biOrb Aquarium | How to set-up a biOrb from new | PART TWO
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You may want to watch my more recent videos called: "How to set up: Revisited!" and "Adding fish to a new biOrb fish tank' to see updated approaches to setting-up a new aquarium.
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biOrb equipment, and related products, can be purchased (often on next day delivery) from here: https://amzn.to/3TI6K5x
Products best suited to the set-up and ongoing maintenance of a biOrb are those along the lines of:
Water dechlorinator (makes tap water safe for fish) https://amzn.to/3hK8jOQ
ATM Colony (Freshwater) for aquariums up to 60 litres: https://amzn.to/3Mr92lY
ATM Colony (Freshwater) for aquariums up to 105 litres: https://amzn.to/35Ade2j
Fish nets: https://amzn.to/34hmxn6
Battery operated aquarium vac (currently the only Vac that works with biOrb ceramic media and pearl media and is great for undertaking water changes!): https://amzn.to/3sLjLzZ
Water change bucket 5l: https://amzn.to/3pKrdJJ
Water change bucket 10l: https://amzn.to/3KmWkTG
Water change bucket 15l: https://amzn.to/3HHbL7f
The best thermometer for water changes etc: https://amzn.to/3HNv7aM
To deal with air bubbles that may form on the inside of a new tank use this (it avoids scratching the aquarium): https://amzn.to/3KaeXK3
VIDEO DESCRIPTION
This video covers the preparation of the biOrb ceramic media, water treatment and filling up the tank. It also describes some of the issues that may arise during this stage and how to deal with them.
Steps needed to prepare the aquarium initially.
It is important to throughly clean the new ceramic media to remove all traces of dust. Keep rinsing the media until all traces of dust have been removed. If in doubt, rinse again! Any dust remaining in the ceramic media will likely cause the water in your new aquarium to look cloudy.
If there are very small pieces of ceramic media discard those.
Slowly and gently add the cleaned ceramic media to the bottom of the aquarium. Place the media so that it is evenly spread on the bottom and avoid any large gaps between the media (small fish can often get trapped in the gaps)
Prepare the water to be added to the tank with the use of a dechlorinator product. I do not use the biOrb sachets provided with a new aquarium! You need a product that is going to support you water changes in the long term (so get a bottled product!). Ensure that you throughly shake the bottle before use. I use Tetra AquaSafe which is easily applied to tap water at a dose of 2.5ml per 5 litres of tap water.
If you are preparing a heated aquarium I suggest that you heat the new water to roughly around 24 to 25C before adding it to the aquarium.
Slowly pour the treated water into the aquarium. It is best to use something that "breaks the fall" of the new water as you are adding it. A kitchen colander is a good thing to use.
Continue to add water to the aquarium until the water is about 5cm from the top of the aquarium.
Once filled with water turn on your air pump and check that this is working correctly.
If you are using an aquarium heater this should also be turned on at this stage.
Then leave the aquarium to fully run for 3 days, ideally a week (please avoid the urge to add fish straight away!).
During this time (if using a heater) test that the aquarium's water temperature is being maintained at the intended heat. For a mixed tropical fish aquarium (i.e. more than one type of fish species) a constant temperature of between 24 to 25C is normally needed. If your are using a heater with an adjustable heater, make adjustments to the heater settings to obtain the correct water temperature.
The following is fairly typical of what may happen to a new aquarium following initial setup. A tank can often take normally 6 to 9 months to properly stabilise/ mature.
A maturing tank may go through a number of typical stages:
First I to 2 weeks - water can become "cloudy" - this normally associated with an initial bacterial bloom.
2 to 3 weeks - Water will often completely clear and all looks great!
3 weeks and on - "brown algae" (real name: diatoms) appear on the ceramic media and the sides of the aquarium (they have a good go at taking over surfaces within the tank!)
Several months and onwards - diatoms will reduce and green algae may start to appear on surfaces. Note that green and brown algae is often associated with nutrients being freely available in your water. So, avoid over feeding your fish and use an aquarium vacuum weekly to remove waste trapped under the ceramic media.
As always, a big fishy thanks for watching!
Mark
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biOrb Aquariums | How to set-up from new | Part Two
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