Maintaining an aquarium is quite a godly experience, because you are making a whole new living world within your room. For your aquarium inhabitants, you are the provider and the controller of their environment. But it is not an easy task. You have to be regular in the upkeep of your maintenance, or it could make the tiny life forms within the aquarium unhealthy and they could even die. That is the reason it is always said that only people with an interest in keeping aquariums must enter into the hobby.



There are many short term and long-term things to do when you are into aquarium maintenance. Here is a list of things that you must not miss out on:

1.Daily maintenance:

Everyday, you must check the different components of your aquarium life at least once. Your daily checks must be focused on the filters to see if they are functioning properly. If they are too clogged with waste material, then you must clean them out. You must also check the heaters on a daily basis, and check out the temperature the water is keeping. Outside weather variations will cause different temperatures in the tank, and that is why you will need to change the heater settings several times. Also check the aerator. You will also have to feed your fish twice in a day.

2.Weekly maintenance:

Once a week, preferably on a Sunday since you will have more time that day, change out at least one-tenth of the water in your tank. Replace this with fresh water from an aquarium-friendly source or water. Once a week, you will also need to vacuum out the debris within the tank with an aquarium pump. If your tank is new, then you must check the water for its pH levels on a weekly basis.

3.Monthly maintenance:

Every month, you must change at least one-fourth of the water in your tank. This water must be replaced with clean water that is suitable for your aquarium environment. Within a month, there is a chance that the algal levels within your tank will increase beyond safe limits. Hence, once a month, you will also need to clean out the algae from your fish tanks using whatever suitable method you adopt.

4.Quarterly maintenance:

Test your water once a month if it is crossing conducive pH limits. You must take out all the filters of the tank ? mechanical and chemical ? and then clean them out thoroughly. Check for algal limits.

5.Half-yearly maintenance:

Your half-yearly aquarium maintenance duties will include removing and replacing the water from the tank. Check if the air stones within your tank are working well. If not, replace them.

6.Annual maintenance:

Once a year, you must clean out all the biological media within your tank apart from doing all the normal aquarium maintenance chores. This includes the gravel and the live rock. You will have to take these components out and rinse them. Gravel needs to be washed entirely. Then replace them into your tank.

The above steps were a basic information guide on aquarium maintenance. However, you must always be wary of changes that are happening in the aquarium and take proper steps to keep it in a healthy condition.