How to Hook Up Aquarium Air Pumps
Fish make a great addition to any room. They're quiet, easy to care for, and inexpensive to maintain. Fish tanks come in many sizes and shapes. It's imperative that you feed your fish on a regular basis and keep the tank clean. Additionally, it's important to install an air pump, even if you only have one fish. Aquatic creatures require oxygen to live. An air pump ensures your fish will have an endless supply of high-quality oxygen.
Instructions
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Take your vinyl hose with the check valve and blow air through one end of the hose. Make sure that you feel air coming out the other end of the tube. The end that you blew into will connect to the pump, and the end where the air came out of the hose will go into your fish tank. If you didn't feel air come out, simply reverse the tube and blow into it again.
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Attach one end of the hose to the pump by pushing the hose onto the air out valve on the pump. No tools are necessary to complete this step. You'll want to make sure that you're connecting the end of the air hose that you blew the air into in Step 1.
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Connect an air stone onto the opposite end of the air hose. This is the end of the air hose where the air came out in Step 1. The stone should slide right onto the hose without the need to use any tools.
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Place the pump next to the fish tank and plug the plug into an electrical outlet. It's OK if the pump is below the water line. If there's a power outage, the check valve will prevent water from backing up into the pump.
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Drop the air stone into the top of the tank. It doesn't matter how deep you place the stone as long as it's completely submerged. You should see hundreds of tiny bubbles releasing from the stone and drifting to the top of the water tank.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep the pump dry.
If your pump isn't powerful enough for your tank, your fish could get ill or die.
References
- Photo Credit Puffer Fish image by Freelance from Fotolia.com
