How to Start a Tropical Aquarium

starting a tropical aquarium

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 10 gallon aquarium or larger
• water conditioner
• decorations
• gravel
• thermometer
• heater
• top for the tank

1. make sure all of the fish tank and or decorations, heater and or gravel has been rinsed prior to addtion to the tank

2. Place fish tank where you would like to keep it. Making sure it is not in front of a window or to near an air vent because if it's to near a window it will turn green with algae and near a vent quicker water evaporation.

3. Add water and water condtioner to the water going into the fisth tank according to the directions on the bottle.

4. Add gravel and plants, and or any decorations at this time, along with athermomoter and heater.

5. Place lid with lights ontop of aquairum and then wait at least a week before adding fish. Go to your local petstore and ask them to water test you water for you after a week, if all is well then you may add fish and enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• make sure that you wash off everything before adding it to your fish tank
• do not place your tank in front of a window! to prvent algae!
• do not put in or around an air vent so as to prevent quick water evaporation