Install at home an aquarium is a complete experience who will allow you to choose a customized setting and to select the living types that will adapt themselves the better to the mood that you wish to create.

5 steps

1 : to choose the location : The support must be resistant and solid. An equipped aquarium of 150 liters weighs about 225 kg. Proximity of an electric hold is necessary. Avoid to place your ferry front of a glassy bay or to an enlightened place directly by the sun. Think to put a 'polystyren' leaf of 10 mm between the support and the aquarium.

2 : to put the setting. If you decide to put aquarium loam, spread in first a layer of 1 to 2 cm, then cover with a plastic grid. Put slowly the big rocks on the bottom. Next spread a layer sand of 5 cm thickness. It previously must be rinsed to clear water. Do not employ any sand get in the nature.

3 : the technical equipments. Install the different necessary equipment to the functioning of your aquarium. Place the aerator of the pump to air, the heating, the filter, the lighting. Place equally a thermometer to the interior of the ferry to oversee the temperature of water. To not put in service the electric devices.

4 : to fill with water. Fill while doing to flow the water in a put receptacle on the sand, to the two third of the aquarium, with water to 25°C. To activate the biologic process, pour a flask of bacteria (Filtrobacter for example) that you will find in the shop. Put in service the electric devices. The connection to the electric network must effectuate itself in the following order: heating, Filter (pump to air) then lighting. After his installation the aquarium must work some days, the complete electric material in functioning. Await about 1 week before the following step.

5 : plant. The plants must be mustered by types. The big plants to the back and the small in front of. A planted setting evolve to the class of the time and require often some alterations. Be careful to not sink the root of plants. Await 2 weeks. The plants have thus the time to take root and organic life to regulate itself.

6 : to test. Tests impose before all introduction of fishes to be sure that the biologic composition of the l'aquarium is good. Kits ready analysis to the employment allow to measure the different parameters of water (to see chapter water)

7 : introduce the fishes. Recall you always that all the fishes not cohabitent not necessarily. Do a advisable choice. Watch to reduce to the maximum the delay between the purchase and the introduction in the aquarium. Respect the given consignes In the chapter The fishes.

Good contemplation.