean is essential to the health and well-being of your fish! Your water filters will need periodic cleaning. Your tank will grow algae. Uneaten fish food and other gunk will get stuck in the gravel.
Rather than emptying the tank and starting over every time you need to clean, you may want to do a weekly cleaning. Just remove part of the water, less than 20% of the tank capacity, and clean a portion of the gravel every week. By not removing all the water, you keep beneficial bacteria in the environment.
Catherine Forman
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I clean out my tank once a month or so by draining water from the bottom and inputting new water on top. I use the old water that I sucked up to water my plants.
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