How To Set Up Aqua Tech 5 15 Filter

Aquarium setup: step-by-pace

A step-past-stride guide to addembling and installing your new aquarium properly. Now that yous ahve all the equipment, you're just a few simple steps away from officially condign a fishkeeper and joining hundreds of thousands of fish owners effectually the world who are already enjoying the wonderful and rewarding hobby? So what exercise you say? Set to become setup?

Thoroughly wash aquarium gravel, rocks and ornaments with warm water, then add them to your tank.

Do not use soap or detergents—they are highly toxic to fish.
To wash the gravel, put information technology in a colander over a plastic pan or saucepan and add water. Stir the gravel, drain, and repeat until the h2o stays clear and is gratuitous of debris

Make full your tank approximately one-third full with room temperature water from a make clean saucepan.

Pouring the water onto a plate or saucer sitting on the gravel volition help go along the gravel in identify.
Add a water conditioner, like Tetra® AquaSafe® Solution, to de-chlorinate the h2o. Chlorine is fine for you, non your fish!

Connect the airline tubing from the air pump to any air outlets inside your tank, such as air stones or decorations.

Past using an aquarium bank check valve, you can safely locate your air pump underneath your aquarium. (A check value is a pocket-size valve that is placed in the air tubing outside of your tank. Information technology acts as a stop, preventing water from backing up and out of your aquarium if the power is turned off.)

Aquascape with live and/or plastic plants.

Ideally, these should be arranged to hide your equipment.
If yous're calculation live plants, make sure the h2o is warm enough for them. Plant the roots gently below the surface of the gravel, leaving the crown (if the plant has one) exposed.
Think to go along live plants moist until they're planted—wet paper works well. For optimum growth and root evolution, use an aquatic plant fertilizer such as Tetra® FloraPride® and the proper lighting.

Add the balance of the water.

Fill your tank to the bottom of the top frame —leaving some air space between the water and the cover.

Set upward your filter and "cycle" your new tank. If you are using…

…any outside filters:

Fill them with filter materials or filter cartridge.
Position them according to instructions.
Brand certain it is primed (filled) with water.

…"hang on tank" filter that has a pickup tube:

Extend the tube as close to the bottom of the tank without being in the gravel. If information technology is too long, yous can cut it to length and reattach the intake muzzle.
Exist sure to open up the filter lid and fill up the filter with h2o to "prime" the pump.

Important: "Cycling" your tank ways growing the correct, healthy bacteria on a new filtration organisation to remove unsafe toxins. Add Tetra® SafeStart® Solution, and you can quickly cycle your tank and add together fish correct away.

Secure the submersible heater almost your water flow and place the thermometer as far abroad from the heater every bit possible.

Make certain you have a thermometer that's like shooting fish in a barrel to read. Most retailers sell an agglutinative thermometer that adheres to the outside surface of the drinking glass. Plug it in only later it is in the water.

Plug in your air pump, power filter and heater and commencement them up.

Important: Exercise not switch on the heater when it'south non immersed in water—the heating element can malfunction and overheat, and the glass tube tin shatter if placed in water while hot.
Check the air outlets and suit the settings.
Brand sure water is flowing properly through your power filter.
Adjust the heater to the proper temperature. It volition take 24 hours for the temp to stabilize and you may have to adjust your setting.
Wait 24 hours to ensure all equipment is working properly before adding fish.

Check the conditions and temperature after a few hours.

Water in new aquariums will oftentimes turn cloudy for a day or 2. This is caused past a harmless bacterial growth and should disappear naturally. Bank check the pH and hardness of your h2o using a Tetra® Test Kit and our convenient My Aquarium App.

Congratulations!

Your new aquarium is fish-safe, fish-fix and fully equipped. The last step? Introducing your new pets to their new abode, which y'all can encounter how to do here.
If y'all accept any setup questions or need any assistance or back up, feel free to contact one of our friendly TetraCare experts. We're e'er happy to help.