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the establishment and running of all types of
aquariums, including advice on which fish to buy and which accessories you will need to have
thefish tank of your
dreams.
We will provide you with all the information
needed on plants,aquarium backgrounds and much, much more but most importantly you will get to learn from our experiences
and not from our mistakes
Almost 20 years ago I discovered my passion for all things aquatic and decided to create my very own aquarium. I
found a suitable container, having taken into consideration the space I had available.
I bought the fish after listening to a specialists recommendations, and managed to get hold of both sand and some
natural plants (artificial plants were difficult to get hold of back then), I even made my own background from
grapevine wood.
Shortly after the aquarium became established, the fish started to die and I had no idea why. I
started cleaning the tank more and more often, but still the fish continued
dying.
I was desperate but had no one to seek advice from other than the personal at the pet shop, I felt
completely alone in this new world that I was dealing with, as none of my friends were aquarium owners.
I started to talk with everyone I knew about my situation and applied all the advice I received but
no changes occurred.
Then one day my
luck changed, having gone to the pet shop to buy new fish (this had turned into a habit) I
started up a conversation with some other fish lovers and heard the strangest thing
ever:
you must boil the
sand/gravel several times before introducing them to the aquarium you should do the exact same thing with any
type of wood that you might use as background. Such elements found in any natural environment can bring
bacteria which whilst being non-damaging in nature, when brought into such a small place can spread and
become harmful to the fish.
I went straight home and carried out this
advice, and what do you know? It actually worked. Days and then weeks passed and no fish died. This was the
answer to my questions all this time but I would have never guessed it. Nowhere had such a simple thing been
written, on what was such an important matter.
What I was trying to say through my story is
that this basic information has not always been available until now. Here at www.aquariumowner.com we will provide you with all the information you could
possibly require.
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