Saturday, April 25, 2020

4 EASY STEPS TO MAINTAIN YOUR HOME AQUARIUM



  The principle of AQUARIUM was termed by a well-known chemist, RobertWarrington, who said that plants added to water in a container would give off enough oxygen to support animals, as long as the numbers of animals did not grow too large.An aquarium is basically a closed container where aquatic plants or animals are kept for research or show purpose. The term aquarium is derived from the Latin language, where “aqua” means water and “arium” means “Place for relating to” this word was coined by the naturalist  PhilipHenry Gosse. The aquariums basically comes in different shapes size from giant Aquarium used in public aquariums, shops, zoo to small bowls which can be kept at home by fish enthusiasts. The larger aquariums might have larger fish, turtles and plants to make it look attractive and beautiful.
           An aquarist is a person who maintains the aquarium and looks after the fish, he also constructs the aquarium for the people, which is basically made of very thick and strong glass preferably acrylic. An Aquarium can hold water from small as 1 gallon to several thousand of gallons.there are specialized equipment for maintaining water quality and health of the aquatic animals
                                             BACK 19TH CENTURY keeping an Aquarium in their house became famous throughout America, and the trend spread worldwide like wildfire soo by the end of this era every house had an aquarium either for a showcase or as a hobby. During the victorian era, the aquarium had a pretty common design, where there was a glass in the front and other corners where made of wood and base was made of slate. But  This was changed later as the technology grew.



WHAT IS AQUARIUM MADE OFF?
  Aquarium comes in almost all size and shape. Most of the aquarium contains five glasses bonded
together by a silicone sealant. And the top opening is covered by a plastic frame, however, the aquarium is very brittle and can develop crack if the maintenance is very poor. Where in other case bowl are very small generally made of plastic or glass and is available in spherical or round shape. In large aquaria, fibre reinforced plastic is used, but however, this material is not transparent. In some cases, concrete is used where size and volume doesn’t matter. Concrete should be coated with a waterproof layer to stop the water from cracking open the concrete

Glass Aquarium is very popular because of its looks and design, when the silicon sealant became very famous for its strength to hold the materials together it eliminated the use of the structural frame and the glass aquarium came out to be more scratch-resistant and easy to clean

HOW TO MAINTAIN AN AQUARIUM 
compared to the times before the aquarium is easy to maintain today, It is because of the technology that is with us today, most aquarium is vulnerable to the algae that grow inside the tank due to steady water, which can prove to be a trouble sum because e as the time pass they grow by consuming the oxygen in the tank which might be dangerous for the aquatic life, other than algae there are other bacteria might grow inside the aquarium which can cause serious illness to the marine life inside the tank. The main reason why the aquarium is exposed to such bacterial activity is because of the stagnant water,

Here are some tips to maintain your aquarium to look beautiful and mainly to save your fish from diseases
1) Change 25-30% of the water once per two weeks
2)Take note to clean your water filter once a week
3)Do not overfeed your fish

4)If ur using tap water, keep the water in aerated condition for 24 hr before use , Because it contains chloramine which is harmful for sea animals

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