Filtration is a essential requirement when you have an aquarium. It takes out the unwanted chemicals, pollutants and such elements and stores them in the in built filter. The filters of course need to be periodically cleaned or replaced when the time comes.
1. The Mechanical Method
This method aims at arresting the particles of grime floating in the water. The particles should be large enough to get blocked by the filter. When the particles try and pass through the filter areas, they are trapped there and so the water is thus purified of these impure particles. When the saturation level of the filter is reached its capsule needs to be cleaned out with the intervention of the user. The common filter material used in such a category is the polyester fiber, and again this comes in a variety of sub categories. They include the woven type, the fluffy type, the pad type, pressured ones and so forth. Each of them works on the same principle of arresting the larger floating particles of dirt. Such filters include the foam type accessories as well. The spongy foam infuses into the water and cleanse it by capturing the dirt particles.
2. Chemical Filters
These work on the science aspect behind the molecules. The filters are arranged using logic, into simple counter parts. Charcoal is a common material used in many chemical filter processes. Chemical filtration's are successful in cleansing a large percentage of water in your aquarium. These processes (such as using charcoal) trap the smallest of physical particles that one can see floating around in the water, and the process if more efficient than the mechanical. Therefore it is the favorite among home users. To ensure that maximum particles are filtered without over working any filter, many people choose to use the mechanical filter as well as a chemical filter in their aquariums. But make sure you do not rely solely on filters t keep your fish tank clean - it needs your care and attention nevertheless.
3. Bio Filters
This is probably the most important of all filtration methods you will come across. This works on the root level and cleanses the tank of particles invisible to the human eye, and ones that are not removed by the other two processes mentioned above (chemical and mechanical). It is not so simple to understand either but let us say this filtration procedure is the most efficient. It is effective in removing the microscopic elements from your tank water, such as bacteria, ammonia, nitrates and the likes of those. It takes out the undesired elements and replaces them with the desirable. For example it may take out bacteria and replace it with a desirable quantity of nitrite. Fish do produce both nitrates as well as ammonia and they are not harmful to the fish but do contaminate water.
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