Setting Up Your Fish Tank

Depth of gravel

After you get a fish tank then get the gravel and put it in the bottom of the tank. You then get the water and add chemicals to it to remove the fluoride. You can then fill the tank the quarters full and then add your plants. You can also decorate it for your fishes with supplies from the fish shop.

Next you fill the tank up the rest of the way and turn on the heater and pump. But you have to wait for a day before adding any fishes.

What Fish Tank?

I have been told the bigger the fish tank the better and easier it is for a beginner. This is because fish tanks can get polluted with things like ammonia and nitrates. More water in bigger tanks makes poisons and pollution more diluted. If you have a small tank it’s more work keeping the fish and the water quality perfect. If you have a big tank you still have to do lots of work, but little mistakes are less important. And you can have more fish in your fish tank like to live in shoals.

Juwel Rekord 120

The fish tank I am going to get is a Juwel Rekord 120, which we will get from Fishy Friends. This tank is 101cm x 31cm x 46cm and holds 120litres. It comes with pump, filter and a light. This is almost everything I need.