Caring for saltwater tanks is not a hard or complicated process like so many people think. All it really takes is a good maintenance plan and the ability to follow through with it. Below you will find a very simple marine aquarium maintenance plan that if you follow will help you keep a healthy saltwater aquarium for many years.
Good Saltwater Tank Care
Before you dive into taking care of your saltwater tank you need to separate the things that need to be done into daily, weekly and monthly tasks. By doing this you will be more efficient in your aquarium care as opposed to trying to get it all done one day a month.
Marine Aquarium Care Broken Down
Daily Requirements
The fish must be fed but not overfeed
Look over your fish for any signs of disease,injury or stress
Make sure all fish are accounted for and remove any that may have died
Look at the tanks temperature and make sure its in the safe range
Give all filters and pumps a quick check to make sure they are working properly
Weekly Requirements
Add freshwater to replace any water that has evaporated
Using aquarium safe cleaners wipe off the stand and the outside of the aquarium
Clean the front glass using aquarium safe cleaner
Using a magnetic cleaner clean the glass on the inside of the aquarium
Monthly Requirements
Perform a 20-25% water change, this can actually be done in two smaller changes if you have a large tank.
Clean the tanks gravel by vacuuming it when changing the water
Clean your filters and pumps and replace all filter pad material and filter media like activated carbon
Complete water tests to monitor nitrate and phosphate levels
Sit back and enjoy your saltwater tank. This is something that not to many people actually do this and instead get caught up in caring for saltwater tanks.Watching your tank is one of the best parts to owning a marine aquarium so enjoy it.
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