STAGE TWO (WEEK 1)
INTRODUCTION On setting up your aquarium (Stage 1) we
explained how to install the aquarium and its equipment and how to fill it
with water. We said that once the aquarium had been filled you should switch
on the power to the electrical equipment and, if all seemed to be working
correctly, that you leave the filter and heater running for the water to age
and come up to temperature, also to ensure that everything continued to work
correctly. Now your aquarium has been running for a week, we recommended that
you came back to the website, so that you could go through Stage 2, which
involves testing the aquarium water, decorating your aquarium, adding your
first fish and learning about feeding your fish.
At this stage the equipment in your aquarium
should have been running for about a week. If all is going well the heater
should be maintaining a constant temperature, the filter should be running
smoothly, keeping the water clear and the lighting should be functioning
correctly. You are now at the point where you can add some life to the
aquarium and begin to turn what is simply a tank of week-old tapwater into a
healthy balanced environment.
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