Many people who are thinking of setting up a marine aquarium wonder how long saltwater aquarium maintenance will take. Using a 40 gallon tank as an example you will be able to see how easy taking care of your saltwater aquarium is and how little you really have to do to keep it in top shape.
Monthly Cleaning Tasks For Your Tank
The list below should take you no more then 45 minutes to one hour to complete every month.
- Pre mix new saltwater to add the tank during a water change
- Vacuum the gravel bed to remove excess debris, remove about 20% of the tanks water during the gravel cleaning.
- Add the pre mixed new saltwater to the tank
- Remove and clean any artificial decorations that are in the tank.
- Clean your filters to make sure they are running properly
- Replace any filter media and or filter pads with fresh one
- Wipe the aquarium stand and outside glass down with an aquarium safe cleaner
This saltwater aquarium maintenance program will be adequate for most marine aquariums. If your tank is slightly bigger or smaller the time may vary slightly.
Daily Tasks For Saltwater Tanks
For daily maintenance of your marine aquarium all you really need to do is clean the inside of your tanks glass and feed your fish. The nice thing is that you can do this without having to put your hands in the tank. Just pick up a magnetic cleaner at your local fish shop.
These cleaners have two pieces, one goes in the tank the other outside the tank and the magnetic force make them stick together through the glass. Slide it down the tank it it will remove and settled dust from the inside glass panel. These tasks should take you about 1 minute or less per day.
Author: Darin Sewell
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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