Category: aquarium equipment

LIFESPAN OF AQUARIUM HEATERS?

How Long Do Aquarium Heaters Last? Heaters are one of the most important pieces of equipment. For us as fish hobbyists and keeping our fish at the right temperature is somewhat essential!

With that being said How long do aquarium heaters last?

The Answers 

How Long Do Aquarium Heaters Last? Three to five years on average we should always check daily via our thermometers, Always be ready, and have a backup heater!

This of course is only a snapshot. So let’s dive in a bit deeper and have a more in-depth look at when should I replace my aquarium heater. read more

How does a sponge filter work?.

Air is pumped through a tube via a pump into the sponge filter. Bubbles rise from the inside of the sponge, pushing water through the sponge walls. This process mechanically collects debris from the aquarium and gives beneficial bacteria a place to grow within the sponge itself!.

This is the basics of how an air sponge filter would work. These types of filters have been around for many a year and are used by both novice and experienced fish keeping hobbyists.

Sponge filters that are placed directly within the tank’s water work really well. Especially for smaller tanks and tanks with small fish and or fry. As they can’t harm themselves or get sucked up inside the filter itself. read more

Clean gravel is essential as all gravel has some debris, Particles dust grit, and chemicals in the dye for instance! Even PRE”CLEANED” – PRE”WASHED” needs clean-washed gravel there are some hobbyists and manufacturers that are

of the opinion that pre-rinsed gravel as sold is fine to use as sold and the filters will remove any and all dust, and debris over time this is of cause only partially true. Yes, the filter will remove some but not all, and what about the toxins in the chemicals and the dye from Coloured gravel? read more

Hello and welcome to our blog!. Ever wondered how to properly clean an aquarium filter. Well, you are in for a treat as we are going to have a look at the dos and don’ts of filter cleaning in all its glory!.

We will mainly explain how to clean actual mechanical filters. As that’s hopefully what most people have especially beginners. We will run through both internal submersible filters that are what we use mainly and external filters too!.

How To Clean Filter

siphon water out of the tank and into the bucket.  we gently wash the media. As we pour tank water over it by rubbing not pulling apart just rubbing looking for any food waste and any orange sludge!. read more

We all love our fish tanks and of course, want the very best for our little fish friends but what if the water gets too darn hot?. How can we rectify the situation without harming the fish and do so quick enough but not so quick as to shock or kill them?.

Take the hood/lid off the tank let air into the tank turn a fan on! place ice packs into the water keeping a close eye on the temperature all the time.

REASONS YOUR TANK WATER IS GETTING TOO HOT!

Some of the main reasons for fish waters being too hot are lighting too close to the water and maybe just maybe too much power for the size of your tank. Also these days with technology the way it is you can now get submersible lights. read more

 WHAT ARE FILTERS?

WHAT FILTERS DO AND DO WE NEED THEM?

Well, filters as we know them as mechanical filters are like the heart of your aquarium. They are there to purify your tank’s water. They pump water and circulate the waters around your fish aquarium keeping the water clean and providing much-needed oxygen. – In a SIMILAR way as the heart pumps blood around the body as well as oxygen!. This is an important part of fish keeping and there are a few different ways and means of filtration that we would like to discuss here in this post. read more

Why would you need an Aquarium water heater? How do they work? What type of heater should I buy? Sizes styles etc, We have questions what we need is an Aquarium heater guide.

Well, like when you first get into fish as a hobby things can seem daunting and we at Tank0fish thought we have to touch on the subject of heaters

As there are a few different types and styles of aquarium water heaters with all kinds of power outputs. First, let’s look at the different types of heaters used in today’s fish keeping starting with why we need heaters of course let’s go! read more