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Correct Placement of Aquarium Stand
As discussed before in Finding the Best Location For your Aquarium you must decide on its final location to take into consideration drafts or sunlight which will affect the water temperature, and physical aspects of the floor where the stand will sit and any electrical or water supply nearby.
First Check Floors and walls
Make sure your floors can take the additional loading especially if you setting up your freshwater aquarium on a upper floor, as last thing you want is to have come though the floor. Remember a 100 gallon aquarium can weigh almost 1000 pounds when full.
When setting up your aquarium offset it from the wall, as you need to allow room for maintenance and all the piping work.
Look for Power and Water Supply
When determining the location for your new aquarium, consider the power supply as you will need 3 to 4 sockets. Last thing you want do is fix up the tank, add the water then find out there’s no power supply then you will have reserve your sequence and relocate.
If possible locate your tank near water too, as it will help you in the movement of water to and thou to save you spilling water.
Moving Aquariums
If you have done all the planning you shouldn’t need to relocate the aquarium but if you really need too then here’s the best way.
Always have two people to carry the aquarium for two reasons. Firstly you may damage your back if over stress for lifting the heavy aquarium and secondly you can damage the silicone and frame of the tank if you move alone.
So you are ready to move the tank, follow these steps:
Unplug the equipment and remove it from the aquarium, but allow 15mins after switching off for the heater as too not shatter it.
Take a bucket of water from your aquarium and place all the fish in it, count them to ensure there is none left.
Now you can remove the remaining water and take out any heavy decorations or rocks.
Don’t lift the tank by the top of the frame, this will damage the silicone or crack the glass, the correct way is to lift from the bottom corners of the tank.
Other factors that effect Water Temperature
Windows
Sounds harmless ..right? But if you place your aquarium near a window you can have several problems. Firstly the temperature of your water could be effected,when your freshwater aquarium has long periods of sun on it the temperature will rise and thus affect the fishes. Consider not puttng it there or add curtains to keep the heat off. If you live in a cold country then its the opposite drafts or chilly air can lower the aquarium temperature,so therefore its easier to avoid windows full stop.
Another factor that you must consider is algae growth. placing a tank near natural sunlight will increase the growth of algae by many fold. Once algae begins to overrun your aquarium, it can be really difficult to get of.
So you can see windows are a no go for aquariums.
Doors
Exterior doors can be very drafty, and placing your aquarium near them will lower the temperature of water. Place your tank well away from any outside doors to avoid drafts.
Interior doors have other issues, not from the cold but from the door hitting the aquarium, most door knobs are at the right level to hit the tank. WIth a hard bang from a door knob and yur fish could be swimming on the floor. So before fixing the location test out the door to ensure it will not hit the tank.
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Room Temperature and its Affects on Freshwater Aquarium
Freshwater aquariums need a stable water temperature and if there is extreme changes in temperature can weaken the fishes immune systems and increase their risk of diseases. Heaters can keep your water temperature high enough assuming the outside or room temperature is high enough as heater can only handle so much work. Be careful for airconditioning too, as it is on in the daytimes and off over nite, this can have an effect of hot and cold spells for the water.
Too high of a water temperature can also cause death baecause as water temperature raises the oxygen in the water is reduced, therefore the fish will come to the surface to take air and in a short time wil die of asphyxiation. For this case you will need a chiller and not a heater, but chillers can be expensive
The most important thing to remember is that your room should not change the temperature of your aquarium more than a few degrees from the normal.
Next we will look at the effects of doors and windows on freshwater aquariums.
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