To breed aquarium fish, you need a lot of additional equipment, first of all, you need lighting and water filters. Sometimes, when assembling filters, certain difficulties can arise. How to assemble aquarium filters?
It is necessary
- - filter parts for the aquarium,
- - instruction.
Instructions
Step 1
There is no fundamental difference in the purpose and functions of the external and internal aquarium filters. They differ in their design, which means they have a number of features during assembly. If the internal filter is placed directly into the water, the external filter is located outside the aquarium, and a tube submerged in the water extends from it. Experienced aquarists have no difficulty in assembling filters of different models from different manufacturers, since they all share the same design. For beginners, the instructions included with the filter will help. Verified firms have Russian-speaking and absolutely understandable.
Step 2
If there is no translation for the instructions, it is incomprehensible or lost, try looking for instructions or more detailed descriptions for assembling your model on the Internet. This will help you avoid incorrect assembly and take into account all the features for the installation of your particular filter.
Step 3
Lay out all filter parts and make sure they are all present and free from visible defects.
Step 4
Do not buy additional adapters and taps for external filters - the more difficult the route that water takes from the filter and back, the greater the loss of performance. Sometimes aquarists don't even use all of the adapters that come with the filter.
Step 5
Do not bend or pinch the filter tubes, otherwise the water flow through them will be difficult.
Step 6
Install the filter strictly at the recommended level, otherwise it will poorly pump water or interfere with the inhabitants of the aquarium.
Step 7
When filling the filter with cleaning materials, pay attention to whether the water is flowing from bottom to top or from top to bottom. The first layer through which the water will pass should be a foam sponge. Then you need to position the substrate to help fight bacteria. It can be bioceramics, balls, etc. And, finally, in the last turn, the water should be filtered through activated carbon if the composition of the aquarium requires this level of purification. Charcoal does not have to be used in all filters.
