How to Keep Salt Water Fish Tanks Clean and Clear

Most people who keep marine aquariums oftenThe best way to avoid overfeeding is to shut off
struggle and wonder how to keep salt water fishall your pumps and filters and add food in small
tanks algae free and clean. Below are some solidamounts and watching to make sure the fish eat
tips that can help you on your way to a cleanall of what you put in.
clear tank.Practice Good Maintenance- Skimping on doing
Tips For a Clean and Clear Saltwater Tankregular tank care like water changes, cleaning the
Keep The Right Amount Of Fish- One veryfilters and testing the water is a guaranteed way
common thing that alot of new marine aquariumto have algae start to grow in salt water fish
owners do is put to many fish in the tank. Thistanks.
not only stresses the fish out but also adds toIf you can change 20% of your tanks water and
much dissolved nutrients to the tank that can leadclean your filters every two weeks you will do
to algae growth.wonders for your tank in terms of appearance
While every tank and type of fish is different aand fish health.
good starting point for stocking your saltwaterResearch Before You Buy- Jumping head first into
aquarium is to keep one small fish per 5 gallons ofsaltwater aquariums is another way to increase
tank volume and work from there .your chances at having a messed up tank. this
Do Not Overfeed- Overfeeding your fish is aapplies to beginners as well as seasoned marine
typical problem that has drastic results. Mosttank keepers.
people grab a pinch of food, toss it in the tankThe research applies to everything from what
and walk away. the food that the fish miss willfilters to buy to how will the new fish you want
get blown around and find a place to settle andto buy get along with the other fish currently in
rot. This rotting food will fuel algae blooms.your tank.