Leaving the aquarium light on all the time stresses your fish and contributes to unsightly algae growth. Putting your aquarium light on a timer is an easy way to provide a consistent light cycle. If the aquarium is used as a night light in a child's bedroom, turn the light off and draw the curtains during the day to simulate nighttime for your fish.
Over cleaning. When an aquarium is first set up, the biological balance is fragile and unstable. Avoid scrubbing ornaments, stirring or vacuuming the gravel or cleaning the filter when it doesn't really need it, as this can destroy beneficial bacteria and upset the balance. If your aquarium or filter seems to need cleaning in the first 2 to 3 weeks after setup, the filter may be too small for the job, you may have too many fish, or you may be overfeeding. Topping off for evaporation instead of doing a water change.
Adding water to your aquarium when it evaporates is called "topping off". Doing this instead of performing a water change on a regular basis will result in an accumulation of pollutants such as nitrate and phosphate and a drop in pH and alkalinity. This stresses your fish and leaves them more susceptible to disease. Insufficient cover. Aquarium decorations provide habitat, make your fish feel secure, reduce stress and enhance their colors.
Fish often hide because there are not enough decorations in the aquarium, seeking refuge behind a heater, filter tube or other object. Read More. Popular Blogs. Types of Aquarium Snails Read More. It can happen that an entire side of an aquarium will break and the glass will end up completely shattered. This is usually limited to one side of the aquarium and is typically caused by an accident.
When this type of breakage occurs, all of the water is going to spill out of the aquarium, bringing the contents with it, including fish, plants, and ornaments. Such accidents are usually caused by external events such as something being banged into the aquarium hard enough to break the glass.
Breakage can also result from the aquarium being knocked over, falling from a stand onto the floor. If someone is there when this happens it may be possible to rescue the fish by getting them into water immediately, placing them into non-chlorinated water in a glass, pitcher, bowl, or other containers.
If no one is around when the glass breaks, such as during an earthquake or other event, the contents are likely to end up on the floor and the fish will die. The floor area around the tank will be saturated, and if there are electrical outlets near the tank they may end up getting water in them. This can be quite dangerous, as water and electricity are not a good combination and there can be a risk of fire at the worst or blown fuses and damaged outlets in the best case.
The amount of damage caused when the glass breaks in an aquarium will depend on how large the tank is. A gallon tank will not create the same amount of damage as a gallon tank.
Since there is less water the size of the area flooded will be smaller with the smaller tank and the damage to floors and furniture will also most likely be much less. Just make sure to empty the tank before glass breaks away. Everyone has seen the terrible video clips of big tanks breaking and water flowing out, destroying everything! Luckily for aquarium owners though is that tanks usually leak first along a seam before it will ever straight out break.
This is super easy. Once a month, check on the outside of the tank along every seam that has silicone. Check for droplets of water. If you spot any, you might have a leak. Visually check the glass as well. Empty the tank immediately. You could try taking off the cracked panel and getting a new piece of glass or, for the price of a used tank, just buy one of those.
As previously mentioned, to take preventative measures, make sure to purchase aquariums only from reputable manufacturers. Leveling the tanks base properly, is another great way to stop a tank from leaking.
I have seen some videos on YouTube that show the host cutting off the PVC edging around the tops of aquariums to give them a cleaner look. As nice as they look after, without the extra plastic trim around the edge, the trim is there for a reason. The reason is to provide support for the glass walls of the aquarium.
So why purposely weaken the strength of the tank? Want to see why you should own a 40 gallon breeder tank?
Find out here. I have yet to have a tank fail and have half used, half new, the largest ones being used. I have a 20 year old tank that is still in use and the seals are still good, it is a smaller 10 gallon.
Most fish that fit and live comfortably in the smaller tanks will not be able to even move gravel unless they are really trying. In my case, I'm more worried about ours breaking through the floor. While a 15 gallon tank has a negligible weight-like pounds if you use gallons times our gallon aquarium weighs more than half a ton, not including the stand and dry weight of the tank.
THAT could break through your floor if your not careful, causing more damage than just ruined carpet mind you, carpet is still expensive. Just something to think about if you ever upgrade to a significantly larger tank.
I've had 2 tanks spring leaks, but only along the seams where the sealant became weak. I've had to scramble to replace a 20gal long, fully stocked and planted with a dirted and capped bottom, same with a 10gal. Luckily God was on my side and I had a spare 10gal and a friend had a spare 29gal.
No one died and I didn't even have time to cry in the face of panic. If my 55gal ever sprung a leak or the stand gave way, I'm pretty sure I'd have a pity party and cry myself to sleep. Do fishes count as pets? I just found out I might not be allowed pets.
I feel like having some fishes might be the most 'on edge' thing I've done in my life. The other thing is to ask if rental insurance covers it. Good luck. Similar Aquarium Threads. Question Micro Scratches! Kelseyfish Dec 12, Freshwater Aquarium Discussion. Replies 2 Views Dec 12, jake Question My disastrous night. Delcos Jul 5, Freshwater Aquarium Discussion.
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