Monday, December 15, 2008

Water problems and their solutions

One of the most common problems in an aquarium is that the water becomes smelly,
foamy or cloudy. Each of these conditions adds to stress among fish. This is an unhealthy
sign.
While setting up your aquarium, water may become cloudy when you disturb the gravel
or sand at the bottom of the aquarium. As mentioned earlier, this can be avoided if water
is put in properly. This problem will sort itself out in a day or two. If your water becomes
cloudy or foamy after introducing the fish, bacteria is the most common cause.
When an aquarium is not cleaned thoroughly or regularly enough, fish waste and other
debris start collecting in the water. Even plants in your aquarium need to be trimmed
regularly and their dead parts have to be removed to keep the aquarium balanced.
Foamy or smelly water indicates that there is too much debris in your aquarium.
Changing small amounts of water every day will help to resolve the problem. Weekly
water exchanges will then ensure that debris levels remain low. This will also help to
control the levels of soluble waste in your water. Dissolved wastes in the water will thus
get removed and this will cause the bacteria to starve. Care must be taken not to change
too much water each time as this may harm the fish.Excessive amounts of fish food can also make the water foamy. There is no need to give
extra food to your fish, and any extra traces left at the top should be removed
immediately. Check regularly whether your filters are working properly and clean the
mechanical filter from debris and excess food.

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