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By Senzeal | 22 January 2021 | 0 Comments

Fish Tank Cleaning Methods That Must be Mastered When Raising Pet Fish.

Fish Tank Cleaning Methods That Must be Mastered When Raising Pet Fish.


The fish tank needs to be cleaned frequently and kept clean. The purpose of cleaning the fish tank is mainly to remove dirt, delay the deterioration of water quality, and also to keep the aquarium tidy as well as maintain the viewing effect. In addition, cleaning fish tanks frequently can also play a role in inspection and can find hidden dangers in time, such as whether the filter is working properly, whether there are dead fish in the corner or whether the bottom sand has turned black, etc.

Cleaning the fish tank generally starts from the bottom of the tank, because most of the dirt in the fish tank accumulates at the bottom of the tank. If you start cleaning from the upper layer of the fish tank, the dirt will be stirred up and suspended in the water, so that is not easily sucked out and will fall back to the bottom of the tank. If it is a bare tank, the bottom of the tank is empty, it is easy to see fish feces and other dirt silting on the surface of the bottom of the tank, so just suck out gently with a siphon.

If there are many landscaping in the fish tank, such as bottom sand, rocks, aquatic plants, etc, it may not be easy to clean up. Generally, the roots of this landscaping are the places where the most dirt accumulates, so sometimes they have to be gently removed to clean up the dirt. However, this can only be used to deal with landscaping such as rocks and sinking wood, the bottom sand and aquatic plants cannot be easily moved, which only can be gently stirred up with hands and then sucked out with a straw.

If there are no aquatic plants in the bottom sand, a sand washer can be used to clean it up, which will make it cleaner. Since the bottom sand for planting aquatic plants is covered with a bottom fertilizer, it cannot be overturned, so a sand washer cannot be used. After cleaning the bottom of the tank, it also needs to clean the glass inner wall of the fish tank, mainly to remove the attached algae, so as not to affect the view and admire. It can be wiped off with hands and the moss can be scraped off with a ruler, be careful not to scrape the glue in the glass cracks. Try not to scrub with towels or other things like that, as this will contaminate the fish tank.

The next step is to clean the filter of the fish tank, mainly to clean the mechanical filtering part, such as cleaning the filter cotton and rinsing the filter sand. Generally, biological filter materials such as biochemical balls and biochemical cotton do not need to be cleaned frequently, as long as being checked whether there are dead fish stuck in these filter materials.

After being cleaned up radically, the water in the fish tank is generally turbid, and it needs to be changed about 1/3. Therefore, in general, the cleaning of the fish tank is carried out at the same time as changing the water, and the sundries on the surface of the water can be removed with a dip net while changing the water. After the water is changed, there will be a lot of limescale and dirt adhered to the outside surface of the fish tank, which needs to be cleaned. Do not use detergents such as dish-washing liquid for external cleaning, as long as wiping the glass outer wall, the top cover, and the light tube of the fish tank with a clean cloth.


When cleaning the fish tank, the fish tank cleaning kit sold by Guangzhou Senzeal Trading Co., Ltd is available. It is a 5-in-1 fish tank cleaning kit, which is easy to install and use. Only need to assemble the handle and the connecting rod head to the pole, and then select the appropriate cleaning parts as well as assemble it during use can clean the fish tank perfectly. The cleaning sponge among the 5 cleaning parts can be rotated 360°, which is more convenient for you to clean at multiple angles and a deeper level. If you are interested in this product, please feel free to go to our website to purchase.

 

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