5 Fish Tank Accessories You Need to Know

When searching for fish tank accessories, the internet offers hundreds and thousands of machines, equipment and other stuff. Beginners will end up confused and unsure, which accessory they really need for their aquarium. Here is a list of 5 accessories, a fish tank should be equipped with:

1) Fish Tank Pump

The heart of your aquarium is the pump itself. While not necessarily included, most pumps also have an integrated filtration system. The pump pushes the water through the filter and good pumps will also oxygenate the water.

2) Filter System

Absolutely necessary to filtrate the water in your fish tank. Every day, the water gets soiled for several reasons and without cleaning it, your fish tank will soon get cloudy and your fishes might die of disease. It's very important to take into account, how many gallons of water your fish tank holds and get an adequate filter system, otherwise it can't filter enough water to have any effect! Filtration Systems contain a mechanical and a chemical filter and depending on the fishes you want to have in your aquarium, you should make sure, your filtration system doesn't remove any substances, your fishes need for living.

3) Heater

Like any animal, every fish species has a certain temperature in which they can survive the best. If the water in your fish tank is wither too cold or too warm, your fishes will most likely suffer and die. Fluctuations in temperature can have the same effect, so you will want to make sure, the water has the right, constant temperature at any time! Tropical fishes often prefer warmer water and you should inform yourself about the preferences of your fish species. Remember, that for example putting your fish tank into sunlight, the warmth from the heater and the sunlight might sum up to a temperature much higher then you wanted.

4) Light

Lights are very important for both your fishes and the plants in your fish tank. Most fish do have a cycle in which they sleep and eat and a lightning system assures, that this cycle is not influenced by random illuminations in your room - try to imagine how confused you would be, if the sun would rise and set randomly every day!

5) Plants

Don't put only inanimate rocks into your fish tank - choose some plants too! It's your choice: Do you prefer living plants (in this case you have to inform yourself what the plants need to live, how much light they need and if you need a special filtration system) or artificial plants? However, any kind of plant will enhance your fish tanks look.

Knowing these fish tank accessories, you will be able to classify everything the internet and professional stores have to offer.

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