How To Set Up An Aquarium In Your Home

Right where do i start, well i suppose chosing what type of set up you want would be as good a place as any. Choosing your tank -------------------------- I would recomend buying the largest tank you possibly have the space for as the larger the tank the easier it is to keep your water chemistry stable. The most popular tanks are glass held together with sealent which all of these tanks need to be stripped down and have there sealent replaced every ten years, if you dont like the idea of this you may be better suited to a plastic tank as these are made with out seams so never need resealing and are actually very strong, they do scratch ...

Hi. I have only kept tropical fish for around 3-4months but already feel I have a vast knowledge of the subject. I am writing this to explain how I got started, which may guide other people to do the same, as fish keeping is an excellent and very rewarding hobby!! 1) I started by going to my local libary, they only had 2 books on tropical fish but they were both on how to set up aquariums, types of fish, and loads of info. 2) The next thing to do was buy my tank and stand. I brought a tank 4ftx1.5ftx1ft, around 170litres which is a reasonably large tank. However this tank, although looking brilliant and almost new, was second hand, and i would not ...

My father and I have kept tropical fish for about eleven years. Over those years, we have had some real tragedies, and a few really amazing moments. I will talk a little about those later, but you are here because you are no doubt interested to some degree in keeping fish. UPDATE AT BOTTOM PLEASE NOTE: THIS OPINION, ALTHOUGH FAIRLY COMPREHENSIVE, CANNOT REPLACE THE ADVICE OF A REPUTABLE DEALER. NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN, A FISH KEEPER WILL HAVE ONE OR TWO DEALERS THAT HE OR SHE HAS A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH. FIND A DEALER NEAR YOU AND BUILD A RELATIONSHIP. AFTER ALL, YOU WILL HOPEFULLY BE VISITING THEM REGULARLY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. ...