Steps Needed To Set Up and African Cichlid Tank

Being able to take care of your pets is a necessity and must be learned before getting any new pet. Fish are no different. A very important aspect of caring for fish is knowing how to set up your aquarium and fish tank is essential to being able to maintain it.

There are many aspects of maintaining an aquarium and the first part of setting up your aquarium is to make sure that your tank is thoroughly cleaned, as well as the props and features that you will place in your tank. This is when you can add the rocks to the bottom of the tank. After you have made sure that everything is clean you can add your water to the tank. Make sure that the water is de-chlorinated before you add it to the tank, as chlorine is safe for humans but can be fatal for fish. Now you connect the air-lines to the outlets in your aquarium. After you place the different decorations you can set up the filter, heater and thermometer for the tank. Now you are ready to add the main incrediant to any good aquarium, FISH! 

How is your aquarium set up?