In order to clean your biorb fish tank you will need a Reef One service kit to carry out the maintenance. This service kit contains a replacement filter cartridge, sachet of stress coat and stress zyme and a special algae cleaning cloth. Additional equipment that you can purchase are a 10-litre bucket for preparing water, 10 litre bucket for the dirty water and a cleaner pump. For more information on the Reef One service kit please see www.everythingbiorb.com, which also includes pictures of the equipment that you, will be, required to purchase to maintain a good maintenance of your tank.
The service kit has step by step instructions that you can follow, but it is advised that you never remove more than 30 per cent of the aquarium’s water at one time. This is simply because nutrients build up in the tank over time, which if left unchecked can produce algae which will affect the health of the fish. However, the partial water change will keep these nutrients at a healthy level. Also, you may find that cleaning the tank will cause some debris such as bits of dead plant. You must remove as much of this as you can with a small fish net, but don’t worry if you can’t get all of it because the rest of the debris will simply settle in the filter after a day or two.
However, if you feel that there is an unusual amount of debris, it may mean that you are either overfeeding the fish, or the tank is overstocked or even that you are not carrying out the maintenance often enough. It is advised that routine maintenance should be carried out every one to two months, but of course this is dependent on stocking and feeding levels. Please be warned that overfeeding, overstocking or messy fish can put extra demands on the filter. If this is the case, then cleaning may have to be carried out more regularly. For more information please see www.wearepets.co.uk.
The service kit has step by step instructions that you can follow, but it is advised that you never remove more than 30 per cent of the aquarium’s water at one time. This is simply because nutrients build up in the tank over time, which if left unchecked can produce algae which will affect the health of the fish. However, the partial water change will keep these nutrients at a healthy level. Also, you may find that cleaning the tank will cause some debris such as bits of dead plant. You must remove as much of this as you can with a small fish net, but don’t worry if you can’t get all of it because the rest of the debris will simply settle in the filter after a day or two.
However, if you feel that there is an unusual amount of debris, it may mean that you are either overfeeding the fish, or the tank is overstocked or even that you are not carrying out the maintenance often enough. It is advised that routine maintenance should be carried out every one to two months, but of course this is dependent on stocking and feeding levels. Please be warned that overfeeding, overstocking or messy fish can put extra demands on the filter. If this is the case, then cleaning may have to be carried out more regularly. For more information please see www.wearepets.co.uk.