| Fish tank is an ideal domestic decorative | | | | 3.Size: Don't go beyond 20 to 30 gallon size |
| item that goes perfectly well with every sort | | | | if you are a beginner. While bigger ones are |
| of decor. Ideally, you will have it a | | | | challenging to maintain, smaller tanks crowd |
| prominent corner of your living room or if | | | | the tanks and the quality of water suffers |
| you are speaking of office, you would like to | | | | making fishes unhealthy. By the rule of |
| keep it in the lobby. Chinese Feng Shui | | | | thumb, you would have a fish or 2 per gallon |
| advocates fish tanks in every home for | | | | of tank size. |
| prosperity. | | | | |
| | | | Aquarium Plants |
| How Do You Choose a Fish Tank? Here Are A Few | | | | |
| Tips for You | | | | Fish tank plants not just increase the beauty |
| | | | but keeps water healthy by reducing carbon |
| Your selection of fish tank must simplify the | | | | dioxide. Plants provide fishes pace to hide |
| care for your tank in addition to increasing | | | | and spawn. Look around for guidelines for |
| the decor. | | | | simple plants. Some are typically easy to |
| | | | plant and need less care. But typically all |
| 1.Choosing by shapes: Common shapes available | | | | would need abundant light to flourish. But |
| are rectangular and hexagon. Bubbles shaped | | | | maintain water at 5.5 to 8 pH and at around |
| rounded tanks are getting popular now a day. | | | | 300C. |
| However, rectangular shape is by far the most | | | | |
| popular one because of its larger surface | | | | 1.Anubias Anugustifolia: Long narrow leaves |
| area which allows for greater exchange of | | | | that grow upto 15CM, these plants are ideal |
| gases with atmosphere. It is easier to locate | | | | for herbivorous fishes. |
| them at any corner. But a bubble or a | | | | |
| hexagonal shaped tank would look better along | | | | 2.Amazon Sword: Although harder to cultivate |
| walls. | | | | these plants sway beautifully in the current. |
| | | | They need a little higher pH and grow upto |
| 2.Consider the Location: If it is a single | | | | 50Cm. |
| fish vanity for your bathroom, go for a | | | | |
| smaller rounded fish tank. But for placing | | | | 3.Wisteria |
| along a wall, nothing fits better than a | | | | |
| rectangular shaped aquarium. Hexagonal shapes | | | | 4.Moneywort |
| go better with corners. However there is more | | | | |
| to think of at this time. | | | | 5.Java Moss |
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| A fish tank can weigh over 220 pounds for a | | | | Regular filtering, aeration and changing the |
| 20 gallon tank (filled weight.) You can't | | | | water are basic needs to keep fish tank water |
| forget this if you are planning to place your | | | | disease free. Also over crowding the fish |
| aquarium on a shelf or an existing table. | | | | tank is not a good idea. |
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